Understand
[edit]Its popularity means that Limone is also one of the most touristy places on the lake, which, depending on your perspective, may be a good or a bad thing. It has an abundance of cafes, restaurants and shops selling all manner of souvenirs, food and clothing, and the streets in summer are thronged with tourists. The cafes vie with each other for business and there is often music and even videos blaring from the various establishments.
The town was popular with writers such as Goethe, Ibsen and Lawrence, and in 2007, it was used for filming parts of the James Bond film Quantum of Solace.
One of Limone's more obscure claims to fame comes from the discovery of ApoA-1 Milano, a mutant form of apolipoprotein, which reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, and is claimed to be responsible for the high number of people aged over 100 in Limone, more than a dozen for its roughly 1000 inhabitants.
Get in
[edit]By boat
[edit]Ferries[dead link] sail between all the major towns on the lake.
- Traghetto. Jun-Sep. In Summer a car ferry service connects Limone with Malcesine at the E shore of the lake Garda, about €7.
By car
[edit]The main road from Salò to Riva del Garda goes through Limone.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]The views of the lake, the hills and the town are obvious things to see.
There are also the pretty churches of San Benedetto, San Rocco and San Pietro.
Do
[edit]- Lemon Gardens. Beautifully restored lemon garden, the last of many that were in Lemone, the furthest area of Northern Italy for lemons to be grown commercially. Sadly now only a show garden with fine views over the town.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]The official website for Limone, linked at the top of this page, has a fairly comprehensive list of accommodation.
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