Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location and is located in northern Italy, about half-way between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan. Lake Garda, an endless source of ideas for your stay… the expanse of water and variety of countryside make the area a real outdoor recreation ground. Besides sailing and windsurfing that have made Lake Garda famous throughout the world, there are plenty of other sports you can do. If you love nature and greenery, you can go on splendid excursions around the lake and plateaus, you can relax with a game of golf. Mountain bike enthusiasts can venture along the over 1000 km of marked trails and the more athletic will find around Arco one of the best destinations for free climbing areas in Europe. Another sports are kite surfing, the latest fashion straight from Hawaii and canyoning, a descent in torrents in contact with uncontaminated nature, for a really unique adventure!
WHY TO VISIT THIS DESTINATION
- well known holiday destination
- attractive location – nature, sport, culture
- very attractive sport programme – unbelievably wide range of choice – downhill biking, windsurfing, kiting, canyonig, via ferrata, lessons of free climbing, wake boards and water skis, golf
- cultural programme – visit of Verona – Romeo and Julliet´s city
- flight connection Verona Airport, Milan Bergamo Airport – 1hr drive from Sirmione
FLIGHT DETAILS:
Duration 1:50 minuts from Prague, Lowcost Ryan Air – almost every day. Prices start from 55EUR per person.
LAGO DI GARDA ACTIVITIES:
- Water activities – Canyoning, Windsurfing, SUP boarding, Kitesurfing
- Outdoor activities – Mountain Bike Monte Baldo, Via Ferrata, Rock Climbing
- Wine Tasting Tours
- Trip to Verona
- Degustation dinners and italian cooking lessons
RECCOMENDED ACCOMODATION IN SIRMIONE:
Grand Hotel Terme Sirmione*****
In front of one of the most evocative corners of Sirmione, framed by the Castello Scaligero and the waters of Lake Garda, stands the Grand Hotel Terme. A magical place, where the exterior beauty is reflected in and merges with the interiors.
The rooms have the atmosphere of a historic and prestigious hotel; all the common areas overlook the lake and its constantly changing light. Outside the view takes the breath away: the blue of the water brushes the green of the garden, a romantic private mooring awaits the boats returning from excursions, and the gaze is lost on the horizon among the magnificent mountains. The Grand Hotel Terme is the perfect spot to take a break from the world.
Grand Hotel Terme has been awarded as Best Luxury Medical Spa in Europa in 2017 and is a member of the Healing Hotels of the World network.
Hotel is located about 55minutes far from Milan Bergamo Airport and offers double rooms from 289EUR incl. breakfast.
AQUARIA THERMAL SPA SIRMIONE
In a wonderful medieval town steeped in history, the “Pearl of Garda” so praised by Catullus, lies Aquaria, the Thermal SPA of Terme di Sirmione. An oasis of wellness immersed in a large park, a place to enjoy moments of intense pleasure all year round, during the day or in the evening, alternating the sensorial experiences of the thermal water, the steam and the heat, the pampering of personalised treatments. Amidst the thermal water and the breathtaking views of Lake Garda that suffuse Aquaria with the enchantment of the sunset, our guests find beauty, equilibrium and harmony.
More than 10,000 square metres of wellness, of which 700 contain thermal water with swimming pools, hydromassage, effervescent beds, saunas, steam baths, sensory showers. Rich in mineral salts and micronutrients, the sulphurous water containing sodium chloride, bromide and iodide is vital for the skin and the whole body, at all times of the year.Its temperature is at a constant temperature of between 34 and 36 degrees, allowing the outdoor swimming pools to be used even in winter, and its exfoliating properties prepare the skin for tanning in the summer. Everything at Aquaria Thermal SPA is designed for all round wellness.
