Medieval Times Show

Lake Garda


A medieval show with sword fights, heraldry and knights in shining armour is held nightly at CanevaWorld starting in May and lasting until late October. The dinner show begins at 7.30pm; in July and August there are two shows, at 7pm and 9.30pm.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Lake Garda attractions

1. Rocca Scaligera

1.42 MILES

The five towers of the privately owned Rocca Scaligera rise to the south of the harbour – look out for the huge hole in the north wall of its main tower,…

2. Chiesa di San Nicolò

1.47 MILES

The Romanesque Church of Saint Nick, the patron of fishermen, sits squat by the lapping harbour as it has done since the 11th century. Inside lurk the…

3. Promenade

1.55 MILES

Paved in waves of marble and brick, Lazise's promenade is the best on this side of Lake Garda. Grab an ice cream, feed the swans and lap up those views.

4. Museo dell'Olio d'Oliva

2.76 MILES

Some 2km south of Bardolino in Cisano, the most impressive exhibits at this well-laid-out museum are the monster grape presses, some of which used mule…

5. Museo del Vino

3.82 MILES

Just off the main lake road and walkable from town, the Museo del Vino is set within the Zeni Winery, and rarely has a museum smelt this good. Rich scents…

6. Pieve di San Zeno

4.44 MILES

There's old and there's...old. Hemmed in by houses and guarded by an agreeably shabby courtyard north of the main road, this tiny church, dating from the…

7. Rocca Scaligera

5.77 MILES

Expanding their influence northwards, the Scaligeri of Verona built this enormous square-cut castle right at the entrance to old Sirmione. Rising out of…

8. Grotte di Catullo

5.95 MILES

Occupying 2 hectares at Sirmione's northern tip, this ruined 1st-century-AD Roman villa is a picturesque complex of teetering stone arches and tumbledown…