Salò


 * For the Finnish town, see Salo.

Salò is a town in Lombardy, northern Italy on the bank of Lake Garda.

Understand
The town has the longest promenade on the banks of Lake Garda. It was the seat of government of the Italian Social Republic — a puppet state of Nazi Germany — from 1943 to 1945. The ISR is often called the "Republic of Salò" (Repubblica di Salò in Italian).

Go next
Gardone Riviera – to see the Vittoriale