San Felice del Benaco is located at the western shore of Lake Garda, approx. 35 km far from Brescia. The municipality consist of three villages: San Felice, Portese and Cisano and has 2.934 inhabitants. It lies in the moraine hilly landscape between the bay of Salò and Manerba. Since 1927 the three villages form a single community. There are three mountains in the vicinity of the village: “Monte della Croce”, “Monte Campagnolo” and “Monte Santa Caterina”.
The climate is mild and pleasant throughout the whole year. In the beautiful spring days you can watch the awakening of nature at the lake. The temperatures are not too hot in summer due to a light breeze. Autumn provides beautiful sunny days and even in winter the temperatures are usually quite pleasant.
In the area of San Felice ancient lake dwellings, Roman grave stones and ruins of a medieval castle have been found.
The “Isola del Garda“ which is the largest island of the whole area of Lake Garda belongs to the municipality of San Felice del Benaco. The splendid palace of family „Cavazza“, which is surrounded by beautiful gardens, is situated there.
The villages provides some sights as well, just like the baroque church „Santuario della Madonna del Carmine“, the building “Monte di Pietá” which dates back to the 16th century, the ruins of a medieval castle in Portese and the “Palazzo Cominelli” in Cisano. |
| Informazioni |
| Region: |
Lombardy |
| Province: |
Brescia (BS) |
| Coordinates: |
45°35′N 10°33′E |
| Elevation: |
109 m (358 ft) |
| Area: |
26 km² |
| Inhabitants: |
2.934 |
| Density: |
113/km² |
| Districts: |
Cisano, Portese |
| Neighbour
communities: |
Garda (VR), Manerba del Garda, Puegnago sul Garda, Salò, Torri del Benaco (VR) |
| Zip code: |
25010 |
| Area code: |
0365 |
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