Garda Lake

(Italian Lago di Garda or Benaco) is the largest & deepest lake in Italy. It is located in Northern 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 lake and its shoreline are divided between the provinces of Verona (to the south-east), Brescia (south-west), and Trentino region (north). The lake is a major tourist destination, with a number of hotels and resorts along its shore. HOTEL ON GARDA LAKE


GARDA LAKE ROADS

  1.  Gardesana Occidentale : From Salò to Riva del Garda
  2. Strada Statale 572 di Salò: from Salò to Desenzano del Garda
  3.  Padana Superiore: from Desenzano del Garda to Peschiera del Garda
  4.  Gardesana Orientale : from Peschiera del Garda to Riva del Garda

It Is also possible to cross the lake with ferryboat or do a  small croise on Garda Lake..
Garda Lake Highways::

  1. HIGHWAY Torino - Trieste
    1. way out Desenzano
    2. way out Sirmione
    3. way out Peschiera del Garda
  2. HIGHWAY del Brennero
    1. way out Affi
    2. way out Rovereto Sud

Train's stations:
  1. Are Desenzano and Peschiera station.

The Airports:
  1. Airport di Verona Villafranca
  2. Airport di Brescia Montichiari

Primary sources

Sarca

Primary outflows

Mincio

Catchment area

2,350 km²

Max. length

51.9 km

Max. width

16.7 km

Surface area

369.98 km²

Average depth

136 m

Max. depth

346 m

Water volume

50.35 km³

Residence time (of lake water)

26.8 years

Surface elevation

65 m

Islands

5 (Isola del Garda, Isola San Biagio)

Localities and sights

The ancient fortified town of Sirmione, located on the south of the lake, is one particularly popular destination, home to the Virgilio & Catullo Spa Complexes, as well as numerous restaurants, bars, hotels, fashion stores and a market. The picturesque Scaliger castle dates from the 13th century. The Roman villa was home to the poet Catullus. The sulphur springs at the tip of the peninsula have a reputation for the healing of catarrhal conditions, particularly those involving the ear.
Nearby, there is Gardaland, one of the most famous parks in Italy. It Is also possible to cross the lake with ferryboat or do a  small croise on Garda Lake.
Battle of Solferino and San Martino in 1859, during the Italian Risorgimento. The terrible aftermath of this battle led to the Geneva Convention and the formation of the Red Cross.

Formation

The Lake was formed in the Quaternary Ice Ages by a huge glacier. Find out how the formation of Lake Garda by this glacier made it into the shape it's in, and how it caused the fertility of the soil to be so rich around the Lake.
The northern part of the lake is narrower, surrounded by mountains, the major of which belong to the Gruppo del Baldo. The shape is typical of a moraine valley, probably having been formed under the action of a Paleolithic glacier. Although traces of the glacier's actions are evident today, in more recent years it has been hypothesized that the glacier occupied an already existing depression, created by stream erosion 5 to 6 million years ago.
The lake has five islands, the largest being Isola del Garda. Nearby is Isola San Biagio, also known as the Isola dei Conigli ("Island of the Rabbits"). Both face San Felice del Benaco, on the Brescian side. The three smaller islands are Isola dell'Olivo, Isola di Sogno and Isola di Trimelone.
The main tributary is the Sarca river, while the only emissary is the Mincio River.
Wildlife include the "Trota del Garda" or "Carpiù" (Salmo carpio), a species of salmonid living exclusively in the Garda and in some Swiss alpine lakes[citation needed], usually caught in fine nets since it's a deep-water