The Lake Garda offers a variety of dishes and recipes ranging from traditional cuisine from the Alps region and Po Valley to specialities from Trentino, Lombardy and Veneto. Both meat and fresh water fish are featured. Even the most finicky eaters and gourmands will find flavors and tastes suitable for the most elegant table.

The environment, culture, history and local traditions of the Garda riviera and hinterland are the point of departure for a voyage amidst the flavors and aromas of one of the most fascinating Alpine regions that faces Lake Garda, a small sliver of the Mediterranean.
The local cuisine offers fine wines, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh water fish and Grade A meat from livestock raised on alpine meadows. The variety and abundance of the recipes will tempt tourists with their wholesomeness and simplicity. There are four areas of interest: the Trentino area of Garda, the upper riviera of Brescia, Val Tenesi and the morainic hills of Mantua, and the Verona riviera which extends to the peaks of Mount Baldo.

Each area offers different fare, but all share the same subtle flavor which derives from ingredients and local products grown in the lake garda area that benefits from a mild winter and cool summer climate. In upcoming articles we will follow an ideal itinerary to discover local products, recipes and places where you can savor delicious dishes alone or with friends and, most importantly, any time of year.

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