Note 117 — IV TIROL
W. G. (William George) Waters translation
Garda has always been famous for its fish, and the fishing industry gave its name to the town at the outlet, Peschiera. Cardan (De Vita Prop., c. xxx.) tells of a mighty pike he ate at Sirmio after a narrow escape from drowning in the lake. In Coryat’s time it was celebrated for its abundance of “Carpes, Troutes, and Eeles.”