Be beguiled by Italy’s Lake Region
Looking for the ideal place to slow down and take a daydream break from your busy everyday world? Drift away to Italy’s scenic lake region, a wonderland of cerulean blue lakes, enchanting islands and the exquisite flavors of northern Italy!
Close your eyes and transport yourself to Northern Italy, a paradise brimming with life’s simple pleasures. Whether you amble through the morning mist to grab an espresso at a lakeside café . . . past the basilica on the fairy-tale island of San Guilio . . . through aromatic lemon groves . . . or under dramatic cypress trees, you’ll be enchanted!
Imagine boarding a slow-moving cable car to ascend Mt. Mottarone, up the steep slope speckled with orchids to arrive at a mountaintop panorama with views all the way to Switzerland. See yourself waking up in a lakeside villa, spotting snow-white swans gliding through pristine waters just steps from your chic terrace. Shop for scarves in postcardperfect Como, the silk capital of the world, before stopping for a meal of regional specialties like osso bucco (veal in white wine) and sweet panna cotta (vanilla custard).
Rest your feet on a bucolic train ride over sprawling ravines, past tumbling waterfalls and wildflower-strewn hillsides en route to Lake Maggiore. There, you’ll strut alongside the white peacocks that roam the 10 tiers of baroque gardens at Palazzo Borromeo. Step inside to see the resplendent 18th-century rooms where Napoleon once slept surrounded by priceless paintings and Flemish gold tapestries. From there, it’s a short hop to Sirmione, Lake Garda’s picturesque peninsula, to take a dip in the renowned thermal hot springs and bask in la dolce vita— the sweet life!