Grandi Giardini Italiani Srl

c/o Villa Erba
Largo Luchino Visconti, 4
22012 Cernobbio (COMO)
Italy

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Lombardia

Rocca di Lonato del Garda

Lonato del Garda, Brescia

Giardino storico
Botanical Treasure Hunt Grandi Giardini Italiani
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Family friendly
Partially wheelchair accessible
Pet Friendly
Wi-Fi Area

On Monday 10 April the special appointment with the wonderful world of gardens by Grandi Giardini Italiani returns.

The Grandi Giardini Italiani Botanical Treasure Hunt is the event dedicated to children to bring them closer in a playful and joyful way to the immense botanical, artistic and cultural heritage preserved in the gardens of the circuit. After the digital paranthesis of the past two editions, the Caccia al Tesoro Botanico returns with a renewed format.

In the participating gardens of the circuit, participants will receive a treasure map that will guide budding botanists and their families to discover the secrets of the chosen garden. A fantastic adventure among enigmas and riddles ranging from botanical and artistic curiosities to the coveted treasure.
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How to reach

By car
A4 Milano-Venezia Highway, exit Desenzano del Garda, and then follow the indications for Lonato (distance about 4 km)

By train
Take the train Milano-Venezia up to Desenzano del Garda-Sirmione railway stop and then continue on foot in the direction of the city center (ten minute walk).

History

The Lonato Fortress near Lake Garda is of mediaeval origin, though its present appearance dates to the 15th century. It is the most striking element of a monumental and landscape entity of extraordinary importance, a stone's throw away from Lake Garda and near Desenzano.

This area was amalgamated into a single property in the 20th century by the Senator Ugo Da Como (1869-1941) who wished to create a setting in keeping with his life as a scholar, collector, learned politician and sensitive connoisseur of national recollections. Half of the Rocca park is made up of a coppice, olive plantations, vineyards and spontaneous native plants, while the other half consists of grassy slopes leading down to the hamlet of Lonato, property of the Serenissima Republic of Venice until the end of the 18th century.
Inside the Fortress luxuriant lawns run along the perimeter enclosed by high, crenellated ramparts offering a view over the whole of the lake, once known as Benaco. An avenue of closely planted lime trees leads down from the Rocca to the summer residence of Senator Ugo Da Como, completely furnished, and rendered even more elegant by an enclosed garden covering four terraces.
Today this is a well-kept natural garden, in harmony with the neo-gothic architecture of the original seat of the Venetian authorities, where Ugo Da Como and his wife frequently interceded enthusiastically. The lower terrace, originally a fruit orchard, circumscribed by a massive wall skirting the 15th century church dedicated to Abbot Saint Anthony. The highest terrace borders Ugo Da Como's monumental library and has a beautiful Taxus baccata as its focal point. A pathway leads from a 15th century tower along the perimeter of the Venetian walls which completely enclosed the oldest fulcrum of the hamlet of Lonato del Garda.
Information
Opening hours
October 1st - March 31st
Rocca and Ornithological Museum
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from 10AM to 12:30PM and from 2PM to 6PM
(in the winter months the closing is anticipated to sunset)
''Casa del Podestà'' Museum
every day from 10AM to 12:30PM and from 2PM to 6PM

April 1st - September 30th
Rocca and Ornithological Museum
every days from 10AM to 6PM
In the case of private events, closing time could be anticipated
''Casa del Podestà'' Museum
every day from 10AM to 6PM
Entrance
''Casa del Podestà'' Museum
Full price: € 8.00
Under 14: € 4.00
Over 65: € 6.00

Castle Rocca
Full: € 5.00
Under 14: € 3.00
Over 65: € 4.00

''Casa del Podestà'' Museum + Rocca Castle
Full price: € 10.00
Under 14: € 6.00
Over 65: € 7.00
Groups and agreements: € 8.00
Contact us
Complesso Monumentale della Fondazione Ugo Da Como
Via Rocca, 2
25017 Lonato del Garda (BS)

T./F. +39 030 9130060

www.fondazioneugodacomo.it
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