Torri del Benaco is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the Italian region

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, located about west of

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and about northwest of

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, 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, Costermano, Garda,

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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 Zeno di Montagna, and

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

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

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''. It now houses an Ethnographic Museum.

Gallery

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Twin towns

Torri del Benaco is twinned with: * Cadaqués, Spain, since 2006

References

External links

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