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10 April 2007

Easter holidays.  

The holiday season at the Lake of Garda has officially started, thanks to a very nice weather and a massive arrival of tourists, especially from Germany and The Netherlands, for the Easter holidays. The temperatures recorded in this period are above the average and are perfect to enjoy the lake with long walks, rides with bicycles, sightseeing, and also sunbathing. I even saw some brave foreigners having a quick swim, but it is definetely too early for that! The temperature of the lake usually starts to be pleasant for a swim in May, or even in June. The lake's water level is low, also due to the period of dry weather.

25 March 2007

Garda Trentino Photobook.  

You can view on my site a new photobook which shows some pictures taken on a beach of the North-East side of Lake Garda, in the region of Trentino: Garda Trentino. The strand is very small and not easy to be found, but, as you can see, it will be worth a visit. I will write more about this on a future post.

12 March 2007

Where to park.

Parking near the strands of Lake Garda is often hard (due to the lack of parking lots) and expensive. If you decide to visit the natural park of the Rocca, you will not have many options about where to leave your car. The first option is parking in the small parking lot of Porto Dusano: but in the summer you will have to pay. From the parking lot of Porto Dusano, you will have to go back along the road and take the footpath on your right, in the woods. Going always straight through the park, you will border the Lake and enjoy an enchanting view from the high. If you do not want to pay just to leave your car in an unattended parking lot, you will have to go straight some hundred metres after the harbour and you will find a couple of areas where you can leave your car, on the hill. Unfortunately, in this case you will have to go back on foot to Porto Dusano to enter the park.

9 March 2007

How to get to Manerba.

Most of you will probably reach Lake Garda by car, from the motorway A4. The right exit is Desenzano del Garda. From Desenzano follow the indications for Salò. Manerba is just after the village of Moniga del Garda, before Salò. When you are in the village of Manerba, you can go directly to the Rocca: you can go by car along a tiny road and up a hill, until you find a free car park. From there, you will go on on foot. After the Rocca, you can visit the natural park, which is not so easy to reach by car, though: still from the village of Manerba, follow the indications for Parco Naturale (natural park), but do not expect to find an official entrance with a gate and a big writing which says "PARCO NATURALE". The park is large area bordering the lake, not fenched, accessible from several footpaths. Few indications inside the park, so be careful not to get lost inside, even if it is not so so large and it's easy enough to orient oneself.

7 March 2007

Manerba Photobook.

I have just uploaded on my site a new photobook: this time it shows some sights from the rock of Manerba, on the west side of Lake Garda. In the pictures you can see the shore of Pisenze, some of the small islands in front of the rock, including Isola dei Conigli (Rabbits' island), and some panoramic views over the eastern coast of the Lake of Garda. Apart from breathtaking sightseeing, the rock of Manerba and its "natural park" is great for a long walk in the nature, far from the traffic and overcrowded shores.

3 february 2007

San Zeno Photobook.

Sight from San Zeno di Montagna.

2 february 2007

Sirmione Photobook 2006-2007.

Sirmione in winter 2005/2006 and winter 2006/2007.

Poll.

Most visitors of Lake-Garda.Net have not visited the Lake of Garda yet.
Question: "Have you ever been to Lake Garda?". Votes: 649.
- Yes, only once: 24.8%
- Yes, more than once: 21.4%
- Never: 53.8%
Thanks to those who took the poll.
The new poll is online.

Meteo.

Added weather forecasts among useful links.

Photobook 2005.

A collection of pictures dedicated to the beautiful beach of Sirmione: Photobook 2005.

The level of the water.

This year (2004) the level of Lake Garda is very high, the opposite of summer 2003.
The consequence is that, with reference to the places portrayed on Lake-Garda.Net (the pictures refer to the summer 2003), large part of those beautiful beaches is now under the water!

Poll.

Please, take the poll on the home page: you will help me know better the visitors of Lake-Garda.Net and improve the site. Thank you!
The results will be periodically made public.

Lake Garda Buses.

You may want to use buses to move around Lake Garda, in order not to have to hunt for a car park. Buses are usually comfortable, with air conditioning, and not over-crowded. Tickets can be bought at newspaper agents or tobacconists.
Here follows some useful links to bus companies and timetables.
SAIA: the Brescia-Verona line connects all the villages of Southern Lake Garda (Desenzano, Sirmione, Peschiera). Very useful to reach the centre of Sirmione.
APTV - Azienda Provinciale Trasporti Verona: runs bus transports all around Lake Garda. Check "Zone C" for Lake Garda East Coast bus timetable. For the west coast search the village by name (e.g. Salò) and you will find the timetable.

Amusement and water parks.

Southern Lake Garda is rich in attractions, such as water and amusement parks.
Here follows some interesting links for your free time.
Gardaland: the largest amusement park in Italy, located in Castelnuovo del Garda. Beautiful website, full of interesting info.
Canevaworld: the biggest and most famous Italian water park, located near Lazise. Site rich of info and pictures.
Altomincio Acquapark: water park located near Peschiera del Garda. On their site you can find some pictures and basic description of the attractions, a map to help you reach them and contact info.

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