Holiday information

- Holiday type
  
  Add-on
- To be combined with
  
  Orchards & Vineyards
- Nights
  
  3
- Accommodation
  
  3-star hotel
- Meals
  
  Breakfast every day
- Price
  
  From £320pp
- Travel
  
  Includes transfer Trento-Lake Garda
- Start
  
  Any day
- When you can travel
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  - D
  The season for this holiday is:
  18 April 2020 - 31 July 2020
  18 August 2020 - 31 October 2020

Majestic Lake Garda

On the western shores of Lake Garda, elegant, liberty-style villas are backed by olive-clad hills and lemon trees, creating a distinctly Mediterranean atmosphere. Paddle steamers criss-cross the lake, and cable cars rise into the surrounding mountains affording spectacular, far-reaching views of the glittering waters below.

With three nights in the idyllically situated village of Villa di Gargnano, you are perfectly placed to discover the many charms of Italy’s largest lake – on foot, by boat, or even from the comfort of your sun lounger on the hotel beach.

Day 7

Trento to Villa di Gargnano: 1.5hrs by taxi

Trento to Villa di Gargnano: 1.5hrs by taxi

Today begins with a direct taxi journey to the shores of Lake Garda, where the welcoming Hotel du Lac is located.

You may like to spend the rest of the day relaxing on the hotel beach, or exploring the village of Villa di Gargnano, idyllically situated between the glittering waters of the lake and terraced hillsides of orchards and olive groves. For something more energetic, take a look at our suggestions for days 8-9 below.
Days 8-9

Choice of walks from Gargnano: 7km to 16km

Choice of walks from Gargnano: 7km to 16km

On the following days we recommend exploring the area by boat and on foot – we provide notes for three very different walks (pay locally for all transport). There is also a picturesque 18-hole golf course nearby, and the beautiful and historic city of Verona is just a short journey away.

Malcesine & Monte Baldo: 7km, 2hrs
The first is a classic route which involves catching the ferry or hydrofoil across the lake to Malcesine, and then take the revolving cable car to the summit of Monte Baldo. You then enjoy a short but thrilling walk around the mountain's grassy saddle, admiring the 360-degree panorama of the lake and surrounding peaks. In spring, the slopes are covered with peonies, anemones and lilies.

Torri del Benaco: 12km, 3.5hrs
This easy walk starts from the pretty village of Torri del Benaco, complete with castle and attractive harbour, and takes you into the foothills, via a small site of prehistoric rock engravings. At the pleasant village of Albisano enjoy the marvellous views back over the lake, before descending slowly back to the centre of town.

To the Gardone Riviera: 16km, 5hrs
Our third route heads south across a low panoramic hillside and via a peaceful valley dotted with ruined mills to reach the Belle Epoque village of Gardone. If you have time on arrival, it is well worth visiting Il Vittoriale, an Art Nouveau villa that was the last home of writer Gabriele d’Annunzio, or the village’s superb botanical gardens (pay locally in both cases) before catching the boat or bus back to Gargnano.

Accommodation

Your hotel in Villa di Gargnano has been selected for its warm welcome and wonderful lakeside location.

Hotel du Lac

The hotel has been proudly run by the Arosio family for many generations. With just 11 rooms, it is compact and cosy with homely furnishings and features a lounge with piano, a bar, and a fine terrace with lake view. Our arrangements here only include breakfast, so you can choose to dine at the hotel or at one of the several restaurants in the village, one of which boasts a Michelin star (closed Tuesdays). The hotel also has its own lake-side beach with bar, located in a lovely spot a few hundred metres along the road.

Meal arrangements: breakfast only
Facilities
- Lounge
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Terrace
- Wi-fi

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Prices (£ per person based on 2 sharing)

Add-on price

3 nights: 18 April 2020 - 31 July 2020 & 18 August 2020 - 31 October 2020

Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above

Starting	Price	Single room
18 - 30 Apr 2020	£320	£110
1 May - 28 Jul 2020	£340	£120
18 Aug - 5 Oct 2020	£340	£120
6 - 28 Oct 2020	£320	£110
3rd & 4th person discount	-£60
Single traveller supplement	£60

£ per person based on 2 sharing. Includes accommodation, meals and travel to the hotel as described.

Prices may be different if you are not arranging your transfers for your main holiday through Inntravel or have your own car; please contact us for a quotation.

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anon

26 September 2017

Hotel du Lac in Gargnano was fantastic we loved it. Also the meal at La Tortuga was outstanding. It was a lovely end to somewhat mixed cycling trip.

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