| Lake Garda is the largest and most
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| | over 15 million people, mainly from
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| popular lake in Italy.It was formed in
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| | foreign countries visit the lake every
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| the last Ice Age and covers 370 sq.
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| | year.
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| kilometres, reaching right up into the
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| | The famous gastronomic products of the
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| Alps. This beautiful mountain location
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| | area are: Wine, Oliveoil, Asparagus,
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| makes it one of the most spectacular
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| | Fish, Chestnut, Cheese, Honey,
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| settings in the world. If you stay at any
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| | Tortellini, Truffle and Pumpkins. The
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| of our recommended hotels or B&Bs, you
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| | story of oil-milling from its beginning
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| will find yourself right at the heart of
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| | as a rural activity to the dawning of the
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| this landscape. The scenery ranges from
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| | technological age, is the theme of the
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| towering mountains to lush rolling
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| | Oil Museum realized by the oil-mill in
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| countryside, beaches, vineyards and olive
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| | Cisano del Garda. The museum shows how
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| groves.
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| | oil has been produced in rural society
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| The crystal clear waters of the lake are
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| | for centuries. It also tells us the story
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| perfect for swimming and many popular
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| | of a community without scientific
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| sports such as windsurfing and sailing.
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| | knowledge and means applying itself to
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| The local climate is softened by the
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| | the extraction of a fundamentally
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| presence of this large body of water,
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| | important foodstuff from a precious fruit
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| which makes it comfortable for exploring
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| | : the olive. The journey through history
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| the towns and villages on and close to
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| | is marked by many changes in technology
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| the lake towns such as Garda, Lazise,
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| | which remains constant throughout the
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| Sirmione, Torri del Benaco Bardolino,
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| | ages utill the beginning of the twentieth
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| Limone and Peschiera which are wonderful
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| | century, when the growing industry
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| places to visit with a great choice of
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| | offered opportunities of mechanisation.
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| hotels or just for wandering around the
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| | The Wine Museum was created by the Zeni
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| cobbled streets filled with shops, hotels
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| | Brothers from Bardolino who founded this
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| and restaurants and are home to bustling
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| | historic cellar in 1870 for the
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| lakeside markets. Malcesine, Riva,
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| | exhibition of tools: ploughs, heads,
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| Gardone, Brenzone, Caprino Veronese and
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| | presses, manual decanting pumps, copper
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| Spiazzi are also excellent for
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| | tables with the tools required for the
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| mountain-hiking biking and Canyoning and
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| | production of wine-drums and all the
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| other outdoor sports providing panoramic
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| | equipment for working in the cellar and
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| views of the area.
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| | the grapevines. There are photographs
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| The contrast of dramatic mountains and
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| | explaining and giving information on the
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| sandy coves make Lake Garda arguably the
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| | D.O.C. wine produced in the area. The
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| most beautiful of the Italian lakes.The
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| | museum leads to the cellar where wine can
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| landscape close to the shore has the feel
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| | be bought.
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| of the Mediterranean, with a mild climate
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| | The Wines produced on the Riviera
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| supporting palms and the famous lemon
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| | Veronese of Lake Garda are successfully
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| groves alongside the olives and vines. In
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| | exported all over the world. The typical
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| the north the mountains rise steeply from
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| | ones, granted by brand names of
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| the water forming the sunny southern
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| | controlled origin, are: the Bardolino, in
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| extremities of the Alps.
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| | its versions Classico, Chiaretto and
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| In the south, some 50 km away, views
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| | Novello, the Bianco di Custoza, the
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| stretch across the Po valley. A nice
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| | Valdadige and the Lugana. Those who
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| place to visit towards the northern end
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| | intend to stay in the region have the
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| of the lake is Malcesine, a tranquil
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| | possibility to discover the places where
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| village away from the busy part of the
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| | wine is produced, visit the great number
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| lake but close enough to the lake to
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| | of cellars situated along the "wine
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| enjoy all its amenities. The boats that
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| | routes" and buy wine directly from the
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| link the historic lakeside towns are an
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| | vineyard owners. Wine lovers must
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| enjoyable way to travel.Do visit the old
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| | absolutely consider a visit to the wine
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| port of Torbole, the charming old streets
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| | museum in Bardolino to admire the
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| of Limone and the castle and Roman Villa
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| | exhibition of the historical tools used
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| in Sirmione.From Malcesine you can take a
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| | in the wine production as well as a
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| cable car onto Monte Baldo for some
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| | photo-gallery of all the DOC wines
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| mountain walking and superb views. Walks
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| | produced in the area of Verona.
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| on the lake shore from Lazie or Bardolino
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| | The Museum Scaligero, located at Torri
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| also help to work up an appetite.
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| | del Benaco, is very important for
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| There is plenty of time to wander in the
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| | ethnological aspects and it shows some
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| villages, have a long lunch or take a
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| | objects connected to the trades carried
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| swim. The walking is all taken at a
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| | out in the area: one room shows the
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| leisurely pace and does not involve any
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| | activities of the "calafati", artisans
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| significant ascent but walking down from
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| | dedicated to repairing fishing boats of
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| Monte Bado can test the knees if you do
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| | inland waters; in the room of the
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| not opt to return by cable car.
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| | inhabitants there is the story of the
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| Lake Garda is a true outdoor fitness
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| | fishermen guilds of the ancient
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| center where all sorts of "active sports"
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| | inhabitants of Torri and Garda started in
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| can be enjoyed. Many tourists visit the
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| | 1452 and still working today. One section
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| lake each year just for the extraordinary
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| | illustrates the rock graffiti of Lake
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| opportunities the lake offers on its
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| | Garda which has prehistoric origins.
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| waters and throughout the inland area.You
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| | Inside the castle a small botanical
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| can find just about anything to
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| | kitchen garden collects the main plants
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| do!windsurfing or sailing yachts of all
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| | of the environment of the place
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| sizes on this beautiful lake, crowded
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| | (sub-Mediterranean vegetation) and,
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| beaches with all sorts of amenities, like
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| | leaning on the southern part of the
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| jet skies, and water skiing, mountains to
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| | castle we find one of the few greenhouses
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| be climbed using any means, from bikes to
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| | for citrus fruit still working around
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| hikes along special trails, and the snowy
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| | Garda, it dates back to 1760.
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| slopes worthy of the most famous winter
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| | Other important museums are: the Museo
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| ski resorts. Right in the middle is one
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| | Scaligero at Malcesine; the Civic Museum
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| of the most protected natural reserves
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| | at Caprino Veronese; Museo Palazzina
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| with lush vegetation, an oasis that is
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| | storica at Peschiera.
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| unequaled worldwide.Probably thats why
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