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

Lake Garda Marathon

On September 28, 2008, the second edition of the International Lake Garda Marathon - After its grand debut last year, the International Lake Garda Marathon will stage its second edition on September 28, 2008. The race will start out at 9:30 a.m. from the splendid town of Limone sul Garda. The athletes will head to Riva del Garda along the beautiful Gardesana Occidentale road. The route will then head inland to the historic town center of Arco, the city of palm trees and 19th