LIDO 84 RESTAURANT - THEATRE ON THE LAKE
Lido 84 sits exactly where Italy begins to dream of itself — on the western banks of Lake Garda, between Limone (a lemon-scented fantasy village) and Salò , the more aristocratic neighbour. The restaurant’s setting is almost absurdly cinematic: water shimmering like polished glass, sailboats idling like props, the Alps brooding in the distance. The house once belonged to an old lady who kept fishing boats and a small dock. Today it’s been re-imagined down to the last nail: a stylish, gourmet temple built over memory. Inside, bright reds and lake greens clash in deliberate harmony, a scene lifted straight from Amarcord . It’s all very Fellini meets D’Annunzio — a theatre of beauty, art, and Italian contradiction. Just above, on the hill, lies D’Annunzio’s infamous Vittoriale degli Italiani — part mausoleum, part ship, part hallucination — funded in part by Mussolini when the poet-soldier ran out of cash. It’s the perfect backdrop for chef Riccardo Camanini’s philosophy: a di...
