Gardalonga is a rowing boat race that takes place every year on May in Toscolano Maderno on Garda Lake.
Any rowing boat can take part at this race, there are a lot different boats like dragonboat, bisse, canoe, iole, kayak. Every year there are many athletes who participate; increasingly are registrations from abroad.
The race takes place on two different distances: “GardaLonga” and “GardaCorta”, respectively 25 and 14 km.
GardaLonga:
Gardalonga starts from the gulf of Maderno and proceed till Isola del Garda as follow: the boats has to reach along the lake shore Gardone Riviera, Salò, Portese then Isola del Garda. After circumnavigated the island back to Maderno along the path in reverse: Portese – Salò – Gardone Riviera – Maderno.
GardaCorta:
Gardalonga starts from the gulf of Maderno and proceed till Salò along the lake shore, reach Gardeone Riviera and Salò then back to Maderno.