Lazise Site Features

The town is still walled, with much of the medieval circuit standing and three gates giving into it.

The castle is Scaliger work -- a square enclosure with corner towers and swallowtail merlons -- and is privately owned, so it is seen from outside and from its gardens rather than entered.

The harbour is the town's set piece: a small basin enclosed by a curving quay, with the castle above it and pastel houses around it.

The Dogana Veneta is a long, plain, high-roofed hall on the harbour front -- built for work rather than display, which is exactly why it is interesting. Galleys were assembled under that roof.

San Nicolò, the small Romanesque church on the port, retains fourteenth-century frescoes.

The harbour

A small walled basin with the castle above it -- the shore's most recognisable view, and best at either end of the day.

The Dogana Veneta

The Venetian customs house and galley works on the quay, now an events hall.

The walls and gates

Much of the medieval circuit survives, with three gates still carrying traffic and pedestrians into the centre.

San Nicolò

The little Romanesque church on the harbour, with medieval frescoes inside.