What to do and see in Lake Garda, Lake Garda: The Best Farms

Paolo Bonomelli's Olive Farm is located in Torri del Benaco, on the eastern shore of Lake Garda, called "Riviera degli Ulivi" (Olive Riviera) Entirely dedicated to the production of extra virgin olive oils of Excellence. The award-wining Ca'Rainene Extra Virgin Olive Oils. Paolo Bonomelli Olive Farm is equipped with all the facilities and requirements necessary to ensure the complete monitoring of the production chain and the traceability of the products at all stages of the production process, under the care and direct responsibility of Paolo Bonomelli: from the land to the oil mill; from the storage to the analytical laboratories; from the warehouses to tasting rooms, where clients and visitors are welcomed. The Farm has developed over the years thanks to strict scientific principles and its constant search for quality taken to the extreme, through the control of each production phase, "from field to bottle." Each choice is the result of a careful study and precise technical and strategic evaluations, aimed exclusively at the highest quality of the product.

The lemon garden (“Limonaia”) La Malora is located in Gargnano, on the western coast of Lake Garda. It is an old structure dating back to the sixteenth century and is used for the cultivation of lemons. It is unique in its kind: unlike the surrounding lemon gardens, now mostly abandoned or re-developed as homes, La Malora is still a productive limonaia, perfectly preserved and available for visits. This is thanks to the commitment and passion of the owner Giuseppe Gandossi and his son Fabio.

Masserino Farm, dedicated to the production of wine and oil, boasts a 30-hectare land of vineyards and olive groves. Here the “classic DOC wines of Garda Region”are produced: Chiaretto, Groppello, Rosso Superiore, Garda Riesling, Garda Marzemino, Valtenesi Chiaretto and Rosso, a IGT Benàco Bresciano passito wine. The farm produces also extra-virgin olive-oil crushing the olives of its own groves. From the wine press residues three types of grappa are produced: a young grappa of Groppello, a young grappa of Riesling, an aged grappa of Marzemino. The cellar, with its air of familiarity, makes the wine-tasting a pleasant escape from the frantic rhythm of modern life. Upon booking you can organize tastings of farm products (wines and oil), accompanied with a selection of meats and cheeses typical of the area.