LAZISE - LAKE GARDA

LAZISE - LAKE GARDA! DISCOVER LAZISE - LAKE GARDA ITALY! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE PROMENADE ON LAKE GARDA! THE OLDEST FREE TOWN IN ITALY! THE BEST PRESERVED CASTLE ON LAKE GARDA! AND THE GREATEST NUMBER OF TOURIST INCOME.
HISTORICALLY LAZISE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN IMPORTANT TOWN: DURING THE ROMAN ERA LAZISE WAS A CRUCIAL STOP-OVER FOR THE GOODS COMING FROM NORTH. LAZISE WAS THE FIRST FREE MUNICIPALITY IN ITALY, IT WAS THE POINT OF CONTENTION BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND AUSTRIAN ARMY, AND EVENTUALLY IT BECAME PART OF THE KINGDOM OF ITALY. IN CONCLUSION: WHEN IN LAZISE YOU FELL DRENCHED WITHIN A SPECIAL ATMOSPHERE THAT NOWADAYS YOU CAN STILL LIVE IN THIS LIVELY TOWN ON THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE GARDA!
SEVERAL POPULAR AND HISTORICAL FIGURES VISITED LAZISE: CATULLO, GOETHE, GUSTAV KLIMT, BUT THE MASS TOURISM IN LAZISE BEGAN AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR, WHEN TOURISTS, ESPECIALLY FROM GERMANY, BEGAN TO CHOOSE A CLOSER AND CHEAPER DESTINATION FOR THEIR HOLIDAYS ON LAKE GARDA. TODAY LAZISE COUNTS WITH MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF MILLION TOURISTS PER YEAR. IN JUST FEW MILES THERE ARE MORE THAN 40 HOTELS AND 10 CAMPSITES, PLUS LANDLORDS, BED AND BREAKFASTS AND OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS.
THE LAKISIDE OF LAZISE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL YOU CAN FIND ON LAKE GARDA! PIAZZA VITTORIO EMANUELE AND THE SMALL PORT ARE OTHER EVOCATIVE SPOTS, ENLIVEN BY THE FISHERMEN’S BOATS AND THE TOURISTS!
EVERY WEDNESDAY HUNDREADS OF PEOPLE WANDER THROUGH THE COLORS AND PERFUMES OF THE MOST KNOWN OPEN-AIR MARKET ON LAKE GARDA, SCATTERED ALONG THE LAKEFRONT AND THE OLD TOWN OF LAZISE.
THE CASTLE OF LAZISE IS ONE OF THE BEST PRESERVED OF LAKE GARDA. ITS WALLS STILL ENCLOSE THE OLD TOWN, NOWADAYS FULL OF SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND BARS.
THE VENETIAN DOGANA WAS THE ANCIENT CUSTOMS, BUILT DURING THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING IT WAS CRUCIAL FOR THE GOODS COMING AND LEAVING FROM THE PORT OF LAZISE, THEN IT TURNED INTO AN ARSENAL, THEN A WAREHOUSE, AND FINALLY IT WAS THE CASA DEL FASCIO, THAT IS THE SEAT OF THE LOCAL BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL FASCIST PARTY. TODAY IT HOSTS MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, AND WEDDINGS. THIS IS ALSO THE PLACE WHERE THE VENETIAN FLEET WAS MOORED DURING THE SERENISSIMA REPUBLIC. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY THE FRENCH ARMY DEFEATED THE VENETIAN FLEET; THE CAPTAIN ZACCARIA LOREDAN WANTED TO BRING THE SHIPS HERE TO KEEP THEM SAFE, BUT HE WAS GIVEN THE ORDER TO SINK THEM, TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING FRENCH PROPERTY. THE CAPTAIN OBEYED, AND TODAY, MORE THAN 500 YEARS LATER, THE WRECKS OF THOSE SHIPS ARE STILL HERE, ON THE LAKE BOTTOM RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PORT OF LAZISE, SO IF YOU LOVE SCUBA DIVING THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU!
BUT NOT ONLY SCUBA DIVING, LAZISE IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR ANY KIND OF WATER SPORTS!
LAZISE BEACHES
LIDO LA MARRA: THIS IS THE PUBLIC BEACH OF LAZISE; IT’S REALLY CLOSE TO THE CENTER, JUST FEW MINUTES WALKING FROM THE OLD TOWN.
PACENGO BEACH: IT’S 3 MILES SOUTH LAZISE, FEW STEPS FROM THE SMALL PORT OF PACENGO. IT’S A SMALL AND QUIET BEACH, BECAUSE IT’S FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
LAZISE PRIVATE BEACHES
IF YOU GO SOUTHWARDS YOU FIND TWO VERY BEAUTIFUL SANDY BEACHES: THE OAK BEACH AND THE GOLDEN BEACH, IN ITALIAN “LA QUERCIA” AND “LA SPIAGGIA D’ORO”. THESE ARE PRIVATE BEACHES, THEY BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CAMPSITES. THEY ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL AND EQUIPPED WITH ANY KIND OF FACILITIES, THAT IS SUNBEDS, BEACH UMBRELLAS, BARS, RESTAURANTS AND EACH CAMPSITE HAS ALSO A WATER PARK.
LAZISE SPA - VILLA DEI CEDRI
THE GARDA THERMAL BATHS OF “VILLA DEI CEDRI" IS A WELLNESS CENTER SITUATED IN COLA’ DI LAZISE, A DISCTRICT OF LAZISE. 13 HECTARES BIG, SURROUNDED BY ANCIENT TREES, WHERE THERE ARE LAKES, POOLS, GEYSERS, WHIRLPOOLS, FOUNTAINS AND WATERFALLS, WORKING WITH HOT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY THERMAL WATER, WHICH POURS FROM TWO DIFFERENT SPRINGS AT 37° AND 42° CELSUIS DEGREES, WHOSE THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH.
IN THE MAIN LAKE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER IS ABOUT 33 C ° WITH WHIRLPOOLS THAT REACH 37-39 ° C.
VILLA DEI CEDRI OFFERS ITS VISITORS FINNISH SAUNAS, BIO-SAUNAS, TURKISH BATHS, AROMATHERAPY, CHILL OUT AREAS, AS WELL AS MASSAGE THERAPIES, REHABILITATION THERAPIES, A GYM, BARS AND RESTAURANTS.
AND, FOR THE HAPPINESS OF THE GUESTS, A LUXURY HOTEL HAS BEEN BUILT OUT OF A NEOCLASSICAL VILLA OF THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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