Strada della Forra

The Strada della Forra climbs through the gorge carved by the Brasa stream in Tremosine sul Garda. Tunnels, bridges and tight bends fit a twentieth-century road into a dramatic landscape of overhanging rock.

Why it matters

The road transformed the plateau's connection with the lakeshore. Its significance lies in the engineering response to difficult terrain, linking settled uplands with the lake below.

What to notice

Rock walls press close to the carriageway, with tunnels passing through the darkest parts of the gorge. Bends and bridges reveal the changing relationship between the road and the stream. A small Marian image known locally as the Madoninna was associated with the protection of motorists in 1960.

Context and history

A first project dates from 1889. Arturo Cozzaglio designed the road, supported by local advocates including Don Giacomo Zanini and Don Michele Milesi. It was inaugurated on 18 May 1913. The landscape later gained a cinematic association through the James Bond film Quantum of Solace, which used the road as a filming location.