Lake Garda is the largest and most popular lake in Italy. It was formed in the last Ice Age and covers 370 sq. kilometres, reaching right up into the Alps. This beautiful mountain location makes it one of the most spectacular settings in the world. If you stay at any of our recommended hotels or holiday homes you will find yourself right at the heart of this landscape.

Malcesine, Riva, Gardone, Brenzone, Caprino Veronese and Spiazzi are also excellent for mountain-hiking biking and Canyoning and other outdoor sports providing panoramic views of the area.

The walking is all taken at a leisurely pace and does not involve any significant ascent but walking down from Monte Baldo can test the knees if you do not opt to return by cable car!

The east bank of the Lake produces olive oil and famous wines, such as Valpolicella and Bardolino. Looming above the area is Mount Baldo with  its three peaks. Projecting through  the last glacial sheet, its unique flora is a throwback to pre-glacial times. The rich soil and mild climate of the lake area encourages an abundance of wildlife and flora. Cedars, olives, lemon and palm trees flourish and

the Gorgeous shoreline offers pristine beaches. Numerous ancient castles dot the hillsides.                           

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The local climate is softened by the presence of this large body of water, which makes it comfortable for exploring the towns and villages on and close to the lake towns such as Garda, Lazise, Sirmione, Torri del Benaco, Bardolino, Limone and Peschiera which are wonderful places to visit with a great choice of hotels, B&Bs, villas and other accommodations or just for wandering around the cobbled streets filled with shops, hotels and restaurants and are home to bustling lakeside markets.

The contrast of dramatic mountains and sandy coves make Lake Garda arguably the most beautiful of theItalian lakes.  In the south, some 50 km away, youcan find Hotels, and other accommodations with views that stretch right across the Po valley.

On the southern shore, jutting into lake garda, lays Sirmione with its quiet cobblestone streets, thermal baths, fairytale castle, olive groves and quaint Lake Garda hotels. Gazing across Lake Garda from the town of Desenzano on its southwest bank, the view is quite spectacular. Lake Garda’s has more in common with southern Italy.

Lake Garda hotels recomends visiting Malcesine towards the northern end of Lake Garda, it's a tranquil village away from the busy part of the lake but close enough to the lake to enjoy all its amenities. The boats that link the historic lakeside towns are an enjoyable way to travel. Do visit the old port of Torbole, the charming old streets of Limone and the castle and Roman Villa in Sirmione. From Malcesine you can take a cable car onto Monte Baldo for some mountain walking and superb views. Walks on the lake shore from Lazie or Bardolino also help to work up an appetite.

Some important museums are: the Museo Scaligero at Malcesine; the Civic Museum at Caprino Veronese; Museo Palazzina storica at Peschiera del Garda; the Napoleonic Museum at Rivoli Veronese; the Archeological Museum at Cavaion Veronese. The Museum Scaligero, located at Torri del Benaco, is very important for ethnological aspects and it shows some objects connected to the trades carried out in the area: one room shows the activities of the "calafati", artisans dedicated to repairing fishing boats of inland waters; in the room of the inhabitants there is the story of the fishermen guilds of the ancient inhabitants of Torri and Garda started in 1452 and still working today. One section illustrates the rock graffiti of Lake Garda which has prehistoric origins. Inside the castle a small botanical kitchen garden collects the main plants of the environment of the place (sub-Mediterranean vegetation) and, leaning on the southern part of the castle we find one of the few greenhouses for citrus fruit still working around Garda, it dates back to 1760.