The Lakes offer great shopping opportunities, with food and wines making for excellent souvenirs. From family-run shops brimming with local produce, excellent cheeses, cured meats, olive oils and ...

Elizabeth Heath is a writer and editor living on a hill in Umbria, from where she writes about travel in Italy, the rest of Europe, and farther afield. It’s hard to think of Lake Como without thinking ...

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Tourists regularly flock to Italy to enjoy its beaches and islands, they admire its historical cities – and of course they enjoy the food. Recently, they’ve been coming in far greater numbers, leaving ...

If you want to go see the stunning beauty of Lake Como without the overwhelming number of tourists, then head to this small ...

In Italy, the northern region of Trentino comprises glittering Italian lakes, craggy mountains, and pretty towns. While Lake Garda is the most famous body of water here, this alpine municipality has ...

Italy’s lakes are known for their fantastic scenery and quaint villages. And while Lake Como often gets all the attention, there’s much more to see. Lake Orta in Piedmont, Lake Iseo in Lombardy, and ...

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Italy has more than 1,500 lakes, from tiny Alpine pools to wide basins surrounded by vineyards and medieval villages. Many ...

SIRMIONE Italy — Italy’s worst drought in decades has reduced Lake Garda, the country’s largest lake, to near its lowest level ever recorded, exposing swaths of previously underwater rocks and warming ...