Top Lake Garda Arts & Design

Lake Garda is known for its mild microclimate, making it an ideal area for wine production. Discover Garda wines with this tour and tasting at a landmark cellar in Lazise. Meet your hosts for a tour through the vineyards and barrel room and learn how this family has been making wine for five generations. Then sit down for a tasting of the best vintages paired with local specialties.

Spend a day in Verona on a trip from Lake Garda, and discover the charms of a city with Roman ruins, links to Shakespeare, and an Old Town with an abundance of elegant shops. On a tour, see and learn about Verona’s showpiece sights include Juliet’s House, the Pietra Bridge, and the shopping street of Via Mazzini. Round-trip transport from Lake Garda region hotels is included.

A journey through time, to discover the places of the Risorgimento. Here was made Italy; here the idea of the Red Cross was born.

Have you always been curious to know how the cheese that is most used in your kitchen is produced? Let's discover Parmigiano Reggiano production secrets in a caseificio in Modena. And more: different let's taste many kinds of Parmigiano. Cotechino or Tortelloni and others tyopical dishes from Emilia will be on your plates during a lunch in a local trattoria. The Ferrari Museum in Maranello offers visitors exclusive shuttle bus tours to the Fiorano track and along the Viale Enzo Ferrari boulevard in the factory complex. A museum guide will also discuss the various characteristics of the Ferrari track where the Prancing Horse has carried out all its competition and road car tests since 1972. Last stage of the tour. The Luciano Pavarotti Home Museum is the home that Maestro Pavarotti built in the Modena countryside, in a large estate, where he lived the last years of his life. It opened to the public in 2015 to firmly ground Maestro’s memory to his beloved homeland.

Lake Garda is known for its mild microclimate, perfect for producing top-notch wine, olive oil, and other gourmet goodies. Delve into the local cuisine with this wine and food experience in the vineyards surrounding the lakeside town of Lazise. Taste local Garganega, Chiaretta, and other still and sparkling wines paired with specialty cold cuts and cheeses, extra-virgin olive oil, and fresh bread.

Sirmione is considered the pearl of Garda district: it stands on a spectacular position, on a thin peninsula extending from the southern shores of the lake and ending northwards with rocky cliffs, carved by the ruins of a huge Roman villa. This private tour will allow you to enjoy, in a few hours, the art beauties of this enchanting village: a short and pleasant cruise will take you around the cape, in colse view of the so called "Grotte di Catullo" and the majestic medieval fortress built by the Veronese family Della Scala. After a walk in the charming streets of the town centre, you will experience a guided tour of both these attractions, always with an eye on the soothing beauty of southern lake Garda.

Salò is one of the best known destinations of lake Garda, a protagonist of present time and even of the past: between the Medieval and the Renaissance age it was the head of a strong federation of lakeside villages, while during the last years of World War II its name was gloomily linked to the Italian Social Republic, a fascist state actually ruled by Nazis. Indeed, the town centre hosts art and architecture treasures, such as the "Magnifica Patria" Palace, built in 1542 and the 15th century church of Santa Maria Annunciata. This private tour will allow you to discover these wonders, throught a pleasant walk lead by a guide, then to spend an amusing time cruising around the nearby islands: Isola del Garda and Isola dei Conigli. Don't forget your swimsuit, there will be time for a relaxing bath!

Combine Lake Garda scenery with local food and wine during a bike tour from Lazise. Led by a local guide, the tour showcases a route that would be difficult to find alone, taking in vineyards, olive groves, and sweeping lake vistas. You’ll finish with a stop in a winery where cured meat, local cheese, and bread await, along with a selection of wine to toast the end of the ride.

Explore the enchanting western shores of Lake Garda on this guided boat excursion. Cruise past the breathtaking Isola del Garda, home to a stunning Venetian villa and lush gardens. Dock at the elegant town of Salò for a guided walk along the longest lakeside promenade in Italy, where you can admire the historic 15th-century Cathedral or treat yourself to a gelato. Witness the magnificent coastline, including the grand hotels of Gardone and the romantic Punta San Vigilio. Conclude your day with a scenic return to Garda, perfect for an evening aperitivo. - Scenic boat tour around Isola del Garda, with views of the villa - Guided walking tour in Salò, featuring Italy’s longest lakeside promenade - Admire historical architecture, including the Cathedral and Liberty-style buildings - Relaxing return to Garda, ideal for enjoying an evening drink