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

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' in the

province of Brescia The province of Brescia (; Brescian: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of January 2019) and its capital is the city of Brescia.With an area of 4,785 km2, it is the ...

, in

Lombardy The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...

, northern

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

. 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 (, , or , ; ; ) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, between Brescia and Milan to the west, and Verona and Venice to the east. The lake cuts into the edge of the Eastern Alps, Italian Alp ...

. 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 Salò (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia in the region of Lombardy (northern Italy) on the banks of Lake Garda, on which it has the longest promenade. The city was the Governance#Seat of government, seat of government of th ...

, Puegnago sul Garda 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. *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