Of course, the Roeners already liked it here; Roman relics can be seen under the loggia at the town hall. The landmark of Riva, the 34 meter high Torre Apponale on Piazza III. Novembre, was built at the beginning of the 13th century to protect the port. The view from up there of almost the whole lake is fantastic. Everyone who built here has left something behind that is worth a visit: the Scaligians built the moated castle on the bank, the Venetians left the Venetian lions on some portals. And until 1918 Riva belonged to Austria - a Habsburg town on Lake Garda. Writers like Thomas Mann, Rilke and Kafka stayed here.

The food that goes with the story is served in the city's osterias. In addition to typical Italian dishes such as spaghetti or saltimbocca, you will also find regional specialties from Trentino, for example canderli (dumplings in various variations, for example with bacon or beetroot); Strangolapreti (literally translated priest strangler, a kind of spinach gnocchi) or Carne Salada e Faci - salted meat with beans, whose recipe dates back to the 15th century, when round and horse meat was first preserved with salt.

These hearty dishes call for wines that can counter them. Two excellent reds, which are exclusively pressed in Trentino, are highly recommended. One is called Teroldego, the other Marzemino. The latter was proven in the Adige Valley as early as the 15th century and was already appreciated by Mozart, who spoke to wine in his opera, Don Giovanni "with the exclamation" Versa il vino. Eccelente Marzimino! ", By the way, in Riva people eat in two shifts: the Germans eat from eight to ten in the evening, followed by the Italians.