Lake Garda is characterised by various prehistoric pile-dwelling villages. These villages in Peschiera and at Lake Frassino have been added to the UNESCO world heritage list along with other places in the French, Swiss, Italian, Austrian, German and Slovenian Alps.

The organic materials of the buildings have been preserved because of the surrounding water – in better condition than they would have been in the open air. The settlement extending from Belvedere to Peschiera del Garda is one of the oldest of its kind and, counting thirty thousand square metres, one of the largest.
Underwater research has revealed that the area was inhabitated throughout the Bronze Age. The less extensive works at Lake Frassino brought to light finds that are well-preserved due to their origin in a peat pit.

Finds from the pile-dwelling villages on Lake Garda can also be seen in the palaeoanthropological collection at Verona’s natural history museum. We recommend a visit to the museum website for further information (museodistorianaturale.comune.verona.it).*

* Only in Italian