The Gardone Riviera is a small tourist resort on the western shore of Lake Garda and makes an ideal base for visiting the area around the lake itself. Situated approximately a third of the way up the western shore, it is central enough to use either the local bus service or the ferry service to visit the other small towns around the lake.

The waterfront settlement of Gardone Riviera is very much dominated by tourism, in an amiable and laid-back way. It's a small place with several hotels, a little piazza sloping down to the lakeshore and a peaceful lakeside promenade decorated with well-kept flowerbeds. There are plenty of places to eat and drink along the promenade. It is an ideal place for a nice relaxing holiday and lazy afternoons whiled away strolling or enjoying lake views, sipping cups of English tea and savouring extravagant ice creams at the restaurants and cafes along the lakeside.