San Felice del Benaco ( Gardesano: ) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...

'' in the

province of Brescia The Province of Brescia ( it, provincia di Brescia; Brescian: ) is a Province in the Lombardy administrative region of northern Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of January 2019) and its capital is the city of Brescia. With an ...

, in Lombardy, northern

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. The name derives most likely from the Latin ''sinus felix'', meaning "pleasant harbour". It is located on the western shore of the

Lake Garda Lake Garda ( it, Lago di Garda or ; lmo, label= Eastern Lombard, Lach de Garda; vec, Ƚago de Garda; la, Benacus; grc, Βήνακος) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...

. The Isola del Garda, the largest island in the lake, is part of the municipality of San Felice. It is bounded by the municipalities of Salò,

Puegnago sul Garda Puegnago del Garda ( Gardesano: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is bounded by the comunes of San Felice del Benaco, Manerba del Garda, Muscoline, Polpenazze del Garda and Salò. History Thanks to the finding of the ...

and Manerba del Garda.

Main sights

*Sanctuary of the Madonna del Carmine, dating from the 15th century. It is a late example of Lombard Gothic architecture. *Parish church (1740-1781). It houses frescoes by

Carlo Innocenzo Carloni Carlo Innocenzo Carlone or Carloni (1686–1775) was an Italian painter and engraver, active especially in Germany. Biography He was a native of Scaria, near Como, in Lombardy, but may have been from the Carloni family of Genoese painters. He ...

. *Remains of the castle. *Church of ''San Fermo'' (15th century), at Portese. *Remains of the castle of Portese. *abandoned spring factory "mollificio bresciano" by Vittoriano Viganò an important Italian architect.

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Cities and towns in Lombardy Populated places on Lake Garda {{Brescia-geo-stub