The history of Limone

The name for the village comes from the latin word "Limen", which means border. Surrounded by mountains and water the economic was based on fishing, olives and lemons. Then in 1932 the Gardesana Occidentale was completed and at last isolation came to an end. After the worldwars tourism started. The inhabitants started to transform the little fishing village into a tourist resort, which is now one of the most important ones at Lake Garda.

Limone became famous in 1979 when the APOLIP

The Castèl lemon house

The Castèl lemon house, which is northwest of the old town center and stands against the rocky wall of the Mughéra mountain, is just a portion of the large lemon grove that once stretched from the Mura valleys, Via Pozze and Via Castello to the Màndola valley. The garden, which covers an area of 1,633 square meters, is divided perpendicularly into two parts by the cùen dela Marches'àna, on which the main cas'èl is built on several levels. It extends to the south, in part, on a single terrace and

BikeXtreme 2008 - 18th edition International

BikeXtreme 2008 - 18th edition International mountain bike race - Oktober 11 - 12, 2008 Once more this year an important appointment with extreme biking. This race well known to insiders as th ill once more take place in Limone sul Garda on Satuday 11th and Sunday 12th October. Bikers from all Europe will meet together to combat with their bikes the extreme track in fascinating surroundings in the mountains of Limone.
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