Rick Steves Lake Garda Italy

Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, between Brescia and Milan to the west, and Verona and Venice to the east. The lake cuts into the edge of the Italian Alps, particularly the Alpine sub-ranges of the Garda Mountains and the Brenta Group. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last ice ag…
Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, between Brescia and Milan to the west, and Verona and Venice to the east. The lake cuts into the edge of the Italian Alps, particularly the Alpine sub-ranges of the Garda Mountains and the Brenta Group. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last ice age. The lake and its shoreline are divided between the provinces of Brescia, Verona and Trentino.
  • Primary inflows: Sarca
  • Primary outflows: Mincio
  • Catchment area: 2,350 km² (910 sq mi)
  • Basin countries: Italy
  • Max. length: 51.6 km (32.1 mi)
  • Max. width: 16.7 km (10.4 mi)
  • Surface area: 369.98 km² (142.85 sq mi)

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