Leaving was harda from Lago di Garda

For our taste of the Italian lakes area we chose Lago di Garda.  It's a massive lake, the largest in Italy and I think the photos speak for themselves on how beautiful this area is...

We stayed in a reasonable sized town called Desenzano del Garda which is on the southern edge of the lake.  Lots of restaurants, bars and cafes lined the edge of the lake around the old town.

How inviting does the colour of the water look...

Not far around from Desenzano del Garda is the town of Sirmione which is situated on a very thin peninsula - about 100 or so metres wide at it's narrowest!  Sirmione is home to the impressive 13th century Scaliger Castle...

The apartment we stayed at in Desenzano del Garda had this awesome 60s space age style vinyl bed - it was quite comfortable until you tried to roll out over the hard curved edges..