Lake Garda (Italy Lago di Garda “or Benaco) is the lakeside towns around Lake Garda (Lago di Garda) have charmed foreign visitors for centuries after their first visit and enthusiast Wolfgang Goethe, who returned visit in 1786. The largest lake in Italy (370 km ²). Located in the northeast of the peninsula, midway between Venice and Milan, among the regions of Lombardy, Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige. Is this a mountain and was formed by glaciers at the end of the last glacial period. The Latin name of the lake, Benaco, is the Indo-European (perhaps say “heavily penetrated”) and was indeed already present at the time of the Roman conquest, the current name in turn derives from its namesake city Garda, which is 32 km from Verona and the Middle Ages, was the largest center of trade and commerce. The shape of a dark valley: it is probable, indeed, that this part of the lake was created by the action of a Paleolithic glacier. Sarca River is the main tributary of 25 tributaries, while the output of the lake is the River Mincio.
Lake Garda measures 51.6 km long, while the maximum width is 17.2 km. A perimeter of 158.4 km and maximum depth is 346 m.
Located in the foothills of the Southern Alps between Retiche chain Monte Baldo, the Alps to the east and west, Riva Salò. Long and lean, the southern part of the lake, surrounded by the gentle slopes of the banks of Olives, seems decidedly Mediterranean, while a few miles north where Monte Baldo rises, it changes completely and becomes the source in a fjord narrow. The rocks and cliffs crowned with castles and old churches filled with guards standing history of lackluster ports and smart.
Tourists are offered all kinds of sightseeing in and around the lake and the surrounding territory: cultural visits, nature walks, sports and tourism.
To appreciate the beauty of the lake, you can leave your car and take a trip on a ferry Navigarda, preferably slower select itineraries that include almost all the Veronese coast ports where you can take a few shots of the landscape.
Once you arrive at Malcesine, it is advisable to take the cable (the new Malcesine – Tratto Spino rotating cable car) and a height of 1760 meters and offers a unique view over the lake.
Flora and fauna of the lake are closely related to Monte Baldo, the “Garden of Europe.” The slope of the mountain has one of the most diverse habitats of the natural world concentrated in a relatively small area: the fields olive trees along the typical “Mediterranean” Lake, oaks and holm oaks, further up the slope to find ash and chestnut, at an altitude of 1700m, you will discover reading, rhododendrons and a spectacular array of flowers wild great botanical interest.
However, the undisputed leader “king” of the natural environment along the shores of the lake is the olive tree, olive trees have been grown here since Roman times and the oil industry makes the area was given a tremendous Impetus for the monks of the medieval abbey of San Zeno and Santa Maria in the body.
It is also grown in Veronese hills stretching to the lake area of Valpolicella, in the valleys of Mezzane Tregnago Illsai and oil, the region has a greenish-gold (due to its high chlorophyll content), a aroma that leaves a sweet, herb-taste with a sour lemon flavor in the language. It is ideal for any type of food, even if it is better served without cooking: only a small amount enhances the flavor of each dish. Its characteristics remain intact when heated to high temperatures, making it ideal for frying.
What makes it unique is that oil is Guard of forests in northern latitudes of the world. location on the lake and “microclimate” protect traditional knowledge olive pests and diseases affecting trees in warm climates.
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