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Padenghe Castle on Lake Garda

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Padenghe Castle on Lake Garda

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Padenghe Castle on Lake Garda

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Location: Padenghe Sul Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

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1. Historic trail to Castello di Padenghe overlooking Lake Garda (via Trail 801B)

10.7km

03:03

250m

Historic trail through olive groves to medieval Castello di Padenghe overlooking Lake Garda.

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2. Castello di Padenghe sul Garda – Castello di Padenghe sul Garda loop from Padenghe sul Garda

14.0km

03:50

230m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Moniga del Garda Beach Bar – Moniga del Garda Castle loop from Padenghe sul Garda

11.1km

02:58

140m

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JR56

February 15, 2021

Huge, very well-preserved fortress on a hill above the lake. It is the oldest fortification in the Valtènesi region. The oldest part of the castle dates from the 10th century, the youngest from the 15th century. The castle is still inhabited today.

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December 2, 2025

On the southwestern shore of Lake Garda, a few kilometers north of Desenzano del Garda, lies the small town of Padenghe sul Garda in the fertile Valtenesi region. Over several centuries, numerous castles and fortifications were built in this area, reflecting the fierce power struggle already underway for the wines and olive oils produced in the Valtenesi. The castle ruins, perched on a hill above Padenghe, represent the remains of a fortress built of rubble and fieldstones as early as the 10th century. Originally lacking corner towers, the approximately 70 by 38 meter structure, situated on the gently sloping side of a moraine hill facing Lake Garda, was protected by a ditch. It was probably only in the first half of the 14th century that two square wall towers and two corner towers were added to the curtain wall. The wall on the steeper southeastern side, reaching a height of about 9 meters, remained without towers. After 1330, under the rule of the Scaliger family of Verona, a separate noble castle was built on the northeastern flank, reinforced in the northern section by a round tower 17 meters high and approximately 9 meters in diameter.

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GARDA NATURE

August 2, 2023

One of the Castles of Valtenesi, very well kept and inhabited

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Elevation 170 m

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Location: Padenghe Sul Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

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Padenghe Castle on Lake Garda

1. Historic trail to Castello di Padenghe overlooking Lake Garda (via Trail 801B)

2. Castello di Padenghe sul Garda – Castello di Padenghe sul Garda loop from Padenghe sul Garda

3. Moniga del Garda Beach Bar – Moniga del Garda Castle loop from Padenghe sul Garda

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