A stroll through the calli and alleyways, a glance at the lake and one at the shop windows of the historic stores. To relax in Garda is also to get to know it through its specialties, the products that still tell a unique story, following one’s own taste, relying on the expert guidance of the Garda DOCs.
Fancy a sweet treat?
Choose a San Vigilino, the symbol of traditional confectionery. Pastry and sultanas are made into biscuits, that are simple yet custodians of a story for a novel… The first to make them was Leonard Walsh, legendary host of the Punta San Vigilio inn, and the first to taste them? Sir Winston Churchill, at tea time.
Fancy authentic flavours?
You are in the perfect place to choose a zero-kilometre product, from a supply chain that is attentive to people, animals and the environment: from ancient grains and honey, to wines produced with the classic and organic method, to the Garda PDO organic olive oil from Corte Pignoi, a gold medal winner amongst 600 companies.
Fancy a souvenir or need a last-minute purchase?
Shops in the centre offer ceramics, local fashion, designer labels, goldsmiths’ and leather goods, and, for active experiences, technical clothing and accessories for water sports, trekking and cycling.
Not enough?
In less than an hour you can reach lively shopping centres for any need:
Grand’Affi Shopping Centre, shopping centre at the Affi motorway exit.
Mantova Village fashion outlet only 50 minutes’ drive away, near Mantua.
Franciacorta Village outlet with over 60 shops in the province of Brescia, an hour’s drive from Garda.