▁the ▁boats ▁were ▁ha u led ▁further ▁by ▁ox en ▁and ▁manual ▁labour ▁until ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁launched ▁into ▁Lake ▁Lo pp io , ▁then ▁further ▁ha u led ▁along ▁the ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Monte ▁Bal do ▁into ▁Lake ▁Gard a ▁at ▁Tor bo le . ▁This ▁explo it ▁cost ▁ 2 4 0 ▁ox en ▁and ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁duc ats . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 4 4 0 ▁the ▁small ▁Ven et ian ▁fleet ▁destroyed ▁Vis cont i ' s ▁fleet ▁and ▁conquer ed ▁R iva ▁del ▁Gard a . ▁ ▁Tor bo le , ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁was ▁a ▁stop ▁for ▁European ▁travel ers ▁passing ▁through ▁on ▁the ▁A tes ina ▁road ▁from ▁Germany ▁to ▁Italy . ▁Mont a igne ▁visited ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 0 . ▁Go ethe ▁arrived ▁here ▁from ▁R over eto ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 7 8 6 , ▁four ▁days ▁after ▁having ▁crossed ▁B ren ner ▁Pass . ▁Go ethe ▁was ▁ 3 7 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁upon ▁seeing ▁the ▁blue ▁exp anse ▁of ▁Lake ▁Gard a ▁and ▁the ▁silver ▁o live - gro ves , ▁he ▁experienced ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁and ▁m ild ▁climate ▁of ▁the ▁places ▁ext ol led ▁by ▁the ▁Class ics , ▁and ▁he ▁wrote ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁achieved ▁happiness . ▁The ▁Bres cian ▁Ces are ▁Ar ici , ▁id yl lic ▁rural ▁poet , ▁ex alt ed