Salò
Interesting
For historians, the town is linked indelibly to Mussolini, who set up the short-lived "Italian Social Republic" here in 1943, following his overthrow. For cinema-lovers, it brings to mind Pasolini, whose film, Salò or the 120 days of Sodom created an outcry at the time. Located on the banks of Lake Garda, Salò proves to be much more tranquil than its reputation may suggest. The town enjoyed a period of splendour as the capital of the Venetian Magnifica Patria (15C to late 18C), as its beautiful 15C cathedral bears witness.
