Lake Garda is Italy's largest lake and is just over 51km long. Surrounded by rolling hills in the south and high peaks in the north, Lake Garda looks more like a Norwegian fjord.

During the summer, the villages around the lake are full of tourists from all over the world who come to relax, enjoy the surroundings and water sports such as sailing and windsurfing or simply chilling out at one of the many beaches.

Popular resorts
Peschira del Garda	Sirmione
Riva del Garda	Manerba
Toscolano	Tignale

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Sporting activities around Lake Garda

• Cliff climbing and vie ferrata
• Windsurfing and sailing
• Biking
• Treking
• Golf

Lake Garda accommodation

With it's many villages and resorts dotted around the shores, Lake Garda offers plenty of variety in terms of where to stay.

Offering a warm and very friendly stay, there is a very good selection of private holiday rentals including villas and apartments around the lake for your lakes & mountains holidays. They typically offer excellent value and provide the ideal base for exploring this incredibly beautiful part of northern Italy.

Other accommodation options include some superb hotels, farm holiday homes, B& Bs and camping.

Things to see and do

Lake Garda is full of historic villages, museums and gardens plus there are some superb excursions. Here are a few suggestions....

• Visit Sirmione castle
• Windsurfing and sailing is very popular with the north part of the lake giving the best conditions
• Take the kids to the Parco Natura Viva safari park
• Visit one of the many waterparks in the area such as Canevaworld, Picoverde or Cavour in Valeggio sul Mincio with all the thrills and rides

Skiing

If you are visiting Lake Garda during the winter, you can always go skiing in one of the many nearby ski resorts such as:

Resort	Distance	Time
Madonna di Campiglio	64	1 hour 15 mins
Pinzolo	54	1 hours
Marilleva-1400	124	1 hour 50 mins
Canazei	142	2 hours 10 mins

Distances from Riva del Garda