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Upto the 12th century Lago di Garda was known as Lake Benaco.
Garda was such a popular town at this time that the name of the lake
was henceforth Lake Garda.
There are several tourist resorts around its shore worth exploring.
To present have only seen resorts in the southern flatter part - Desenzano, Lazise and Sirmione.
Spring of 2006 we returned to Lake Garda, staying at Rival del Garda in the northern, more mountainous part and from
there explored Malcesine, Limone, Torbole and others so I hope you enjoy reading about the different lake resorts |
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| | Other lakes to explore in this area of Lombardy are:
Lago Idro: highest lakes in Lombardy (368 m)long and narrow at 2 x10 km, set deep between the mountains, joining Trentino to Lombardy, cut by the glacier during millions of years. It is completely surrounded by mountains and its waters are of a beautiful deep blue. The lake's shape and the surrounding mountains make it resemble a Norwegian fiord.
Lago Ledro: east of Lake Garda, was created by the blocking of a moraine from the ancient glacier of Garda. Molina di Ledro is a peaceful town with an interesting Museum, well known in Europe for the artifacts from a lake village of the Bronze Age. |
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NatassaPL Wed Aug 23, 2006 15:40 UTC
Wonderful page! wonderful photos! i enjoyed it very much. Thank you:) | Trekki Thu Jun 1, 2006 21:10 UTC
Ahhh Sandy, wonderful updates :-) It seems you had a fab trip and really could enjoy your birthday so much :-) Lovely weather also :-)) Funny, these balls of snow are also offered in Rothenburg (ob der Tauber) :-)) Huggies :-) | Helga67 Sun May 28, 2006 11:43 UTC
One day I will visit this region. I have already bookmarked your hotel tip :-) | sue_stone Fri May 26, 2006 19:19 UTC
Looks beautiful Sandy! Hopefully heading this way in Sep : )) |
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