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Home / Italy / Exploring locally / Garda / Desenzano del Garda

Desenzano del Garda

Many pass, few stay

It has watersports, excursion boats and boatyards but has fallen behind in the tourist race. An old castle built on Roman ruins has been turned into an army barracks. A few dilapidated churches are shabby curiosities of the fabled shore. In Santa Maria Maddalena is a Last Supper ascribed to Tiepolo. Many people pass through Desenzano, few of them stay. The monastery of Maguzzano, 3 km west on a barren hill, has dim frescos, vestiges of one-time opulence.

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