Lake Garda has long been legendary as the largest lake in Italy, towered over by picturesque mountains and dotted with charming villages and historic villas. A lush cypress-lined hillside unfurling ...

Lake Garda bridges the gap between the jagged Alps and the rolling winelands of Northern Italy. It crosses three Italian regions and reigns as the largest lake in the country. Most of all: It's ...

PLENTY OF places in Italy attract the historically inclined. But history is complicated on the shores of Lake Garda, a 143-square-mile body of water just west of Verona. In many ways, Garda—its crisp ...

Can a trip around northern Italy’s wonderful Lake Garda get any more spectacular? Yup, just hang a floating cycle path from the craggy cliffs, allowing riders to coast above its crystal-clear Alpine ...

Europe is packed with incredible cycling destinations, often just a short hop from the nearest city. Among them are the 'Great Lakes' of northern Italy, in the foothills of the Alps. Less than a ...

In the warm months at Lake Garda, in Italy’s northeastern corner, you can hear the showy staccato song of the Eurasian blackcap, a migratory species common here but unknown in Canada. In the early ...

Say the words Lake Como to most travelers, and a seductive series of images are likely to scroll across the mind’s eye: breathtaking scenery of mountains plunging into the lake’s water, glamorous ...