Consorzio Garda DOC closed 2025 with growth attributed to a focused strategy on gastronomy and the promotion of the territory’s wines. The consortium singled out wine-driven events and targeted promotion as the main drivers of this result. Activities in 2025 included participation in Vinitaly and Garda Wine Stories, television initiatives and European projects aimed at…
Construction of a private residence in Salò that stretches from the Gardesana road to the lake shore has provoked local protests over its impact on the lakeside landscape. Graffiti on the construction fence in Barbarano reignited the debate, while former deputy mayor Federico Bana said the volumetric capacity for the site was already established in…
Construction of a private residence in Salò that runs from the Gardesana road to the lake shore has sparked local protests and renewed debate over the development’s impact on the lakeside landscape. Graffiti on the Barbarano site fence voiced local dissent while former deputy mayor Federico Bana said the volumetric capacity for the project dates…
The provinces of Trento and Verona have approved an agreement to secure the EuroVelo 7 cycle path at Mama d’Avio on their border, funding a 34-metre roundabout with a surrounding cycle-pedestrian route at a total cost of €850,000 (Trento €550,000; Verona €300,000). The intervention responds to safety issues at the intersection of provincial roads SP11…
The Trento–Monte Bondone cable car project advanced as the Provincial Agency for Procurement and Contracts published a tender to award the technical and economic feasibility design for the first section linking Trento to the Sardagna district, with the design contract valued at €2.37 million. The route, starting from the former Sit area, is intended to…
Jessica Caratti, 45, died on December 25 at the Civile di Brescia hospital from injuries sustained in a horse-riding accident on December 23 in Folino Cabiana, Toscolano Maderno, after the horse reared and fell backward onto her. Emergency responders, including the 118 service and an air ambulance, transported her to hospital, but she died two…
The “Via Montagna Lombarda” is a new hiking itinerary of more than 800 kilometres linking six Lombardy provinces — Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Lecco, Sondrio and Varese — and 19 mountain communities, backed by nearly €4 million in funding and crossing six regional parks. Designed for medium-level walkers and families, the route integrates existing trails such…
On 15 December in Rome the National Firefighters Corps and the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps signed an agreement to improve rescue operations in mountainous, underground and hard-to-reach areas, including the Valleadige. Signed by Prefect Attilio Visconti and President Maurizio Dellantonio in the presence of other authorities, the pact establishes shared guidelines for alerting,…
Gardaland will celebrate New Year’s Eve with “Shine on ’75”, a 1970s-themed event lighting up the resort hotels on December 31; the evening begins at 20:00 with period entertainment and music, a multi-course dinner (including pink shrimp tails with cocktail sauce, beef filet tournedos with green pepper, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options) and a reinterpretation…
A floating Nativity scene has returned to the Aril River in the Cassone district of Malcesine, installed by the local group “Amici del presepio” as part of the town’s seasonal Christmas displays. The installation complements other local exhibits, including a life-size Nativity at the Giardino ex Asilo Pariani and a mechanical Nativity in the ex-Enal…