Torri del Benaco is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Verona The Province of Verona ( it, Provincia di Verona) is a province in the Veneto administrative region of Italy. On its northwestern border, Lake GardaItaly's largestis divided between Verona and the provinces of Brescia (Lombardy region) and Trenti ...

in the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

region

Veneto Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...

, located about west of

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and about northwest of

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Northern Italy, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and the ...

, on the eastern coast of the

Lake Garda Lake Garda ( it, Lago di Garda or ; lmo, label=Eastern Lombard, Lach de Garda; vec, Ƚago de Garda; la, Benacus; grc, Βήνακος) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...

. Torri del Benaco borders the following municipalities:

Brenzone Brenzone sul Garda is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region of Veneto, located on the eastern shore of Lake Garda about west of Venice and about northwest of Verona. The municipality of Brenzone is formed ...

Costermano Costermano sul Garda is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northwest of Verona. Costermano sul Garda borders the following municipalities: Affi, Bardolino ...

, Garda,

Gardone Riviera Gardone Riviera ( Gardesano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Garda. Twin towns Gardone Riviera is twinned with: * Arcachon, France, since 1980 * Pescara, Italy, s ...

Gargnano Gargnano ( Gardesano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Garda. The municipal territory includes the artificial Valvestino Lake, created in 1962. History The name of the ...

Salò Salò (; la, Salodium) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia in the region of Lombardy (northern Italy) on the banks of Lake Garda, on which it has the longest promenade. The city was the seat of government of the Italian Social R ...

San Felice del Benaco San Felice del Benaco ( Gardesano: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. The name derives most likely from the Latin ''sinus felix'', meaning "pleasant harbour". It is located on the western shore of the Lake ...

San Zeno di Montagna San Zeno di Montagna ( vec, San Xen de Montagna) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northwest of Verona. San Zeno di Montagna borders the following munic ...

, and

Toscolano-Maderno Toscolano Maderno ( Gardesano: ) is a town and ''comune'' on the West coast of Lake Garda, in the province of Brescia, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about from Brescia. Located on the Brescian shore of Lake Garda, it i ...

. It is home to a 14th-century castle which belonged to the

Scaliger The Della Scala family, whose members were known as Scaligeri () or Scaligers (; from the Latinized ''de Scalis''), was the ruling family of Verona and mainland Veneto (except for Venice) from 1262 to 1387, for a total of 125 years. History Wh ...

family, and which perhaps occupies the site of an ancient Roman ''

castrum In the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Roman Republic, Republican period of ancient Rome. As a po ...

''. It now houses an Ethnographic Museum.

Gallery

File:Burcht Torri del Benaco.jpg File:Torri del Benaco-Eglise Sts Pierre et Paul.jpg, Church File:Torri.JPG, Old Port File:Torri del Benaco-Place Eglise.jpg File:Torri-plages-1.jpg File:Torri del Benaco-coucher-2.jpg

Twin towns

Torri del Benaco is twinned with: *

Cadaqués Cadaqués () is a town in the Alt Empordà ''comarca'', in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is on a bay in the middle of the Cap de Creus peninsula, near Cap de Creus cape, on the Costa Brava of the Mediterranean. It is two-and-a-quar ...

, Spain, since 2006

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Veneto Populated places on Lake Garda {{Veneto-geo-stub