RIVA DEL GARDA: THE PONALE ROAD FROM LAKE GARDA TO LAKE LEDRO
FROM THE VARONE WATERFALLS IN RIVA DEL GARDA WE TAKE THE PONALE ROAD TO GET TO THE VALLEY OF LEDRO AND THE WONDERFUL LAKE LEDRO!
MY JOURNEY BEGINS AT THE VARONE WATERFALLS IN RIVA DEL GARDA. TOGETHER WE WILL DISCOVER THIS WONDER OF NATURE! THEN WE'LL MOVE SOUTH, TOWARDS THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE GARDA AND BEGIN A NEW ADVENTURE TOGETHER! WE WILL TRAVERSE THE PONALE ROAD WITH AMAZING VIEWS ON THE ENTIRE LAKE GARDA BASIN UP TO THE VALLEY OF LEDRO, WITH ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL LAKE AND MANY MORE INTERESTING THINGS TO SEE.
THE PONALE ROAD
THE PONALE ROAD OFFERS A SPECTACULAR VIEW ON LAKE GARDA. THE FORMER ROAD WAS BUILT INSIDE THE MOUNTAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 19TH CENTURY , AND IT'S BEEN OPENED UNTIL 1995, WHEN A LONG AND MORE CONVENIENT TUNNEL WAS OPENED TO REACH LIMONE SUL GARDA. IN 2004 THE PONALE ROAD HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING PATH, NOWADAYS ONE OF THE BEST ATTRACTIONS ON LAKE GARDA, COVERED BY HUNDREDS OF HIKERS AND BIKE RIDERS EVERY DAY.
FOR ITS ENVIRONMENTAL AND HISTORICAL CHARACTERISTICS IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND KNOWN TRAILS IN EUROPE, THAT CLIMBS THE SLOPE OF THE MOUNTAIN FOR ABOUT 2 MILES OVERHANGING LAKE GARDA, BEFORE IT DIVERTS TOWARDS THE LEDRO VALLEY. AN EASY WAY TO ENJOY UNBELIEVABLE VIEWS ON THE ENTIRE LAKE! FROM THE SHORES OF TRENTINO UP TO THE SOUTHERN BASIN OF LAKE GARDA. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE TOURISTS DOWN THERE ENJOYING THE LAKE AND THE LANDSCAPE FROM A FRESHER AND LIGHTER, BUT EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL, POINT OF VIEW!
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LAKE LEDRO
LAKE LEDRO IS A SMALL LAKE AT ABOUT 2000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND CLEANEST LAKES IN TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE. THANKS TO ITS CLEAR WATER MANY TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS SPEND THEIR SUMMER HOLIDAY ON ITS SHORES, LOOKING FOR FUN AND RELAXATION ON ONE OF ITS FOUR BEACHES. THE LAKEFRONT PROMENADE IS PERFECT FOR A STROLL OR A BIKE RIDE, AND YOU CAN ALSO PRACTICE MANY SPORTS LIKE WINDSURFING, SAILING, KAYAKING AND MANY OTHER SPORTS!
THE PILE-DWELLING MUSEUM OF LAKE LEDRO:
WHAT AT FIRST GLANCE SEEMS JUST A BUNCH OF TRUNKS AND BRANCHES EMERGING FROM THE SURFACE OF THE LAKE, THEY ARE ACTUALLY THE REMAINS OF A 4.000 YEARS OLD PILE-DWELLING SETTLEMENT, MORE THAN 10.000 POLES TESTIFYING THE PRESENCE OF ONE OF THE LARGEST PREHISTORIC SITES EVER DISCOVERED IN ITALY, FOR ITS SIZE, DIVERSITY OF EVIDENCES AND GOOD PRESERVATION, THE MOST IMPORTANT IN EUROPE!
THE SITE WAS DISCOVERED IN 1929 DURING THE CONSTRUCTION WORKS FOR THE RIVA DEL GARDA HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT. ON THE ORIGINAL REMAINS, AND THANKS TO PERFECT RECREATIONS, IN THE 70'S WAS OPENED THE PILE-DWELLING MUSEUM OF LAKE LEDRO.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MUSEUM IS TO GIVE A DETAILED IDEA OF LIFE DURING THE BRONZE AGE ON LAKE LEDRO. FOUR FURNISHED SHEDS WERE RECREATED, AND IN THE EXHIBIT OF THE MUSEUM YOU CAN ADMIRE LOTS OF FINDS SUCH AS YARNS, FISHING NETS, TEXTILES, A 3,500 YEARS OLD CANOE BUILT OUT OF A 20 FEET LONG TRUNCH, JEWELLERY, HATCHETS AND MANY OTHER FINDS FROM THE BRONZE AGE.
THE MUSEUM IS PART OF THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SINCE 2011. IT SUCCESSFULLY EXPLAINS THE DAILY LIFE OF THE LOCALS AND SHOW US THE ASPECTS THAT STILL CONNECT US TO THEM AFTER 4,000 YEARS!
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THE VARONE WATERFALLS:
MANY POPULAR PEOPLE CAME HERE TO ADMIRE THE VARONE WATERFALLS ACROSS THE YEARS: THE PRINCE UMBERTO II, GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO, THE EMPEROR FRANZ JOSEPH, FRANZ KAFKA, THOMAS MANN AND MANY OTHERS.
THE WATERFALLS CAN BE SEEN FROM TWO DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW, TWO CAVES, A LOWER AND A HIGHER CAVE, CONNECTED BY A STAIRWAY OF 115 STEPS THAT CLIMBS THE SLOPE OF THE MOUNTAIN, WHERE FEW YEARS AGO WAS REALIZED AN INTERESTING BOTANICAL GARDEN! ALL THIS AREA IS A PRECIOUS ECOLOGICAL NEST FOR MEDITERRANEAN AND HIGH-MOUNTAIN VEGETATION THAT CAN THRIVE THANKS TO THE FAVOURABLE CLIMATE, SO HERE YOU CAN SEE PALM TREES, CYPRESSES, OLEANDRES, OLIVE TREES, OAKS, BAY TREES, LOQUATS, PINES AND LARCHES GROWING ONE NEXT TO EACH OTHERS.
THE LOWER CAVE:
THE LOWER CAVE PENETRATES THE BOWELS OF THE MOUNTAIN FOR MANY FEET, AND A GANGWAY LEADS YOU TO THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE ROCKY SIDE OF THE CAVE, RUNNING OVER THE STREAM THAT GURGLES UNDER YOUR FEET. THIS IS ACTUALLY A HIGH AND NARROW GORGE, THAT IS A DEEP RAVINE DUG INTO THE MOUNTAIN BY THE IMPETUOUS WATER THAT HAVE BEEN ERODING THE ROCK FOR MORE THAN 20,000 YEARS!
THE UPPER CAVE:
THE UPPER CAVE EQUALS THE LOWER ONE IN BEAUTY, BUT EXCEEDS IN HUMIDITY. GETTING IN YOU HAVE THE SENSATION IT'S RAINING, BUT IMMEDIATELY THE SENSATION TURNS INTO A CERTAINTY: SO, PREPARE YOURSELF TO A COLOSSAL HOSING! BUT THE VIEW OF THE WATER FALLING DOWN FOR 300 FEET INTO THE HEART OF THE MOUNTAIN SPLASHING AND RESOUNDING IS SOMETHING TRULY AMAZING!
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