Lake Garda Accommodation & Travel GuideOur Lake Garda accommodation and travel guide discovers a few of our favourite places on Italy’s biggest lake. From medieval villages through to the best beaches Lake Garda can offer. Lake Garda is the second most important tourist attraction in the Veneto – after Venice of course. Not all of it is in Veneto though; the north is in Trentino Alto Adige while the west is in Lombardy. I focus mainly on the places in Veneto while still featuring some of the best towns, sights and beaches in the west and north. Lake Garda is ideal for family holidays and is the perfect place for kids. The Italian lakes were recently voted amongst the Top 10 lakes and mountains destinations in the world by
a major travel site
and Lake Garda is in many ways the best of these lakes.
Superb though Lake Garda is for a family holiday or a relaxing getaway and however much I love Lake Garda I honestly suggest, if you are looking for a romantic lake holiday, then Lake Orta is the better choice. Well let’s get on with exploring the lake… Click on the highlighted links for more information about a particular place. Map of Lake Garda Best Garda Beaches Garda has some lovely beaches. We have put together a selection of the five best Lake Garda beaches here. It was not an easy choice and some of the other beaches are equally as lovely although often very inaccessible. Having a young son our preference tends to be for sandy, rather than shingle beaches. I also don’t like dents in my posterior which rules out a lot of pebbly beaches. Garda Boat Trips Boat is by far the best way to see the lake. Unless you are in a real rush take a slow one and enjoy the ride.
Click here for the various boat options. Around Lake Garda there is some spectacular scenery. Monte Baldo and the Varone Waterfall are two of the highlights but there is lots more besides.
For more on Monte Baldo, The Varone Falls and other sights click here. Gardaland is often excluded from many foreign tourists’ itinerary. If you have children then it is well worth spending a day or two here and even if you are just young at heart you will enjoy yourself. This is one of the largest theme parks in Europe and together with the nearby Water Park and Movie Studios there is a lot to do – just don’t go on the Blu Tornado whatever you do.
Read more on Gardaland here. Despite Lake Garda being relatively far north the lake has a moderating effect on the climate.
Read our Lake Garda weather guide for more. The Five Best Lake Garda TownsOn the shores of Lake Garda are plenty of lovely towns and villages. It is no easy task deciding on the best of these. Any choice is obviously highly personal. Lazise is top for us because of the many happy memories it holds. Sirmione, in second place, would no doubt be preferred by many. Click on the each towns name for more.
Sirmione Lake Garda’s most famous golf course is located near here and the town is an attractive base to use for exploring the lake. Boats leave Garda Town to every corner of the lake and the town itself is full of good restaurants, shops and perhaps the best promenade of any lake town. The atmosphere in Garda on a warm summer evening is enchanting. Lake Garda AccommodationThese are some of the Garda Hotels Andrew and I really like. We don't list many, only those we know personally. Of all the Lake Garda accommodation options a few really stand out and deserve a special mention on this page:
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