Now, I help you to know the wonderful landscape of

A Location Surface area Northen Italy 368 km ² Max. depth Max. length 346 m 52 km Max. width Towns along the Lake Garda Rivers Other name 16.7 km

Desenzano del Garda Salò, Limone sul Garda, Sirmione

… Primary inflows:

Sarca

Primary outflows:

Mincio

Benaco

An old postcard of

This pretty little town is on the western of the Lake Garda.

The Lake Garda is also called Benaco and it is the largest lake in Italy. It is located in Northen Italy, about half-way between Venice and Milan. It is in an alpine region and was formed by glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age.

The Northen part of the Lake is narrower, surrounded by mountains.

The main tributary of Lake Garda is the

Sarca

river, while the only emissary is the

Mincio

river.

The Lake Garda has five islands, the largest is Isola del Garda. Nearby is “Isola San Biagio”, also known as the

Isola dei Conigli

“Island of the Rabbits”.

The three smaller islands are: • Isola dell’Olivo • Isola del Sogno • Isola di Trimelone .

Val di Sogno and “Isle of Dream” of the Lake Garda.

It’s very, very nice!

In the picture there is the “ Torre Scaligera, in Sirmione ”, a small and nice town on the peninsula of Garda’s Lake.

The ancient fortified town of Sirmione, located on the south of the lake, is one particolarly wonderful destination, home to Virgilio and Catullo spa Complexes.

The picturesque Scaliger Castle dates from the 13th century. The Roman poet Catullus had a villa here, and visitors can see the ruined Roman spa named the “Grotte di Catullo”.

Come with us, we are going to sail on Garda’s Lake waters … Hello, hello everybody!

I’m Mike.

MODULE 3 and MODULE 4

Sport and free time on the Garda Lake

History and Society

On the Garda Lake there are many opportunities to parctise a sport activity. The lovers of sail and windsurf can find optimal conditions, thanks to the constant winds that blow during all the year. There are other sport: mountain-bike, golf courses, tennis, canoe, waterski, free-climbing, diving. To spend a relaxing day there are natural parks and amusement parks.

Garda Lake

Mild climate, Mediterranean vegetation, periodical winds, coastal towns full of fascination and history, villas, parks, castles, churches, monuments, amusement parks, typical cookery with fish and oil of the lake, sport and walking tours: you can find all these things on the Garda Lake!

Blue Tornado in “Gardaland” Gardaland

is the third most popular theme park in Europe.

It is in Castelnuovo del Garda, near Lake Garda.

Lavoro realizzato dagli alunni Adamo, Luca, Marina, Martina, Ilaria, Sara, Laura - della classe IV A della Scuola Primaria di via Fiume con l’aiuto delle insegnanti Arvati Adriana e Maria Cosentino Montaggio a cura dell’ Ins. Maria Cosentino Vimodrone – Maggio 2009