Fort Garda

Monte Brione Middle Battery is an Austro-Hungarian artillery fortification near the Northern Italian town of Riva Del Garda. Despite being called the Middle Battery, it is actually on the crest of Monte Brione, and is between Fort Garda to the south and Fort Saint Alexander to the north. The battery was built between 1898 and 1900 as part of the second round of new fortifications built in Italy. The mountain that Brione is built on is one of very few places where you can experience all three types of Austro-Hungarian fortifications. Brione was built with the purpose of supporting the aging fortifications in the Nago-Torbale area. Brione's construction combined two materials that would usually have been used separately: stone and reinforced concrete. Brione's usefulness diminished with the decision to build the Adige-Vallarsa group of fortifications in 1909. Brione's armament was four 12 cm 1876 guns in casemates, in addition to two machine guns and numerous rifle slits.

Monte Brione North Battery, also known as Nordbatterie or Fort St. Alexander, is an Austro-Hungarian fortification built in the Northern Italian town of Riva Del Garda. While some sources say that St. Alexander was built between 1860 and 1862, others say 1880-81. St. Alexander was part of the first fortifications built near Riva Del Garda, and the mountain that Alexander is built on, Monte Brione, is one of the only places in the world where all 3 types of Austro-Hungarian fortifications can be found. Alexander is built out of quarried stone, and was partially renovated in 1908, and in 1911 it was equipped with a radiotelegraphy machine.

The Sarca is a river springing from the Adamello-Presanella mountains in the Italian Alps and flowing into Lake Garda at Torbole. As an emissary of the lake it becomes known as the Mincio river, forming a single river system 203 kilometres (126 mi) long (Sarca-Mincio). With its 78 km (48 mi) length, it is the fifth largest river in Trentino after the Adige, Brenta 174 km (108 mi), Noce 105 km (65 mi) and Avisio 90 km (56 mi), while it is the second for flow after Adige. The river is shallow and fast flowing, passing through the Genova valley (Val di Genova), forming a number of waterfalls, of which Cascina Muta and Saft dei Can are the best known. Before reaching the Rendena Valley (Val Rendena), part of its water is diverted to a hydroelectric powerstation. Then its flow becomes less and less tumultuous. The main places on the river include Carisolo, Pinzolo, Tione di Trento, Le Sarche, Ponte Arche, Ragoli, Dro, Arco & Torbole.

Fort Nago (Italian: Forte Nago, German: Strassensperre Nago) is an Austro-Hungarian fortification built in Northern Italy. Between 1860–62, Nago was built to guard the local pass. At the time of its construction, Nago was considered the best design for a road block, using a smaller, lower structure at the roadside which was supported by a larger structure up the hill. The higher structure could watch the road from farther up, but the lower structure at the roadside was blind to anything not almost on top of it. The lower structure could physically cut off the road using a large iron door. Both structures were built out of chiseled limestone.

The San Nicolo Battery (Italian: Batteria costiera San Nicolò, German: Strandbatterie San Nicolò) is an Austro-Hungarian artillery battery built on the slopes of Monte Brione in Northern Italy. Sources vary as to when Nicolo was built with some sources saying 1860–61 and 1870. S. Nicolo was built on the shores of Lake Garda for the purpose of keeping Italian infantry from landing on the relatively flat beaches near Riva Del Garda. San Nicolo was the only coastal artillery battery on a lake in Northern Italy. The Austrians called S. Nicolo “Strandbatterie” which means “Beach Battery” because it had the purpose of blocking the landing of troops. In addition to being a coastal battery, S. Nicolo had the job of barring the way between Riva Del Garda and Torbole to the east. Most of the guns were facing out across the lake, and Nicolo was later equipped with spotlights for illuminating the lake at night.

Nago–Torbole (Nach e Tùrbule in local dialect) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 kilometres (19 miles) southwest of Trento on the north shore of Lake Garda. The municipality of Nago–Torbole contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Torbole (Turbel), Nago (Naag), and Tempesta. The villages cling to the limestone rocks on the extreme north-west slope of Monte Baldo; it lies close to the mouth of the river Sarca and its houses are set as an amphitheater around the small bay, in front of Monte Rocchetta and the Ledro Alps. Nago–Torbole borders the following municipalities: Arco, Riva del Garda, Mori, Ledro, Brentonico, and Malcesine.

Riva del Garda (Rìva in local dialect) is a town and comune in the northern Italian province of Trento of the Trentino Alto Adige region. It is also known simply as Riva and is located at the northern tip of Lake Garda.

Alto Garda e Ledro is one of the sixteen districts of Trentino in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

Ponale Hydroelectric Power Plant (Italian: Centrale idroelettrica del Ponale) is a pumped storage plant, located in city of Riva del Garda in the Italian province of Trentino, on River Ponale between Lake Ledro and Lake Garda. Its output capability is 76MW.The station was built in 1928-1929 and, following rework of the pipes, underwent overhaul in 1998.From Lake Ledro, the water is ducted several kilometers to penstocks at a point (close to the Chiesa di Santa Barbara) almost directly above the power station buildings and machinery at Riva del Garda; from here it falls on a gradient approaching 3:1 to the turbines.The station is known by the world record in high-rise concrete pumping during the reconstruction in 1994. The achieved record was 532m.During construction of the plant, there was discovered the remains of a Bronze Age pile-dwelling village (over 10 000 piles) on the east of the Lake Ledro.

The Arboreto di Arco (1 hectare) is an arboretum and botanical garden located at Viale delle Palme, 1, Arco, Trentino, Italy. It is open daily without charge. The arboretum was created in 1872 by Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen, on the grounds of his villa, not far from Lake Garda. It was renovated in 1964 as miniature landscapes, reconstructing natural plant environments, and in 1993 became part of the Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali. Today the arboretum contains about 150 species of plants from around the world, each labeled with Latin binomial, family, common name, and area of origin.

Arco Castle (Italian: Castello di Arco, German: Schloss Arch) is a ruined castle located on a prominent spur high above Arco and the Sarca Valley in Trentino, northern Italy.

The Battle of Doss Alto was a minor military engagement between the troops of Austria-Hungary and Italy on the Italian front of World War I on 21 September 1918. The battle took place on the Doss Alto di Nago hill in northern Italy. Italian regiments, composed of the members of Czechoslovak Legion in Italy, were able to defend their post on the hillside against Austro-Hungarians. Victory later became the most commemoraded battle of the legions on the Italian warfare.