Lake Garda
Lake
Garda - Lake Garda, the largest lake in Italy, is located
in Northern Italy about half-way between Venice and Milan in
an alpine region and was formed by glaciers at the end of the
last ice age. The lake and its shoreline are divided between
the provinces of Verona (to the south-east), Brescia (south-west),
and Trento (north). The lake is a major tourist destination
with a number of hotels and resorts along its shore.
Local Places of Interest and Activities
Sirmione - The town of Sirmione, located on the south
of the lake is one particularly popular destination, home to
the Virgilio & Catullo Spa Complexes, as well as numerous
restaurants, bars, hotels, fashion stores and a market. Sirmione's
most striking feature is the castle, Rocca Scaligera. Sirmione's
narrow medieval streets bustle with color and life. At the very
tip of the peninsula green lizards scuttle over the extensive
remains of a grand Roman villa; visitors can wander through
the ruined walls and admire archeological finds - including
a charming carving of rabbits - in the small museum.
Gardone
Riviera - Apart being a tourist resort, Gardone Riviera
is famous for the Hruska Gardens, beautiful and fully comprehensive
botanical gardens and for "Il Vittoriale degli Italiani",
the villa of Gabriele D’Annunzio that, after his death,
was declared a national monument and is visited every years
by hundreds of thousands of tourists. With its eccentric object,
kitsch relics, gift from famous figures of the time and surreal
rooms, it is a place of fantasy and reminiscence.
Verona
and the Valpolicella wine area - So near to Lake Garda
is Verona, the town made famous in the world by Shakespeare
with his Romeo and Juliet tragedy and by the Opera Season, held
each year in the Arena, the still very well preserved theatre
dating back to the Roman times.
Verona is also a beautiful historical centre with shops and
squares where markets are held every day. Driving few kilometer
north of the town, you will enter the wine region called Valpolicella:
here many are vineyards that open their doors to the tourists
to let them visit the wine cellars and taste some of their wines.
Franciacorta
- Situated west of Brescia, between the main road to Milan and
Lake Iseo, Franciacorta is the kingdom of wine, the sparkling
land of bubbles. Here grapes give life to high-quality wines,
among which is the Franciacorta D.O.C.G. which has reached high
levels of excellence and is appreciated the world over.
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