Peschiera del Garda is one of the most original villages on Lake Garda, it is completely surrounded by canals and overlooks the lake at the point where the waters of Lake Garda come out in the Mincio emissary. The first settlements date back to the Bronze Age (typical finds have been found: arrowheads, swords, etc.). In Roman times Peschiera became an important center: there is the testimony of Pliny the Elder and the name Peschiera. In order to facilitate connections, in addition to the natural route of the lake and the Mincio that allowed rapid communication to the city of Mantua, in Roman times the so-called Via Gallica was built, connecting Bergamo and Brescia to Verona, touching precisely the junction of Peschiera del Garda.
Near Peschiera, towards Salionze sul Mincio to be precise, tradition reports that Pope Leo I stopped Attila " the scourge of God " without weapons, on the ford of the Mincio in 492 after a campaign of conquest and destruction begun by the remote territories of Asia Minor, from the port of Peschiera can be reached by boat and hydrofoil all the towns of Lake Garda. From Peschiera del Garda begins a cycle path about 40 km long, which connects it to Mantua and runs along the river for a long stretch of the route, in an environment where the Mincio Park extends.
