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The Italian Lakes
By Imogen Frank & Calum Murray
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Type of holiday: Scenic
Climate: The Italian lakes enjoy mild winters
and warm, sunny summers.
Currency: Euro
The Italian Lakes
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The most famous lakes in Italy are in what is
sometimes called the Italian Lake District, in
the north of the country not far from the
Alps.
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Lake Garda, Lake Como and Lake Maggiore
are particularly famous and have been
popular for centuries with English, American,
German and other international tourists.
Several firms organise package holidays to
the Italian lakes, but in these days of budget
flights you may well benefit from saving
money and exercising more hotel choice if
you book your own holiday.
Lake Garda
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The beautiful lakeside towns around Lake
Garda (Lago di Garda) have charmed foreign
visitors for centuries.
Even for the ancient Romans, the area was a
luxury summer destination; in Sirmione and
Desenzano you can visit ruins and mosaics
that record their presence.
Lake Garda is located in the north-east of
Italy, dividing the regions of Lombardy, the
Veneto and Trentino Alto-Adige
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The large lake is long and slim, stretching
from north to south.
The southern lakeshore is low, rolling land
and fairly built-up.
In contrast, the dramatic fjord-like northern
end is surrounded by towering mountains and
cliffs. Most of the lakeside towns are popular
as holiday resorts; they differ in character
but all are well-connected by boat services
Lake Como
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Lake Como (Lago di Como) is one of the
famous Italian Lakes destinations, not far
from Milan in the north of Italy.
Lake Como is long (50km), slender and
extremely deep.
The southern end forks into two long 'legs',
with the picturesque town of Bellagio situated
on the promontory between them.
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Like the other Italian Lakes, Lake Como has
been popular as a resort since the days of the
Roman Empire.
Visitors ever since have admired the blue
waters and relaxed in luxurious villas in the
wooded lakeside slopes above.
Today, most of the towns around the shores
of Lake Como are popular with tourists,
walkers, cyclists and swimmers.
Lake Maggiore
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Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore), Italy's
second-largest lake, divides the regions of
Piemonte and Lombardy.
The lake's northern end, in the Alps,
stretches into Switzerland, where Locarno is
a popular lakeside destination.
Like the other northern Italian lakes, Lake
Maggiore's credentials as a tourist destination
go back a long way.
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The most popular Lake Maggiore resorts are
on the western shores of the lake.
Stresa is a lovely town with beautiful villas
and gardens (some open to the public), a
good climate and lake views.