museum
Museo Mille Miglia
Museum dedicated to Italy's legendary thousand-mile open-road endurance race housed in a medieval monastery.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Nave
Lombardy, Italy · Europe
About Nave
Nave works well as a base: 5 minutes from Caino, 30km from Lake Garda.
Nave is in Lombardy, Italy, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Caino, about 4 km away.
Nave (Brescian: Nàe) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. Neighbouring communes are, from the south and clockwise: Brescia, Bovezzo, Concesio, Lumezzane, Caino, Serle and Botticino. It is located in the Garza valley.
The origin of the name Nave is not certain. Some maintain it comesRead more
from nava (cfr. English navel) meaning the valley basin in which Nave sits, others think it is a contraction from Latin nam vallis, wide valley [1]. Another possibility is it comes from Latin navis meaning ship (cfr. Italian nave with the same meaning) due to the overall shape of the town when seen from the Maddalena mountain. Notwithstanding this hypothesis being held as improbable, the coat of arms of the town sports a ship on it.
Originally Nave consisted in a series of loosely connected urban sections: Nave proper (Nave centro, Nàe), Campanile (Kampanìl), Cortine (Kurtìne), Dernago (Dernàk), Mitria (Mìtria), Monteclana (Monteklàna), Muratello (Möradêl) which eventually connected together following urbanization. This is reflected by the fact that Nave does not have a main square, which is uncommon for an Italian town. Nave is also known as the Iron valley due to the multiple iron and steel factories that characterised the environment.
In one of its urban section - Cortine - is still possible to visit "Villa Zanardelli", a former house of the President Giuseppe Zanardelli.
A Lombard language tongue twister plays on Nàe being both the name of the town and a past tense of the verb nà (English to go, Italian andare): en dè ke nàe a Nàe go 'nkontràt el prèt de Nàe, 'l ma dìt endò ke nàe me go dìt ke nàe Nàe, which can be translated as: I was going to Nave when I met the priest of Nave, he asked me where I was going and I told him I was going to Nave.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Nave?
Within an hour or so of Nave: Museo Mille Miglia (7 km), Monte Isola, Lake Iseo (21 km), Il Vittoriale degli Italiani (23 km), Autodromo di Franciacorta (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Nave?
The nearest famous roads are Strada della Forra (Tremosine), Passo di Crocedomini and Passo della Presolana.
Where is Nave?
Nave is in Lombardy, Italy, about 4 km from Caino.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,848
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Lombardy
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 45.5848, 10.2795
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Nave
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Monte Isola, Lake Iseo
Europe's largest lake island rises car-free from Lake Iseo, crowned by a sanctuary with sweeping water views.
21 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Il Vittoriale degli Italiani
Poet D'Annunzio's eccentric hillside estate above Lake Garda hides a warship prow, mausoleum and lavish gardens.
23 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Autodromo di Franciacorta
Modern circuit in Lombardy's sparkling-wine country, home to Italy's official Porsche Experience Center. Combines track drives with the vineyards of Franciacorta on your doorstep.
23 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Sirmione
A narrow peninsula jutting into southern Lake Garda, guarded by a medieval Scaliger castle and home to ancient Roman thermal baths.
27 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Lake Garda
Italy's largest lake with Mediterranean climate, dramatic mountain scenery, charming towns, and the Scaliger castle at Sirmione.
30 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Strada della Forra (Tremosine)
A jaw-dropping cliff road tunnelling through a gorge above Lake Garda, called by Churchill the world's most beautiful road.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Gardaland
Italy's most popular amusement park on the shores of Lake Garda with over 35 themed attractions.
37 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Nave
- 21 kmMonte Isola, Lake IseoEurope's largest lake island rises car-free from Lake Iseo, crowned by a sanctuary with sweeping water views.
- 34 kmStrada della Forra (Tremosine)A jaw-dropping cliff road tunnelling through a gorge above Lake Garda, called by Churchill the world's most beautiful road.
- 37 kmPasso di CrocedominiA high, bleak pass above the Val Camonica with open moorland at the top and very little traffic.
- 41 kmPasso della PresolanaA busy resort pass under the pale walls of the Presolana massif, open all year and popular with motorcyclists.
- 43 kmGardesana OccidentaleA spectacular lakeside road along Lake Garda's western shore threading through tunnels carved into sheer cliffs above the water.
- 43 kmPasso di TremalzoA rough, tunnel-pierced military road above Lake Garda at 1,694m, part gravel, spectacular and demanding.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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