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Limone sul Garda

A village squeezed under cliffs on the west shore, with old lemon houses and a cycle path hanging over the water.

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Open
Always
Price
Free; paid for the lemon house
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Limone sul Garda, 25010 BresciaDirections
Getting There
By ferry from Malcesine or Riva, or by bus.

Why Go

From the 17th century the villagers grew lemons in tall terraced greenhouses, the limonaie; one, the Limonaia del Castèl, is open to visitors. A spectacular cycle and footpath runs north from the village on a ledge fixed to the cliff.

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