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What to see in the surroundings of Lugana?

The area of ​​the southern lower Garda lake has a lot to offer. After a nice breakfast at La Fenice with a handmade brioche and a cappuccino made on the spot (or we recommend our delicious tasting of handmade pastries to discover all the facets of our production!), you can head out to discover the surrounding area.

For those who love nature

We recommend the splendid green park called Parco Sicurtà in Valeggio sul Mincio – about 15km from La Fenice. For those staying at our hotel Lugana Parco al Lago there are discounts for couples and families. This park can be visited on foot or by bicycle and allows you to observe different types of flowers throughout the year – the tulip blooming is truly unmissable. Among the water lily ponds and topiary art, you can discover rare plants and flowers while relaxing in an intense and vivid contact with nature.

For those who love adventure

One of the most beautiful walks – treks on Lake Garda is the Busatte-Tempesta. It is not very close to the Fenice, but it is easily reachable with a half-hour drive. There is a convenient parking lot right at the beginning of the path. The duration, variable according to the pace, is about an hour and a half and includes panoramic points, some stops for photographs and also stairs, quite long and in some places a little steep. However, it is a well-maintained path and also suitable for children. This is a different way to see Lake Garda, from an incredible perspective that will truly leave you breathless.

For those who love history

Lake Garda is rich in history and culture, to be discovered and visited as a couple, with friends or with the family. A truly interesting place for the history of the unification of Italy is the monument dedicated to Vittorio Emanuele II, the so-called Torre di San Martino della Battaglia. It stands in the middle of the battlefield, now a protected park and completely covered with Turbiana vines, the native grape variety for the production of Lugana Doc. You pay an entrance fee to access the tower, but it also includes a visit to the museum next door which contains various nineteenth-century finds relating to the battle of San Martino and Solferino, which is also told in school textbooks. The climb up the tower is a bit steep in places, but the view from the top is worth the effort: in fact, it opens up a 360-degree panorama of the southern area of ​​the lake and on the clearest days you can even see the Villa del Garda with its neo-Gothic spires.

For those who love food and wine

For those who want to deepen their knowledge of typical local products, first and foremost the Lugana Doc wine, a visit to our Ca’ dei Frati winery is a must. The company, known since 1700 as an agricultural estate, has a much longer history that began with the activity of the Discalced Carmelite friars of the order of Santa Maria de Senioribus who produced wine for mass. Ca’ dei Frati also saw the birth of the Lugana Doc: among the signatories of the first specification was Pietro Dal Cero, founder of the winery. Special weekend visits are planned that also include lunch or dinner on the lake in our restaurant (La Lugana Trattoria).

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