The Tourist Documentation Centre

Tourism, a resource for Limone
Following construction of the Gardesana road (1929 - 1931), which permitted transportation between Limone, Gargnano and Riva, Limone became one of the most frequented tourist centres of Lake Garda in the second half of the twentieth century. Many different factors influenced the development of the town: its position on the lake, the morphology of the territory, the characteristic conformation of the historical centre, the climatic conditions, the activism of the inhabitants and the attention of the public administration.
In slightly less than fifty years, camping grounds and boarding homes were opened, followed by the birth of inns, hotels, apartments, residences, bars, restaurants and shops, which transformed the face of the town and the life of the people. Tourism, almost solely foreign tourism, is practically the only economic activity of Limone today.

A "Centre" to document the development of Limone's Tourism
Precisely for the purpose of collecting documents, images, statistics, testimony, etc., which in any way refer to the birth and development of tourism, the municipal administration, in collaboration with the Limonese Tourist Consortium, the Province of Brescia and the Region of Lombardy, has promoted the establishment of a "Centre of Tourist Documentation", in via Comboni 3. In particular, the research and collection of documentation concerns posters, brochures, price lists, films, photographs, post cards, newspaper articles, advertising insertions, municipal administration and other government acts, calendars of events, statistics, books, travel guides, degree theses, letters and souvenirs.
Besides Limone in general, the research and collection of documentation also concerns individual tourist establishments, sector businessmen (entrepreneurs, employees, collaborators, etc.) administrators, experts, tourists, etc. Particular attention is also dedicated to the discovery of the apo-protein Milan A1. Anyone can collaborate by furnishing materials and testimony to the "Centre", which will have to grow up gradually.

A photographic show
A photographic show has been prepared to document the socio-economic change that Limone has undergone from a fishing and agricultural village to tourism; much of the exhibit space of the first floor of the former municipal building is dedicated to this show. This year, the centennial of the Bellavista Hotel is also commemorated, which will be open, thanks to the initiative of Amabile Risatti and Francesco Segala.
The "Centre of Tourist Documentation" and photographic show has been inaugurated on Tuesday, May 15th, 2007.

Former municipal building
via Comboni No. 3.
Every day,
from May 15th to October 31st 2007
from 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.
Free admission