Lake Garda - Italy
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Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is about 31 miles long and up to 10 miles wide in places. Lake Garda has about 5 million visitors a year and it is easy to understand why. In our opinion Lake Garda is a beautiful place. It has fantastic scenery with high mountains to the north and beautiful cosmopolitan towns that lie on the shores of the lake. Lake Garda is certainly a place you should visit if you like boats, and like exploring picturesque Italian villages as well as dining in good quality restaurants.
All the towns around Lake Garda are connected by the lake water bus system. These run at regular intervals, especially during the summer, and are a cheap and easy way to explore Lake Garda.
The road that runs down the eastern side of Lake Garda, known as the Gardesana Orientale, connects the towns of Riva, Malcesine, Torri del Benaco, Garda, Bardolino, Lazise and Sirmione.
Riva is situated at the northern end of the lake. It is close to the Alps and it has Roman origins and the old town has quaint streets and a spectacular lakeside promenade. There are plenty of good restaurants and Riva is well known for it's excellent windsurfing just down the coast at Torbole.
Malcesine with its high Alpine backdrop is a former fishing village. Famous for the Scaligeri Castle, built in the 13th century, Malcesine has good restaurants and shopping as well as boat hire facilities. You can take a cable car from Malcesine up the 5,643 ft. Monte Baldo and the view from the top has amazing views of the surrounding area and Lake Garda. This is well worth a visit.
Garda is one of the lakes most beautiful towns. It has medieval streets, trendy boutiques and elegant lake promenade and good restaurants and Garda is probably the oldest town on the lake.
Bardolino lies at the centre of a wine region famed for its delicious reds and there are plenty of places to taste the wine for yourself at one of over 54 different vineyards in the region. The town of Bardolino itself has a lovely waterfront setting, interesting traffic free cobbled streets and a lively cosmopolitan atmosphere in the evenings. There are plenty of good quality restaurants and bars where you can sit and watch the world go by.
Lazise is a lovely lakeside town with well-preserved walls and a Scaligeri castle. Lazise has a good marina and plenty of good restaurants.
Sirmione lies at the end of a 2.5 mile peninsula and is like something out of a fairytale. Sirmione is a busy little town in summer. It is probably the most popular of the Lake Garda towns as far as tourists are concerned and it is easy to understand why. If you visit lake Garda the town of Sirmione should certainly not be missed.
The road up the western shore of Lake Garda has a total of 70 tunnels and it takes about an hour to drive the 44 miles to Riva.
Desenzano at the south western end of Lake Garda is the largest and liveliest town on the lake. A harbour since Roman times, Desenzano is still a busy trading centre.
Gardone Riviera became the most fashionable resort on Lake Garda in the late 19th century. It is still a popular place now due to its lovely promenade and pretty harbour.
Limone was formerly the lemon garden of Lake Garda and is a busy little town. It is well worth a visit and like other similar Lake Garda towns it has a wonderful mountain backdrop and fantastic views down the lake.
Global Holidays has a wide choice of holidays available to Lake Garda and the rest of Italy. You can fly from several UK airports to the region and we can also arrange car hire. With a wide range of good quality hotels at low prices we are bound to have a holiday to Lake Garda for you. Call us on 0845 299 4450 or you can search yourself for a holiday at Lake Garda
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