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The art of growing lemons on Lake Garda

Availability

May to September 

Duration

About 2 hours

Description

La Malora lemon garden is a journey back in time, an image that evokes sounds and smells from the past. The turbulent Malora creek and the mill wheels turning in the water accompany the Franciscan monks singing psalms while they tend to their lemons. We are in 1500 and this is the reality back then: a flourishing industry on the western shore of Lake Garda. At the time, the shore of the lake was sprinkled with citrus groves that were rigorously cultivated by hand. The lemons, rich in citric acid, were mainly sold to northern Europe.
The ancient lemon garden will provide an exclusive experience: a narrated tour of the location and the cultivation techniques, lemon harvest, and production. You will be in charge of pressing the madernina lemons – the ancient local variety – and collect the juice that will be pasteurized at 70-75 degrees, and after adding sugar will become syrup ready for bottling.


What's included

Tour of the location and the cultivation techniques, lemon harvest, and production.
The pressing of the madernina lemons
The bottle of concentrated syrup pressed with our own hands.

Where

LIMONAIA LA MALORA
Via Libertà,  2 – Gargnano (BS)


Languages

ITA- EN

Additional information

Required documents: printed voucher  

Nr. min partcipants: 2
 
Confirmation: instant  
 
Min. age: no
 
Cancellation policy: not refundable

Penalty: 100% charge

Covid requirements

In order to protect all the participants and people involved in the activity, we kindly request to avoid the participation on case of one of these symptoms: 

- Temperature higher than 37.5
- Cough, Sore throath or breathing difficulty
- Fadigue, muscle or body anches 

We also request to let us know if you've been with symptomatic people in the last 14 days or if you come from a risk area (declared as such byt authorities) in the last 14 days. 
 
By taking part at the above activity, you implicitly confirm you are free by these listed risky factors 

The art of growing lemons on Lake Garda