Città dell'Olio
Città dell'Olio in Lombardy
3 towns
Lombardy has 3 Città dell'Olio communes in our index. They cluster in the Brescia and Mantova provinces.
The three most recognised in our catalogue are Monzambano, Limone sul Garda, and Monte Isola.
Monzambano
Province: Mantova · 88 m
A Mincio commune at 88 meters in the moraine hills west of Mantova, whose frazione Castellaro Lagusello sits on a heart-shaped lake inside fortified walls.
Limone sul Garda
Province: Brescia · 65 m
The northernmost lemon-growing town in the world, at 46 degrees north on the western shore of Lake Garda, reached by road only in 1932.
Monte Isola
Province: Brescia · 600 m
The largest lake island in southern and central Europe, 4.5 square kilometers in Lake Iseo, with no cars and eleven fishing villages on its shore.
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