Desenzano is situated on the southern shores of Lake Garda , in the heart of the Morenic Amphitheatre.
Desenzano is a charming town and a famous bathing resort. Desenzano is an ideal starting point for trips and excursions, offers a particularly rich artistic, historic and archaeological history. In the Middle Ages Desenzano was the object of fights between Brescia and Verona, afterwards, in the 15th century it passed under Venetian dominion, becoming a thriving commercial centre.

The heart of this city develops around Malvezzi Square and the Ancient Harbour, with the XXVI century palaces by the famous architect Todeschini. Each tourist should visit the archaeological area (with the ruins of a magnificent IV century Roman Villa with splendid multicoloured and mosaic flooring), the Museum of Archaeology, the Panoramic Tower of S.Martino della Battaglia. The chapel of the Duomo of Desenzano preserves important pieces of art by Andrea Celesti (1637-1712) and “ the Last Supper” (1738) by Gian Battista Tiepolo(1696-1770). The Castle, founded in the Middle Ages and reconstructed in the XIV-XV centuries (recently renovated and offering a breathtaking view of the Lake) is also a place to visit. Villa Brunati has been recently renovated and it has become the Public Library of Desenzano in 2007.

In recent years Desenzano has also become the best known resort on Lake Garda for its entertainment opportunities, such as restaurants, bars, discobars and discotheques.
In Desenzano it is possible to practice sports and water sports (windsurfing, sailing and scub- diving are the most practiced) and there are a great varierty of tennis and golf courts. Desenzano is thwe ideal travel destination for families with children, for romantic couples, for young and old.