Salò - Geography
The town of Salò is situated about halfway up Lake Garda on the side that is in the province of Brescia, it looks out over the Gulf of Salò. The name Salò is said by some to derive from the divination of an Etruscan queen, Salodia, others, however, argue that it derives from an Etruscan magistrate, Saloo, or from the Latin term Salodium which indicates the rooms in classical Roman villas.