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Italy North lakes

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On the southern side of the Alps are the large elongated lakes set in deep glacier ravines that were created during the ice age. The largest lakes are Como and Maggiore near Milan and Lake Garda near Verona.  In addition there are many smaller lakes such as Lugano, Iseo, Idro and Lake Levico and Lake Caldonazzo situated east of Trento.  Although the name of the lake Maggiore may suggest it is the largest, this is not the case.  Lake Maggiore measures 212km² but Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy at 370 km².  Almost every river that has its source in these lakes will eventually run into the Adriatic Sea via the huge Po basin.  The Alps have been a true barricade for trading routes for many centuries. As a result cities were built along the trading routes to benefit travellers, such as the small city of Vipiteno which is located directly after the Brenner pass.  Others include Bolzano and Merano, which are situated more to the south in a region that was Austrian territory for some time.  It was the same for Aosta, Torino and Biella in the west of the Alps.

 

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Typical North Italy/lakes

Castles are everywhere, but in the north of Italy you can recognise them by the 'swallow tail design' of their stone merlons, the gallery blocks where defenders could hide for their attacker's arrows. It's the typical castle design of the noble Scaligery family, the mightiest family of Verona at the end of the 13th century and building a large number of castles in the north of Italy. Best known example is the Rocca Scaligeri water castle at Sirmione peninsula, Lake Garda.

 

Campsites around Lake Garda »

North Italy has a number of characteristic cities with their own level in culture . Take the capital of fashion Milano, the classic traders city Trento and the distinguished city Verona with the balcony of Romeo and Juliet and the opera plays in the old Roman arena. In the Lago Maggiore area the city of Stresa and the Borromeo iles are worth a visit, and the same is for Lake Garda with Peschiera del Garda and the peninsula Sirmione.

 

Campsites around Lake Maggiore / Lake Ghirla »
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