Lombardy · Brescia
Tremosine sul Garda
A cliff-top commune of 18 frazioni, spread across a limestone plateau above the western shore of its lake.
Known for
TERRAZZA DEL BRIVIDO
Concrete viewing platform 350 meters above Lake Garda at the Hotel Paradiso, free to access for any visitor.
STRADA DELLA FORRA
Cliff road through the Brasa gorge by Arturo Cozzaglio, 1908-1913; one location of the James Bond Quantum of Solace.
EIGHTEEN FRAZIONI
The commune scatters across 18 hamlets between cliff plateau and Garda shore, with Pieve as the Borghi più belli centre.
When to visit
Best · Apr–Oct
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- Best
- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
The festa: Giovanni Battista, 24 June
Why come
The plateau sits above the strip of road called the Gardesana Occidentale, its cliff edge dropping straight to the water. The commune divides into 18 frazioni scattered between that edge and the Alpe di Tremosine inland; Pieve, the capoluogo, holds the town hall and the Borghi più belli listing, while Campione del Garda, down at lake level, is the one frazione with direct shore access and a windsurfing beach. The distance between Pieve on its cliff and Campione on the water is the whole shape of the place: a plateau town with a single foothold on the lake itself.
The only road climb from that shore is the route designed by Arturo Cozzaglio of Tremosine and built between 1908 and 1913 through the gorge carved by the Brasa stream: 200 meters of vertical, tunnels and switchbacks cut through limestone. Winston Churchill called it the eighth wonder of the world. The Tignale and Limone communes are close on either side along the cliff. What holds Tremosine together, then, is verticality: a plateau of hamlets, a single road up from the water, and a capoluogo that sits at the edge looking straight down.
The Sunday letter
We haven’t written Tremosine sul Garda’s letter yet.
One town every Sunday, with the photo, the food, the festa. Be there when this one comes up. Free, by Peter & Sophia from Pietrasanta.
What to see
Pieve
Capoluogo and one of the Borghi più belli d'Italia, on the limestone cliff edge at 413 meters directly above the lake.
Terrazza del Brivido
Concrete platform at the Hotel Paradiso, suspending visitors over the void with a full view of the southern Lake Garda.
Strada della Forra
5.8-kilometer cliff road by Arturo Cozzaglio, built 1908-1913 through the gorge of the Brasa stream; used in Quantum of Solace.
Altopiano di Tremosine
Limestone plateau holding the 18 frazioni of the commune, between the cliff over the lake and the Alpe di Tremosine.
Campione del Garda
Lakeside frazione at sea level, with a windsurfing beach and the only direct lake access of the commune.
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Living here
- Population 2,066
- Off the beaten pathi
- Pharmacy in town
- Nearest high school over ~30 minutes away
- Nearest airport Verona, 2 h 32 min drive
- Regional capital Milano, 3 h 13 min drive
Tags & datadesignations · numbers · sources
Recognised as
The numbers
- Elevation: 414 m
- Population: 2,066
- Surface area: 72.69 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories — ISTAT, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata — and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
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