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Desenzano del Garda, in brief.

Largest Lake Garda town, Roman villa mosaics.

The largest town on Lake Garda, set on the lake's sunny southern shore where the railway meets the water.

Its old harbor and arcaded squares open onto the broad lower basin, and a Roman villa preserves fine mosaic floors.

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