In a country like Italy, spoilt rotten with fantastic tourist destinations and beautiful sites, a place has to be exceptional to stand out. From the historic cities of Rome and Florence to the ...

SIRMIONE, Province of Brescia — Lake Como may get all of the headlines because of Hollywood celebrities like George Clooney who live there. But here in northern Italy, it is all about Lake Garda, the ...

The town of Verona, and its airport, are an easy taxi ride away from many places on the southern part of this magical lake. Trains run regularly from the main station in Milan that can also be ...

In northern Italy, the upper reaches of Lake Garda wash into the Dolomites. An elemental landscape of water and stone, this area offers natural highs and tranquil lows, with rock climbing, via ...

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As the popularity of Lake Como has grown thanks to non-stop celebrity endorsements filtered down via social media, an in-crowd is discovering that Garda offers the same glitzy perks of its neighbor ...

THERE IS A PARTICULAR rhythm to a day in the town of Torri del Benaco on Lago di Garda, Italy's largest lake. You rise to see the sun sparkling on the water, which appears Mediterranean in hue, with ...

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This breathtaking lake has just been named the prettiest place in Europe and it's easy to see why.

Artemis (NOR 57 Kristian Nergaard, Trond Solli-Saether, Anders Pedersen) won the 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Riva after two final ...