Panorama

PANORAMA

This panel presents a stylised, composite mountain panorama as seen from Camping Bergamini. The view extends from north-west to north-east across Lago di Garda and includes the main settlements and mountain peaks.

Tactile key

• The solid raised surface represents the nearest eastern shoreline, shown in green.
• The surface with large raised dots represents the hills behind Garda, at an intermediate distance. These hills mainly belong to the Monte Baldo massif and are shown in brown.
• The surface with small raised dots represents hills at a medium distance around the lake. They are shown in yellow.
• The smooth surface outlined by a thin line represents the most distant mountains. These mainly belong to the Prealpi Venete and the Alpi Retiche and are shown in red.
• Dashed lines mark the position of selected peaks and places. Their names and elevations are indicated.
• Solid dots mark towns and other settlements. Their names are indicated.

All printed labels are black, and all text is also provided in Braille.

Lago di Garda

Begin at the lower right-hand corner of the panel. Here you will find the square containing the QR code and the label "QR CODE". Move your fingers slightly upwards. You will feel the outline of the lake, with north at the top. Its distinctive narrow "horn" extends towards the north-east, into the Prealpi.

On the southern shore of the lake, you will feel a solid dot. This marks our current position at Peschiera del Garda. From here, facing north, the panel represents the landscape through a series of perspective layers and mountain profiles.

Follow the outline of the lake. Parts of the eastern shore and a short section of the western shore are marked with a thicker line because they are the closest shores to us. On the panel, the eastern shore is represented by a clearly distinguishable solid raised surface.

Move your fingers above and to the left of the lake outline. You will find a vertical line separating this part of the panel from the main panorama. We will now explore the panorama in detail.

The panorama

Run your fingers along the lower edge of the panel, ignoring the markings closest to either end. Slightly to the left of the centre, you will find an inscription arranged over four lines. It reads: "Lago di Garda, profondità massima 346 m". This means: "Lake Garda, maximum depth, three hundred and forty-six metres". Although the water surface is not represented as a tactile area, the lake occupies the lower half of the panorama in front of us. Its maximum depth is reached near Malcesine, a little beyond the halfway point of the lake's northern "horn".

Continue along the lower edge of the panel. To the left and right of this central inscription are the labels for Sirmione and Peschiera del Garda. Beside each name, you will find an arrow: the arrow for Sirmione is to the left of its label, and the arrow for Peschiera del Garda is to the right. The arrows indicate the direction of these places from our viewpoint.

Return to the central inscription and move your fingers slightly above the printed words "Lago di Garda". You will find another label: "Bardolino". A solid dot is located just above it. Bardolino is one of the municipalities on the eastern shore of the lake, north-east of Peschiera. Immediately above, the shoreline is represented as a thin, solid raised layer. At this point, the surface becomes slightly uneven as the first hills begin.

Follow this raised layer to the right, towards the south-east. You will encounter more solid dots and place names along the shore. From left to right, they are Cisano, Lazise and Pacengo.

Pause at Pacengo and move your fingers upwards until you find the solid raised layer of the shore again. Continue slightly further upwards. You will feel a thin, irregular line outlining a smooth surface. This represents the most distant part of the visible panorama.

In this section, the distant mountains are the Monti Lessini, a pre-Alpine plateau with a maximum elevation of one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five metres. You can also find this information slightly above, by following a vertical dashed line. The Monti Lessini may feel only a little higher than the shore because of perspective. Despite their elevation, they are very far away, more than fifty kilometres in a straight line from Peschiera del Garda.

Follow the mountain profile to the left. After a short distance, you will feel another vertical dashed line beneath your fingertips. This line marks the position of Monte Carega. Follow it upwards to find the name. Monte Carega belongs to the Piccole Dolomiti and rises to two thousand two hundred and fifty metres above sea level. On the panel, however, it appears lower than Monte Moscal. The pointed summit of Monte Moscal is slightly to the left. It is outlined by a thick line and covered with dense small dots, indicating that it lies at an intermediate distance. Although Monte Moscal is only four hundred and twenty-seven metres high, it is closer to us and therefore appears higher.

Explore the area covered with small raised dots. Slightly to the left of the summit, you will find a solid dot. This is the village of Affi, located on the slopes of Monte Moscal. Move your fingers upwards to find its label. From this exact point, move left until you find another dashed line. It marks Monte Tomba, whose summit is one thousand seven hundred and sixty-six metres above sea level. Follow the line upwards to find the name. Follow it downwards to return to the outline of the distant mountains surrounding the smooth surface.

Continue following this mountain outline to the left. Very shortly, you will reach an area with large raised dots that rises upwards. This is the Monte Baldo massif. It begins at an intermediate distance, and its summit, at two thousand two hundred and eighteen metres, dominates the panorama above the eastern shore of Lago di Garda. A dashed line at the summit leads to its identifying label.

From this label, move diagonally a little to the left and slightly downwards. You will soon find the name and elevation of Rocca di Garda. Although it is only two hundred and eighty-eight metres high, it belongs to the Monte Baldo massif and is therefore represented within the layer of large raised dots.

Because Rocca di Garda is relatively low, it may not be easy to identify. Follow its dashed line downwards. First, you will cross the thin outline of the smooth surface representing the most distant mountains. Then you will reach the surface with large raised dots and, finally, the horizontal edge of the shoreline. Slightly below and to the right, you will find the solid dot and label for the town of Garda.

Follow the shoreline to the left. The solid raised surface changes into a surface with large raised dots. This surface gradually narrows and becomes surrounded by an area of small raised dots. Here, the Monte Baldo massif descends towards the lake and ends at Punta San Vigilio. To find its name, follow the dashed line rising from this point.

Continue following the shoreline to the left, across the surface with small raised dots. Just below its outline, you will find two more solid dots. These mark the settlements of Manerba, further west, and Moniga, further east. We are now on the western shore of the lake. As this shore extends towards the north-east, it appears behind the section of eastern shoreline facing us.

Explore this area using both hands. Follow the mountain profile between Moniga and Manerba until you find the highest and most distinctive peak in this section. It is known as the "profilo di Napoleone", or Monte Pizzocolo. Its name and elevation, one thousand five hundred and eighty-one metres above sea level, are located beside the usual dashed line.

To the right of this mountain, you will find one final strip of smooth surface outlined by a thin line. It extends to the right as far as Monte Baldo. This strip represents the Alpi Retiche Meridionali. Their peaks rise between three thousand and four thousand metres and frame the panorama, even though they are also more than fifty kilometres from Peschiera.