An authorized environmental protest will block the Brenner motorway for eight hours on Saturday, May 30, from 11:00 to 19:00, shutting the route between Schönberg and the Italian border in both directions. The interruption, timed to coincide with Pentecost weekend, threatens to significantly disrupt international visitors and the tourism-driven economy around Lake Garda. The period…
Alice on Wonderland Island, a new art program inaugurated today on Isola del Garda, transforms the Cavazza family’s neo-Gothic villa into an immersive journey by nine contemporary Italian artists. The exhibition occupies caves, ancient monks’ cells, the greenhouse, and the Italian gardens, presenting works in painting, photography, site-specific installations, decorated porcelain, and sculpture inspired by…
A University of Milan Department of Environmental Sciences study, published recently in Environmental Pollution, finds microplastics widespread in Lake Garda fish. Analyzing more than 150 specimens of European perch, whitefish, and bleak, researchers report microplastics in about 80% of samples, with an average of five to ten fragments per fish, attributing contamination mainly to plastic…
The Optimist National Team Selection 2026 concluded on Sunday, May 10, with the second leg at Yacht Club Gaeta after the Trapani stage. After a wait for suitable conditions, the Regatta Committee completed two more races in Gaeta, bringing the Gaeta stage to 7 regattas and the total to 16 regattas considered for the final…
A joint search-and-rescue canine exercise will take place on Saturday, May 16 in Valle Duppo, Casto (BS), organized by Gruppo Comunale Moniga del Garda Cinofili and ODV Cinofila di Lumezzane to test canine units and their handlers through high-complexity simulations. The exercise aims to evaluate capabilities in a forested, hilly area with unknown scenarios, including…
The StraManerba, the fourth stage of the Gran Prix Felter in the Brescia leg of the Fidal calendar, was held in Manerba on May 10, replacing the 13th Miglia Dannunzio run originally scheduled in Gardone Riera and organized by Gruppo Felter. A total of 1,130 runners started, including 461 competitive athletes, tackling a 9.9 km…