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San Felice del Benaco

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Country
  
Province / Metropolitan city
  
Brescia (BS)

Elevation
  
109 m (358 ft)

Province
  
Province of Brescia

Region
  
Frazioni
  
Cisano, Portese

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Saturday 4:58 PM


Weather
  
21°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 45% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Lake Garda, Isola del Garda, Palazzo Cominelli

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San Felice del Benaco is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. The name derives most likely from the Latin sinus felix, meaning "pleasant harbour".

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Map of 25010 San Felice del Benaco, Province of Brescia, Italy

It is located on the western shore of the Lake Garda. The Isola del Garda, the largest island in the lake, is part of the municipality of San Felice. It is bounded by the municipalities of Salò, Puegnago sul Garda and Manerba del Garda.

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Main sights

  • Sanctuary of the Madonna del Carmine, dating from the 15th century. It is a late example of Lombard Gothic architecture.
  • Parish church (1740-1781). It houses frescoes by Carlo Innocenzo Carloni.
  • Remains of the castle.
  • Church of San Fermo (15th century), at Portese.
  • Remains of the castle of Portese.
  • abandoned spring factory "mollificio bresciano" by Vittoriano Viganò an important Italian architect.
  • References

    San Felice del Benaco Wikipedia


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