Attractions and Places To See around Cavriana - Top 20

Beautiful paved cycle path EV7

Easy, relatively short, quiet, almost completely asphalt. Recommended for anybody.

Borghetto is rightly included in the most beautiful villages in Italy and in fact it is difficult to resist the charm of this town literally "invaded" by water. The old fortifications are also impressive and still resist the current of the Mincio. Furthermore, with a short climb you can reach Valeggio sul Mincio, another beautiful village. If possible, avoid the area on weekends, so as not to drown in the sea of crowds!

The military harbor of Peschiera had to be deepened by over 2 m in 1861 to accommodate a newly built gunboat for the Garda flotilla. When digging with a so-called paternoster excavator north of the Querini Bastion, numerous bronze objects were unearthed. These were kept by the Austrian first lieutenant Heinrich von Silber and the naval engineer Lorentz. Von Silber suspected that a ship with the items on board had once sunk here. Numerous tree trunks that were rammed into the lake bottom made the work more difficult, so it was thought that there was a fishing hut here, which is often found on Lake Garda, which is why the pottery shards that were found were disposed of. However, after von Silber contacted the archaeologist Johannes Freudenberg from Bonn, the realization emerged that there had once been a pile-dwelling settlement here. Source:https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfahlbausiedlung_von_Bacino_Marina#:~:text=The%20Milit%C3%A4rhafen%20von%20Peschiera%20had to, you%2

One of the three things to do in Peschiera is to admire the Venetian walls. They are part of the Venetian defensive bulwarks of the 16th century. and XVII. Century and are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Thanks to its strategic location, Peschiera del Garda has been characterized by many dominions. Today you can see traces of their history, like in a real “open-air museum”. A Bronze Age pile-dwelling site, it was built in the first century BC. A Roman fortress called “Arilica” in the 1st century BC. The approximately 10,000 inhabitants of Peschiera are still called “Arilicensi” today. In the XIII. In the 19th century it became the seat of the castle and the Scaligero fortress. Under the rule of the Republic of Serenissima it had taken on the appearance of a brick fortification in the shape of a pentagon, as it still appears today. Thanks to this feature, it became famous around the world as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017. The fortress was built from the 14th century under the rule of the Scaligeri and enclosed the medieval castle, built at the time on Roman foundations. Later, under the rule of the Republic of Venice, it was modified and strengthened with the addition of five bastions at the corners of the fortification. Bastione Feltrin, Bastione Tognon, Bastione Querini, Bastione San Marco and Bastione Cantarane. Source: gardavisit.it/en/three-things-you-should-see-in-peschiera-del-garda/#mura

Interesting old fortress town, old barracks, city gates, bridges. Lots of cafés and nice places to stop for refreshments.

Highly recommended cycle road from which beautiful sights can be reached left and right.

Peschiera del Garda is a lively and always on the move town. There are some beaches for swimming and sunbathing; or you can enjoy a walk in the narrow alleys of the center or along the port. The old city is surrounded by canals and you can tour on small boats to better discover the historic city walls. Peschiera del Garda is the only town on Lake Garda where there is a train station. The cycle path along the Mincio towards Mantua starts from here.