This morning, we headed out to the other side of Lago di Garda to visit a museum about palafitte on the banks of Lago di Ledro. We had planned to caravan there with the Piccos, but the smallest Picco was under the weather, so it turned out to be the four of us, GP, and Milena. The palafitte are pile-dwellings, structures built by people who lived in this region (a fairly large region, including most of northern Italy, parts of Austria, Switzerland, etc.). A pile-dwelling (don't worry, we had to look this up, too), is a building built on stilts over a body of water (or an area prone to flooding). The particular people who lived in the Lago di Ledro area did so about 10,000 years ago. In 1929, the remains of their village were uncovered in the area, and since then extensive archeological work has happened (and continues to happen) to learn more about the people and their way of life. The museum was small but very well done, including several recreations of different styles of palafitte. We enjoyed the visit.
After the museum (and by a circuitous route planned by Google maps), we headed to a nearby town on Lago di Garda for lunch. It turns out that November is basically vacation month in this particular town, so, after a couple of false leads, we (GP) asked a local for a restaurant recommendation and settled down for a lunch alongside the lake. After lunch, we picked up some gelato to eat by the water and then spent some time wandering in the town. It is named Limone because (not kidding) they are famous for the lemons that grow here, so there were lots of lemon (and other citrus) products on offer. The town is quite simply adorable, built on the very steep hillside adjacent to the water.
These are really what remains of the ancient piles on which the building were constructed:
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