Positioned roughly halfway between Milan and Venice, Lonato del Garda sits just five kilometres inland from the southwestern shore of Lake Garda. Officially renaming itself to include the lake's moniker in 2007, this Lombard town of 15,559 residents offers a holiday setting slightly removed from the immediate, often crowded water's edge.
The municipality contains a notable concentration of historical monuments spanning several millennia. Visitors can trace regional history through prehistoric pile dwellings, Roman ruins, and a commanding medieval castle, alongside ornate Baroque churches and contemporary museums that document the long settlement of the Brescia province.
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📅 Every year, on 24 June; the Sant'Antonio Palio has run on 17 January since 2009
Lonato del Garda celebrates Saint John the Baptist on 24 June; from the cult of Saint Anthony comes the ancient agricultural fair on 17 January, with animal blessings, and since 2009 the Palio di Sant'Antonio, in which eight teams compete in five traditional games.
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Outside Lonato del Garda, but an easy day trip away.
