Gardone Riviera

Gardone Riviera (Gardesano: Gardù de Riera) 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").^[3]

Gardone Riviera Gardù de Riera
Comune
Comune di Gardone Riviera
Panorama of Gardone Riviera
Coat of arms
Location of Gardone Riviera
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Coordinates: 45°37′N 10°34′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Brescia (BS)
Frazioni	Fasano, San Michele, Morgnaga, Tresnico
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Cipani
Area [1]
• Total	20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	2,782
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	25083
Dialing code	0365
Website	Official website

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.