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There are 20 Regions that offer Lakes and mountains as an holiday type, choose one from the list below to view the relevant tour operators:

Select Region Abruzzo [10] Apulia - Puglia [19] Basilicata [7] Calabria [8] Campania [21] Emilia Romagna [11] Friuli-Venezia Giulia [7] Latium - Lazio [21] Le Marche [16] Liguria [21] Lombardy - Lombardia [18] Molise [5] Piedmont - Piemonte [16] Sardinia - Sardegna [20] Sicily - Sicilia [24] Trentino - Alto Adige [15] Tuscany - Toscana [27] Umbria [24] Val d'Aosta [8] Veneto [22]

Select Region By City Alessandra [16] Ancona [16] Aosta [8] Assisi [24] Bari, Taranto [19] Bergarno [18] Bologna [11] Bordighera [21] Cagliari [20] Campobasso [5] Catania [24] Chieti [10] Courmayeur [8] Florence [27] Genoa [21] Genola [16] Gorizia [7] Isernia [5] L'Aquila [10] Macerata [16] Marsala [24] Milan [18] Monza [18] Naples, Sorrento [21] Palermo [24] Parma [11] Perugia [24] Pesaro [16] Pescara [10] Pisa [27] Pordenone [7] Potenza [7] Ravenna [11] Rome [21] Rovereto [15] San Remo [19] Sassari [20] Siracusa [24] Termoli [5] Trento [15] Trieste [7] Turin [16] Udine [7] Verona, Venice [22]

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Select Type Art and culture Barging Battlefields Beach Camping City breaks Conference/Corporate Cruising Escorted Coach Tours Food and Wine Garden tours Golf Hiking/Biking Islands Lakes and mountains Rail travel Religious Self Catering Ski Spas and Well-Being Sport Study Tailor made Villas/Apartments Weddings

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The French writer Stendhal pitied ‘those who are not madly in love with them’. Bewitching and glamorous, the sparkling Italian Lakes continue to seduce and inspire.

Caught between the icy peaks of the Alps and the pinnacles and serrated ridges of the Dolomites, the five major lakes each have their own character and special charm. The westernmost, Lago Maggiore, is lined with belle époque villas and beautiful gardens, recalling an era when it was popular with royalty and heads of state.

Then, as now, the star attractions are the fairytale Borromean Islands — named after their owners, the powerful dynasty based here since medieval times. The three islands are glorious little enclaves of follies and lush gardens, set around the Borromeans’ pleasure palaces. From Stresa, the main town, a cablecar ascends to Monte Mottarone (4,892 ft/1,491 m) — a playground for mountain biking, rock climbing and hiking — or for just drinking in the breathtaking views.

Lake Lugano, to the east, is mostly Swiss with only the eastern tip in Italy,stretching out towards Lake Como. This, the deepest and perhaps the most romantic of the Lakes, has always inspired star gazing. Past spotters include Byron, Shelley and Dickens, joined nowadays by A-list celebrities, many Italian fashion designers and George Clooney who loves the laid-back ambience of his lake home, Villa Oleandra.

There are few finer experiences than a boat cruise along the silky waters of Lake Como, past citrus-scented gardens to Bellagio, ‘the jewel’ cradled between the lake’s two arms. To the east, Lake Iseo lies between Brescia and Bergamo. Cloaked with thickly wooded slopes rising from the waterfront, the ‘capital’ is the charmingly unspoilt historic town, Iseo.  In the distance the wine-growing area Franciacorta produces Italy’s finest sparkling wines.

Just west of Verona, Garda is the largest lake, where Alpine meets Mediterranean scenery. Where soaring snow-capped peaks and deep conifer forests yield to silvery olive groves and vineyards and exotic plants bloom in countless villa gardens lining the southern reaches. In popular resorts such as Sirmione, nut-brown sunbathers laze, while steamers and windsurfers languorously ply the shores.

The northern extremity of Lake Garda reaches into Trentino and the high peaks of the Dolomites. Nearby, the Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio and Parco Naturale Adamello-Brenta are home to chamois, deer, countless species of birds and even shy brown bears. Always elusive, nevertheless to walk in their tracks in these national parks is always a delight — and you just might be in for a big surprise.

If you choose to be based in one of the Italian Lakes you can still visit the others and the nearby historic cities on easy daytrips. Or opt for a two-centre holiday — Love Italy operators offer every kind of possibility.