Fairy tale wedding on Garda Island
Garda Lake, the most Mediterranean of the Alpine Italian lakes, shows itself in its wonderful surrounding of natural luminosity and colors: a very requested unique spot in all seasons by the couples that are looking for nature and historical charm for their destination wedding. The shores of the lake, studded with villages and small towns, add the charm of a built up landscape to the beauty of its rich natural environment, and the spell of imposing buildings and noble villas. With its splendid blue water, breathtaking nature, the historical villas and its lovely churches, at Lake Garda you have all what is needed to create a great “WOW” effect at your love celebration.
The largest from the 5 islands of the lake, is Garda Island, situated on the Brescian side of Lake Garda, a short distance from San Felice del Benaco and it has been the expression of mysticism for centuries (St.Francis of Assisi founded a small community). The island was inhabited since Roman times and this is proven by the findings of old memorial stones and votive temples.
The water to the south of the island is shallow and forms the Emerald’s bay, which is where St Biagio’s islet (also called the rabbit’s islet) emerges. Next to it is the “altar’s”rock, so called because old memories say that once a year they used to celebrate Mass there, which fishermen were attending on board their boats from all over the lake.
Today the island owes its fascination to the extraordinary Venetian neo-Gothic style villa, designed by the architect Luigi Rovelli at the beginning of the 20th century; an imposing harmonious building, rich in surprising architectonic details. Seems like a romantic castle in the fairy tales….. The extremely complex building has its own stylistic unity and a rare stateliness. The façades are decorated by acutely arched windows and in the south-west corner stands a tower crowned with crenellation in stone with flowered neo-gothic style decorations. Doing your wedding here, you can really feel like a Princess who found the love with her Prince ….
Below, the terraces and Italian gardens slope down to the lake. All around the vegetation is luxuriant and intact, rich in local, exotic plants, rare essences and unique flowers. A harmonious wood of pines and cypresses, acacias and lemon trees, magnolias and agaves. The Island of Garda is magic and mystery…
The birdsong seems to be the joyous voice of the soul of those who, over the centuries, have respected, looked after and loved it. Here in the numerous terraces of the garden can be set-up a lovely corner for the ceremony, so the colorful flowers will give the perfect frame for this very special moment.The creation of the stupendous natural park of the island dates back to 1880. Its botanical importance is highlighted by the presence of essences originating from all over the world. The park designed and cultivated by a knowing hand, is planned to be seen both from the water and from the upper terraces. The more numerous plants belong to the North American, Oriental and North African conifer families.
Since they became owners, the Cavazza family has always resided here, and worked on Lake Garda managing a group of companies linked to open-air tourism (campsites), boating and olive-growing. The family lives also now in the Villa.
The Cavazza siblings (four brothers and three sisters) have opened the Island to guided tours and events with the aim of making their unique heritage known. Thanks to this activity it was possible to carry out important restoration work which is still on—going and to improve the centuries-old park. Also thanks to this, that exclusive weddings can nowadays be organized at this magnificent venue.
Made prestigious by the splendid palace, by the precious botanical park and by the relaxing quietness of the lake, the island is an excellent alternative to create a unique and unforgettable wedding ….
Virag Lochinger is the Italian Lakes Wedding’s coordinator for lake Garda area: having numerous years of experience in marketing and event management, she is a very accurate and trustful person to organize your very special wedding in the beautiful lakeshores of Garda.
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