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Lake Garda (Italian: Lago di Garda, Italian: [ˈlaːɡo di ˈɡarda], or (Lago) Benaco, Italian:; Eastern Lombard: Lach de Garda; Venetian: Ƚago de Garda) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, between Brescia and Milan to the west, and Verona and Venice to the east.
The Garda Mountains have very few glaciers and ski resorts. The Alpinist centre of the range is the town of Arco. In the vicinity of Arco there are countless sport climbing areas. Lake Garda and its surrounding mountains are a popular destination for water sportsmen, mountain bikers, hikers and climbers.
Riva del Garda (Rìva in local dialect) is a town and comune in the northern Italian province of Trento of the Trentino Alto Adige region. It is also known simply as Riva and is located at the northern tip of Lake Garda .
Map of the route taken by the Venetian fleet through the valley of Loppio, by the Adige River to the Lake Garda. This area was populated in prehistoric times and colonized during the Imperial Roman times; it formed a community with Nago, castle residence of the Counts d'Arco.
Isola del Garda, Isola di Garda, or Isola Borghese is the biggest island on Lake Garda. It is part of the comune of San Felice del Benaco , in the Province of Brescia , Lombardy , Italy . The island has a long and varied history, having been used as a Roman burial ground, pirate lair, a site for a Franciscan monastery, border fortification and ...
Lake Region Area Elevation Maximum depth Lake Garda (Lago di Garda) Lombardy, Trentino/South Tyrol, Veneto: 370 km 2 (140 sq mi) 65 m (213 ft) 346 m (1,135 ft) Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) Lombardy, Piedmont, Ticino (Switzerland) 210 km 2 (81 sq mi) 194 m (636 ft) 372 m (1,220 ft) Lake Como (Lago di Como) Lombardy: 146 km 2 (56 sq mi)