At Garda Wine Stories, producers, analysts, journalists and operators debated low-alcohol wines and Garda DOC’s NoLo strategy, announcing the addition of a minimum 9% ABV requirement to the Garda Garganega discipline. Garda DOC President Paolo Fiorini said, “Innovate without losing identity,” noting the consortium was the first in Italy to include a reduced-alcohol category in…
Twister Sterilgarda, led by Flavio Bocchio with Mattia Polettini at the helm, won the 2026 Campionato Italiano Dolphin81, hosted by Fraglia Vela Malcesine as part of the MaxiDolphin Lake Garda Series. With 25 boats at the start, the title was decided in the eighth and final race on Sunday, where Back In Black (Francesco Anselmi)…
Mille Miglia 2026 kicks off Tuesday, June 9 in Brescia, marking the 44th edition of the historic race which runs June 9–13 along the traditional eight-stage route between Northern and Central Italy, with more than 400 crews taking part. The opening leg from Brescia to Padua departs late morning from Viale Venezia and passes through…
Taste of Culture returns to the Museo della Carta in Toscolano Maderno on Monday, June 15, with a guided tasting path focused on traditional dishes in the Valle delle Cartiere. Promoted by the Comune and Pro Loco, the event runs from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm; tickets are 40 euros (30 euros for the non-alcoholic…
Gardaland SEA LIFE Aquarium has joined World Ocean Day activities by backing the SEA LIFE TRUST’s international campaign “Help Our Ocean Friends” and launching local initiatives at the Experimental Fisheries Park to support alborella conservation. In Peschiera, 100 bags of gravel, each weighing about 1.8 tons, were placed to rebuild spawning grounds, while the Canneto…
The San Martino TAV station project on the Brescia-Verona high-speed line has returned to local debate after more than a decade, as administrators, trade associations, and politicians have revived the initiative. A public meeting was organized to review the feasibility study and potential consequences, with organizers saying the renewed interest is driven by political pressure…
The Centro di Raccolta in Via Giotto, Desenzano, will close to the public from Monday, June 22, for a redevelopment project, according to the Municipal Administration and Garda Uno S.p.A. To maintain waste-disposal coverage during the works, the Centro di Raccolta in Viale Montecorno will operate with extended hours (Monday to Saturday 9:30–18:30 and Sunday…
A wall-rescue drill for base-jumper recovery was conducted in Campione in recent days, involving 12 rescuers from the V Delegazione Brescia of the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps (CNSAS). The team included nine technicians and three regional instructors. The exercise took place on a near-vertical wall about 350 meters long, at an elevation of…