Peschiera Fortress, Peschiera del Garda, Italy

Peschiera del Garda was once the site of an ancient lake-dwelling settlement. The fortress played a prominent part in most military campaigns conducted in northern Italy after 1400. In the middle of the 16th century the fortress and town passed into the hands of the Venetians, who ordered reconstruction of the fortress according to projects by Guidobaldo da Urbino and Sanmicheli. Napoleon added two new fortresses there. At the beginning of the 19th century the Austrians redesigned and expanded the fort. With Mantua, Verona, and Legnano, it became one of the strongholds of the Quadruple Alliance. After the end of the Third War of Independence (1866), Peschiera del Garda became part of the Kingdom of Italy. During the First Italian War of Independence, it was taken by the Piedmontese from the Austrians, after a gallant defence by General Rath lasting six weeks, on May 30, 1848.

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Juergen W. Hillenbrand (16 months ago)
Nice Place to make a little Walk an you will have nice view to the Lake Garda

C Rod (16 months ago)
It's beautiful here!

Mark Philp (18 months ago)
Excellent food, great atmosphere, and wonderful hosts.

Bren S (18 months ago)
Porta Brescia is OK. You can sit down for a nice view or rent a boat if you would like. Nothing spectacular, just ok as it is.

Ben Bartram (2 years ago)
Good food and lots of shops, the first town closest to Verona so it's more busy than the other Garda towns and more expensive.

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