{"id":531,"date":"2023-09-12T14:59:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T14:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/blog\/?p=531"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:45:48","slug":"castello-scaligero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/blog\/castello-scaligero\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the history of the fabulous Castello Scaligero"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"531\" class=\"elementor elementor-531\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93eab75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93eab75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18451684\" data-id=\"18451684\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2e71c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a2e71c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lake Garda is a beautiful holiday destination, which is visited by millions of tourists every year. They are attracted by the food, culture, activities on the lake and the beautiful towns and villages. <\/span><b>But Lake Garda is also steeped in history. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The imposing <\/span><b>Castello Scaligero<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Malcesine is just one of the many castles to discover.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd2aa8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd2aa8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc30b0a\" data-id=\"dc30b0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a5bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53a5bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History and architecture of the Castello Scaligero\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840eec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"840eec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fortress Scaligero in Malcesine was built in the 5\/6th century by the Lombards. But in 590 it was destroyed by the Franks and later rebuilt. <\/span><b>Alberto Della Scala, the lord of Verona, lived in the castle between 1277 and 1387, from whom it takes its name.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d52c88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d52c88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aff0c14\" data-id=\"aff0c14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45981e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45981e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">The Republic of Venice added Malcesine with the castle to its dominion in the 16th Century.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: bold;\">Two centuries later, it was taken over by the French and then the Austrians.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">In the 19th century, the town and castle became part of the Kingdom of Italy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">There is only one entry into the castle, which is via the Siresina. <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">The fortress was built on three levels or courtyards, all of which can be accessed via drawbridges or stairs. <\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">The first courtyard holds the &#8220;Casermetta&#8221;, which used to be the lodgings of the guard of the castle. Over a set of stairs you can reach the &#8220;Rivellino&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f2c098\" data-id=\"8f2c098\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f058672 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f058672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Shield-Scaglieri.jpg\" title=\"Shield Scaglieri\" alt=\"Shield Scaglieri\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f83947b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f83947b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4538a63\" data-id=\"4538a63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfedb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cfedb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More than one Castello Scaligero in Lake Garda\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3088b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3088b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It might surprise you to know that there is more than one <\/span><b>Castello Scaligero<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> around Lake Garda. Besides the one in Malcesine there is also the <\/span><b>Castello Scaligero di Sirmione<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is situated on a thin peninsula at the southern edge of the lake. This fortress was built by the Della Scala family in the 13th century, who ruled Verona. That&#8217;s why it has the same name as the castle in Malcesine. <\/span><b>Because of its secure situation, the Castle Scaligero in Sirmione was the place where the Scaligera fleet was stationed.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It passed into the possession of the Republic of Venice in the 15th century.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">The <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Castello Scaligero di Lazise<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"> is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Garda in the little town of Lazise. It\u2019s part of the Veronese side of the lake. It was also built by the Della Scala family in the 13\/14th century. Like the other Castelli Scaligeri, it became part of the Venetian empire for a long time. During this time, Lazise became one of the most important towns in the area. It was restored in the 19th century by Count Giovanni Battista Buri and is well worth a visit.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c27cafd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c27cafd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f33baec\" data-id=\"f33baec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2a54f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a2a54f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Garda-Lake-Castello-Scaglieri.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-576\" alt=\"Garda Lake Castello Scaglieri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Garda-Lake-Castello-Scaglieri.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Garda-Lake-Castello-Scaglieri-768x300.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Garda-Lake-Castello-Scaglieri-1536x600.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a234220 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a234220\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5de1fad\" data-id=\"5de1fad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a635d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a635d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fun facts about the castle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbc370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cbc370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Castle Scaligero in Malcesine is an imposing fortress on a rock, which is a sight to behold in itself. But there are some notable features that will make your visit even more interesting.<\/span><b> One of the rooms, which was built by the Austrians as a gunpowder magazine, is now the Goethe room. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There you can see the drawings the German writer made of the castle.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">If you walk down the stairs on the eastern wall of the Rivellino you will find some interesting traces of a fresco. They were probably part of a former chapel. <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Another fresco is situated in front of the tower on the same level as the well. <\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">It represents the Virgin Mary with her child, which indicates that it\u2019s the site of another old chapel.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2971599 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2971599\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f329c3\" data-id=\"4f329c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e5498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5e5498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visiting the Castello Scaligero\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6cf12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f6cf12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The castle is open every day between April and November, but you better check the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmalcesine.com\/en\/the-scaliger-castle-of-malcesine\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">official website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to make sure it\u2019s open when you are there. <\/span><b>Admission for adults is \u20ac6. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 65s and children up to 18 years pay a reduced admission fee. Children under 6 get free entry.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52416d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52416d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Castello-Scaglieri.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-585\" alt=\"Castello Scaglieri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Castello-Scaglieri.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Castello-Scaglieri-768x300.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Castello-Scaglieri-1536x600.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-718013e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"718013e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a270b07\" data-id=\"a270b07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92a00f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a92a00f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Don't miss this beautiful castle\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0224bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0224bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any trip to Lake Garda should include a visit to the <\/span><b>Castello Scaligero<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Malcesine. Discover the history of the area through the architecture of the fortress. <\/span><b>Enjoy fabulous views over the lake, Mount Baldo and the charming town of Malcesine.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Learn about Lake Garda and Mount Baldo in the Natural History Museum the castle hosts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The town itself also has a lot to offer, with restaurants and caf\u00e9s to sample the delicious local food. <\/span><b>Walk along the cobbled streets and soak in the atmosphere. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or if you are after a bit more action, take the cable car up to Mount Baldo.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6331d44b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6331d44b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ab7d0c8\" data-id=\"5ab7d0c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b4ee17 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"41b4ee17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/rentals\/rentals-torri-del-benaco-d66838\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Torri Del Benaco<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32e65ed6\" data-id=\"32e65ed6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d65325 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"53d65325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/rentals\/rentals-bardolino-d66641\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Bardolino<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16a74226\" data-id=\"16a74226\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478974d elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"478974d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domusrental.com\/rentals\/rentals-costermano-d66701\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Costermano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Garda is a beautiful holiday destination, which is visited by millions of tourists every year. They are attracted by the food, culture, activities on the lake and the beautiful towns and villages. But Lake Garda is also steeped in history. 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