Water Splash

The lake?s present-day name, ?GARDA?, dates back to the Middle Ages and derives from the gothic ?Warda?, meaning ?guard?, a reference to the rock that towers above the gulf of the same name.

The area around Garda has prospered since time immemorial thanks to its mild climate and the bright, attractive landscapes of the northern part of the lake, the morainic hills to the south, the stretches of olive groves and vineyards, the colourful flowers ? especially the bouganvilles ? and the history of the industrious local people.

The area boasts a unique landscape and environment, with particular geomorphological features.

This is the only lake in the Pre-Alps that stretches out over the high plain, shifting in appearance from a valley-type lake - with the characteristics of a fjord, similar to the other pre-alpine lakes ? to a little sea on the plain.

For visitors coming from the north of Europe, the Val Lagarina leads to Torbole and Riva del Garda, where they will be met with a landscape that in every way resembles the fjords in the Nordic countries, with Mount Baldo overlooking it on the eastern side.