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• Hotels and B&Bs, Lake Como (for every budget)

• Hotels and B&Bs, Lake Garda (for every budget)

• Hotels & B&Bs, Lake Maggiore (for every budget)

• Hotels and B&Bs, Bergamo (for every budget)

The Italian Lakes: A general introduction

There are many lakes in Italy, that offer a different type of holiday to the classic beach holiday that may first spring to mind when thinking of a holiday in Italy. Lake Como and Lake Garda (see photo below right) are two of the better known lakes, and make up three of the largest lakes in Italy, with Lake Maggiore (see above photo) being the third.

The lakes of Lombardy are surrounded by the stunning scenery of the snow covered Alps. Other smaller lakes that are found in the valley of the Alps include Santa Croce, Carezza and Caldonazzo.

The lakes and their resorts have become increasingly popular with holidaymakers from around the world, and can offer beautiful scenery, aswell as pure fresh air, and a number of outdoor activities.

Many resorts offer hotels, villas, golf, sailing and swimming. Lakes Iseo, Idra and Orta make up a riviera of resorts that offer all this and more.

In central and southern Italy, many lake resorts offer fishing and bathing. For example Fusaro and Lucrino near Naples, and Trasimeno in Umbria.

Above photo: windsurfing at Lake Garda

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More about Italian Lakes:

• Italian Lakes: a general guide to the Lakes in Italy

• Italian Lakes: factsheet, tourist information, how to move around

• Italian Lakes: Lake Como & Bergamo

• Italian Lakes: Lake Garda

• Italian Lakes: Lake Maggiore

• Italian Lakes: Lake Lugano

• Italian Lakes: Lake Orta

• Italian Lakes: Lake Iseo & Lombardy

• Italian Lakes: Family holidays & child friendly accommodation

• Italian Lakes: 10 Free Sights and Things to Do

• Italian Lakes: Using a car to tour the the Lakes of Italy

• Italian Lakes: On the Waterfront (buying & renting property on the Italian Lakes)

• Italian Lakes: Tours & Excursions

• Italian Lakes: Lake Weddings & Lake Wedding Blog

• Italian Lakes: water sports, activities, sightseeing

• Italian Lakes: Hotels and B&Bs, Lake Como (for every budget)

• Italian Lakes: Hotels and B&Bs, Lake Garda (for every budget)

• Italian Lakes: Hotels & B&Bs, Lake Maggiore (for every budget)

• Italian Lakes: Hotels and B&Bs, Bergamo (for every budget)

• Italian Lakes: back to Italian Lakes 'Contents' page

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