Food and wine
Discover the flavors of Lake Garda
The territory through
typical products
One of the most distinctive, characteristic product of the Garda area is its extra-virgin olive oil, renowned for the light, delicate flavour that has earned it a PDO (Protected Denomination of Origin) quality label.An excellent accompaniment to any dish is the superb wine produced in the vineyards of the Garda area: Nosiola, Merlot, Cabernet and Vino Santo in the northern areas, Garda Classico Groppello in the Valtenesi area, and Bardolino and Lugana from the lower area of the lake.
A number of itineraries make their way through the wine-growing areas, taking the visitor on a voyage of discovery through the flavours and aromas of the area…
In the upper part of the Garda area, visitors can admire the original spectacle of the winter gardens, or lemon houses. Nowhere else in the world boasts hothouses of this kind, where fine citrus trees are grown.
A journey through the food and wine
uniqueness of Garda:
Lake fish
The fish population of the lake has risen constantly in recent years, thanks to specific operations carried out to boost the reproduction of whitefish, pike and perch.In addition to these, the lake is home to species such as eel, chub, tench, carp, allis shad, bleak, burbot, lavaret, European perch and trout, the “queen of Lake Garda”, as well as a particularly rare fish, popular with gourmets and to be found nowhere else: the Lake Garda carpione.
