What to do near Lavenone, BS

Rocca d'Anfo

Hidden for centuries, today it tells its stories and mysteries on the shores of Lake Idro

Along the Valley of the Paper Mills

A walk from the Old Bridge to the Paper Museum, going up the river

The Teutonic crucifix of the Cathedral of Salò

Perhaps one enters the cathedral with clear ideas, but then everything takes a back seat in front of this masterpiece

A Romanesque jewel in the shadow of the lakefront

At the churchyard of St. Andrew's, the light from the lake plays with the marbles and then creeps through the alleys of the village.

The lake beyond the valley: the hermitage of Saint Valentine

Unforgettable views are worth some giddiness: day trekking in the mountains of Upper Garda.

Treasures of experience: the Malora lemon house

Gardena-style citrus gardens: secrets and poetry of the ultimate human-scale crop.

The Prà de la Fam lemon house

Never have I seen an ecomuseum so alive: plants grown as they once were and fruits turned into gourmet products.

The polychrome marbles of the parish church of San Giovanni

In Tremosine, the altars that a Florentine master of hardstone inlay created for this mountain church

The Port Trail, a wonder on Lake Garda

On the road amid thrills and delights

Gardesan thrills: the Road of the Gorge

From the lake to the plateau along the direttissima, first carved in hairpin bends into the mountainside and then crept to the bottom of a ravine.

Convent of the Most Holy Annunciation

The 15th-century sanctuary offers visitors not only an example of late Lombard Gothic art with 15th-century frescoes by artist Pietro da Cemmo but also a valuable view of the valley.

La Santissima of Gussago

Atop a hill of vineyards is an abandoned Dominican convent that gives itself airs of a castle. The walk to it and the views of Franciacorta are beautiful.