Gardone Riviera

Gardone Riviera (Gardesano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Garda. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Twin towns

Gardone Riviera is twinned with:

• Arcachon, France, since 1980
• Pescara, Italy, since 2010

Main sights

• The Vittoriale degli Italiani is a former residence of the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. He donated it to the Italian State before his death. It is now a national monument and houses a MAS fast military ship and the plane on which D'Annunzio raided Vienna.
• The English band King Crimson recorded in its auditorium the songs "Three of a Perfect Pair" and "Blastic Rhino" for the album Heavy ConstruKction recorded (June 21, 2000).
• The Giardino Botanico Fondazione André Heller is a botanical garden maintained by artist André Heller.

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