Peschiera Fortress

Peschiera del Garda is a jewel of architecture, art, and culture located at the southern end of the "Riviera degli Ulivi," as the Veronese shore of Lake Garda is called.

An important center since prehistoric times, it later became a crossroads between the Alps and the Po Valley, Veneto and Lombardy. Its name dates back to the Lombard period when the richness of fish in the waters changed the Latin toponym "Arilica" to "Piscaria." It was under the dominion of the Scaligeri and the Visconti, but Peschiera del Garda assumed its characteristic urban shape only with the Serenissima Republic of Venice.

In the second half of the sixteenth century, groups of architects developed important urban works such as the Fortress and the imposing pentagonal city walls. An extraordinary defensive system that in 2017 was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list as part of the "Venetian Defense Works from the 16th to the 17th Century: Stato di Terra - Stato di Mare Occidentale", a transnational serial site.

Today, the historic center hosts shops, hotels, and numerous restaurants that delight the palates of tourists with dishes from the Gardesan tradition. At the entrance of Peschiera del Garda, there are docks and facilities for sports activities, while inland there is a long cycling path that connects it to Mantova.