Lonato del Garda is located halfway between Milan and Venice in the south-western shore of Lake Garda. Until 2007 it was called simply Lonato. With its spectacular scenery, numerous historical and artistic monuments, Roman ruins, medieval castles, baroque churches and modern museums the city has become a popular holiday destination among the residents of northern Italy.

The first settlements found on the territory of modern Lonato belong to the Bronze Age - the remnants of pile dwellings found in the towns and Polad Lavanone. According to some scholars, the name of the city comes from the Celtic word "bosom", which means "little lake". In Roman times a road through Lonato Basilica Emilia that connected Aquileia to Gaul. Artifacts of those times have been found in Monte Mario and in the village of Pozzo.

In 909, the city was completely destroyed during the invasion of the barbarians, and then in its place was built a powerful castle and founded the new, fortified, settlement. Despite this, in the next century Lonato has repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. In 1512 it posted here his residence the French King Louis XII, invaded Italy. And after a couple of years Lonato became part of the Venetian Republic, where he remained until 1796 - the year of the appearance of Napoleon. But in the mid-19th century, the city joined the united Italy.

Today, in the center of Lonato, you can see the castle of Rocca di Lonato, which is about a thousand years! Today it houses the Museum of Birds. Noteworthy is also built in the second half of the 15th century Palazzo del Podesta with an extensive library, which holds more than 52 thousands of ancient books. An interesting exhibit of the library is one of the smallest books in the world measuring only 15 * 9 mm - this letter Galileo Galilei some Cristina di Lorena. In the main square of Lonato - Piazza Martiri della Liberta - situated City Hall, the Venetian Column, Baroque Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista of the 19th century and the 55-meter clock tower. But outside the city center is to explore the Roman ruins in Fornaci, Magutstsano Abbey, Castle Drugolo and the Madonna di San Martino, San Cipriano and San Zeno.