Pozzolengo

Pozzolengo lies among the morainic hills on the border between the provinces of Brescia, Mantua and Verona, alternating plateaus with small hills, rows of poplars, willows, plane trees and elms with humid areas, including the enchanting Mantellina lakes, rich vegetation cultivations spontaneous. The proximity of Lake Garda softens the climate and allows the development of different vegetative and faunal species.
A natural balcony overlooking the “Lugana” wine-growing area, Pozzolengo is nestled on the Morainic Hills, among gentle slopes, plateaus and wetlands, including the suggestive Mantellina lakes. It is renowned for its typical food and wine products, including Pozzolengo biscuits, De.co moraine salami, Lugana Doc wine and Pozzolengo saffron, a niche and extremely valuable production.
The municipal territory is dominated by the mighty Castle, built on the top of Monte Fluno around the year 1000, which encloses a fortified medieval village and from which you can admire the Don Giussani Park below. The village is embellished by the parish church of San Lorenzo (1510), which houses an Antegnati organ from the 1600s and paintings of great artistic value, the Residenza Piavoli, the Residenza Brighenti, Villa Albertini and the Abbey of San Vigilio, built in 1104. The historic residences of particular value are concentrated in the historic center, among which Palazzo Gelmetti stands out, the municipal seat since the early 1900s.
At the beginning of the 1600s Pozzolengo was one of the most flourishing centers in the Garda area. Three decades later the inhabitants, barricaded within the castle walls, managed to repel the landsknechts, led by the bloodthirsty Count Rambaldo of Collalto, inflicting significant losses on them, an operation praised by the Doge of Venice. The operation was praised with an autographed commendation from Doge Nicolò Contarini. It was 14 June 1630. In the nineteenth century the territory was the scene of Risorgimento battles which led to the independence and unification of Italy and, in particular, of the battle of San Martino and Solferino on 24 June 1859 which concluded the Second War of Italian independence.

Of this village, the following should not be forgotten: the parish church of San Lorenzo, built in 1510, which, located in the center near Palazzo Gelmetti, now the municipal seat, houses an Antegnati organ from the 1600s and paintings of great artistic value; the Piavoli Residence; the Brighenti Residence; Villa Albertini with the Piazza Don Gnocchi in front, and last but not least the Abbey of San Vigilio, built in 1104.