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An island in Lake Garda that served as a burial ground, a pirate hideout, and a monastery.
Isola del Garda is a small island that takes its current name from the surrounding Lake Garda. However, during the two millennia of human presence, the island has been known by many different names and has had many uses. Today, the island hosts a beautiful neogothic villa. First inhabited during Roman times, when it was known as Insula Cranie (Isle of Skulls), it was used as a burial site. During the final days of the Western Roman Empire, when Isola del Garda became abandoned, it later became a pirate hideout. In 879, Isola del Garda was granted to the friars of Verona and it was named Isola dei Frati (Isle of the Friars).
