Peschiera del Garda

A busy small town on the River Mincio, the only river coming out of the Lake Garda, offering a charming combination of lake and river scenery. The old town centre with an impressive fortress compleltely surrounded by canals has picturesque lanes with excellent shopping possibilities and pretty bars. This also offers great oppportunities to take a swim on the flat, extensive lakeside. Placed at the most southern end of the lake where the river Mincio begins its charming course, Peschiera is a tourist centre which offers hotels, campsites and holiday villages. Easy to reach by all means of transport it is very popular among people who like to link a holiday by the lake with the discovering of the sorroundings, full of vineyards, or of the flourishing countryside of Mincio valley, even by bicycle. From Peschiera you can easily reach both the most important fun parks of the area and the famous cities of art: Verona, Brescia and Mantova.