Gardone Riviera Explained

Gardone Riviera
Official Name:	Comune di Gardone Riviera
Native Name:	Gardù de Riera
Coordinates:	45.6167°N 44°W
Region:	Lombardy
Province:	Brescia (BS)
Frazioni:	Fasano, San Michele, Morgnaga, Tresnico
Mayor:	Andrea Cipani
Area Total Km2:	20
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	2782
Population As Of:	2011
Postal Code:	25083
Area Code:	0365

Gardone Riviera (Gardesano: Gardù de Riera) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Garda. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[2]

Twin towns

Gardone Riviera is twinned with:

The Vittoriale degli Italiani is a former residence of the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. He donated it to the Italian State before his death. It is now a national monument and houses a MAS fast military ship and the plane on which D'Annunzio raided Vienna.
The English band King Crimson recorded in its auditorium the songs "Three of a Perfect Pair" and "Blastic Rhino" for the album Heavy ConstruKction recorded (June 21, 2000).
The Giardino Botanico Fondazione André Heller is a botanical garden maintained by artist André Heller.