This Charming Italian Town Is Hosting a Festival Dedicated Entirely to Lemons

"The festival opens around 25 of these lush, private gardens for visitors to explore, blending centuries-old agricultural traditions with cultural programming and local flavors."

"During the festival, the cloister becomes a central hub, filled with citrus-inspired floral installations, photography exhibitions, historical tools, and displays of more than 50 citrus varieties grown on the lake."

"At its peak between the 17th and 19th centuries, Lake Garda was home to roughly 770 limonaie producing up to 20 million lemons annually for export across Europe."

The Giardini d'Agrumi festival, held on April 18-19 in Gargnano, celebrates the region's lemon-growing heritage. It features around 25 historic limonaie, which are typically closed to the public. The festival highlights the introduction of lemons by Franciscan monks and showcases the Cloister of San Francesco with floral installations and exhibitions. Visitors can explore various limonaie, reflecting a once-thriving lemon industry that peaked between the 17th and 19th centuries, producing millions of lemons for export across Europe.

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