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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Italian Lakes (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Italian Lakes (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Italian Lakes (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Italian Lakes (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Italian Lakes and Verona, and now comes with a bi-lingual dictionary


    Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide [with new bi-lingual dictionary] is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in the Italian Lakes and Verona, from top attractions like Verona's Roman arena, to hidden gems, including Santa Caterina del Sasso. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating region.


    Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-move companion when you're exploring the Italian Lakes and Verona
    Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Sirmione and Bellagio and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions
    New bi-lingual dictionary section makes this the perfect portable package for short trip travellers
    Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
    Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around
    Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
    Inspirational colour photography throughout
    Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience

    About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateFeb 1, 2019
    ISBN9781785731747
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      Berlitz Pocket Guide Italian Lakes (Travel Guide eBook) - Berlitz

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Italian Lakes & Verona, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Italian Lakes & Verona, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Italian Lakes & Verona are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Italian Lakes & Verona. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Berlitz Pocket Guides

      The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

      Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

      Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

      © 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      The Italian Lakes & Verona’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Day in the Italian Lakes

      Introduction

      Villas, gardens and castles

      A playground for the rich and famous

      Historic cities

      Which lake?

      Escaping the crowds

      A Brief History

      Early settlers

      Huns, Goths and Lombards

      Era of the communes

      The great dynasties

      Foreign intervention

      20th century and beyond

      Berlusconi’s rise, fall and rise again?

      Historical landmarks

      Where To Go

      Lake Maggiore

      Stresa and the Golfo Borromeo

      Monte Mottarone

      Verbania

      Southern Lake Maggiore

      Northern Lake Maggiore

      Lake Como

      Como Town

      Ramo di Como

      Centro Lago

      Ramo di Colico

      Lake Garda

      The southern shores

      The western shore

      Garda Trentino

      The eastern shore

      Lesser lakes

      Lake Orta

      Varese and its lake

      Lake Iseo

      Lombard cities

      Bergamo

      Piazza Vecchia

      Piazza del Duomo

      Brescia

      Piazza della Loggia

      Piazza Paolo VI

      Roman Ruins and Santa Giulia Museo della Città

      Cremona

      Mantua

      Palazzo Ducale

      Piazza Broletto and Piazza delle Erbe

      Basilica di Sant’Andrea

      Palazzo Tè

      Verona

      Piazza Brà and the Arena

      Piazza delle Erbe

      Piazza dei Signori and Arche Scaligere

      La Casa di Giulietta

      Churches and Roman Theatre

      Castelvecchio and San Zeno Maggiore

      What To Do

      Sports and outdoor activities

      Watersports

      Hiking, climbing and cable cars

      Cycling and mountain biking

      Golf

      Spectator sports

      Other sports

      Entertainment

      Aperitivi

      Shopping

      Fashions

      Shopping outlets

      Markets

      Food and wine

      Children’s lakes

      Calendar of events

      Eating Out

      Where to eat

      What to eat

      Antipasti

      Il Primo

      Il Secondo

      What to drink

      Reading the Menu

      To help you order…

      Restaurants

      Lake Maggiore

      Borromeo Islands

      Cannobio

      Mergozzo

      Pallanza

      Stresa

      Lake Como

      Bellagio

      Brunate

      Como

      Isola Comancina

      Varenna

      Lake Garda

      Desenzano del Garda

      Gargnano

      Moniga del Garda

      Riva del Garda

      Sirmione

      Torri del Benaco

      Lake Orta – Orta San Giulio

      Cities

      Bergamo

      Brescia and Province

      Varese

      Verona

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation

      Airports

      B

      Bicycle hire

      Budgeting for your trip

      C

      Camping

      Car hire

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and safety

      D

      Disabled travellers

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and consulates

      Emergencies

      G

      Getting there

      Guides and tours

      H

      Health and medical care

      L

      Language

      LGBTQ travellers

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening hours

      P

      Police

      Post offices

      Public holidays

      R

      Religion

      S

      Smoking

      T

      Telephones

      Time zones

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist information

      Transport

      V

      Visa and entry requirements

      W

      Websites and internet access

      Y

      Youth hostels

      Recommended Hotels

      Lake Maggiore

      Borromeo Islands

      Cannero Riviera

      Cannobio

      Luino

      Stresa

      Lake Como

      Argegno

      Bellagio

      Cadenabbia di Griante

      Cernobbio

      San Fedele D’Intelvi

      Sotto il Monte

      Varenna

      Lake Garda

      Gardone Riviera

      Gargnano

      Riva del Garda

      Sirmione

      Torri del Benaco

      Lake Iseo

      Lake Orta

      Orta San Giulio

      Pettenasco

      City hotels

      Bergamo

      Verona

      Dictionary

      English–Italian

      Italian–English

      The Italian Lakes & Verona’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      iStock

      Malcesine

      The picturesque fishing village lies at the foot of Monte Baldo. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

      iStock

      Santa Caterina del Sasso

      This enchanting church convent clings to a cliff face above Lake Maggiore. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

      Getty Images

      Villa del Balbianello

      Built in 1787 for an eccentric cardinal, it embodies the effortless style and beauty of the region. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

      Shutterstock

      Villa Carlotta

      Famed for its sumptuous gardens, it sits on Lake Como’s western shore. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

      iStock

      Sirmione

      With a dramatic 13th-century castle, it is one of Lake Garda’s most visited resorts. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      Shutterstock

      Verona’s Roman Arena

      Once the scene of gladiatorial combat, it now stages operatic extravaganzas. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      iStock

      The Borromeo Islands

      A suitably grandiose home for a flock of peacocks. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      Shutterstock

      Villa Taranto

      Its botanical gardens are planted with around 20,000 different species of trees, shrubs and flowers. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

      Shutterstock

      Bergamo’s Città Alta

      Packed with magnificent medieval and Renaissance monuments. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

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      Bellagio

      The ‘pearl of Lake Como’ enjoys unrivalled panoramic mountain views. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Day in the Italian Lakes

      8.00am

      Breakfast

      Take breakfast in your hotel or join the locals with a cappuccino and cornetto (croissant) in a lakeview café.

      10.00am

      Baroque extravaganza

      Head for Stresa’s ferry station at Piazza Marconi, buy a ticket that includes admission to the island sights and hop on one of the regular ferries going north to Ancona. Alight at the first stop, Isola Bella, the Borromean princes’ summer residence. Explore the sumptuously decorated Palazzo Borromeo, and the beguiling, ship-shaped terraces of gardens, complete with statues and peacocks.

      11.30am

      Fisherman’s Island

      Catch the next ferry for a five-minute hop across to the tiny Isola dei Pescatori (also called Isola Superiore) with its pretty fishing village. Stroll through its tiny alleys, strung with fishing nets, then lunch on fish fresh from the lake at one of the hotel restaurants, soaking up the views from a lakeside terrace. Alternatively, enjoy a picnic on the pebble beach.

      1.45pm

      Isola Madre

      Most boats en route to Isola Madre call at Baveno, a quieter version of Stresa, set below a pink granite mountain. Stay on the boat for the ten-minute crossing from here to Isola Madre, the largest, and once the wildest, of the Borromean islands. Stroll through gently landscaped gardens, with their profusion of exotic trees and shrubs, then make a brief visit to the villa, which is noticeably subdued after Palazzo Borromeo.

      3.00pm

      Monte Mottarone

      Catch the ferry across to Carciano and take a cable car ride to the Monte Mottarone peak (20 minutes), a natural balcony commanding magnificent views over the Alps and lakes. For the very finest views, which on a clear day encompass seven lakes, climb from the upper cable-car station for about 20 minutes to the summit, or take the chairlift.

      5.00pm

      Down the mountain

      Descend to Stresa on the cable car or, for an adrenalin-fuelled ride, try the Alpyland Coaster with 2-seater bobs speeding down at up to 40kph (25mph). If time permits, alight halfway down at the Giardino Botanico Alpinia, the rock gardens with over 1,000 species of Alpine and medicinal plants.

      6.30pm

      Belle Époque grandeur

      Follow in the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway and take an aperitivo in the palatial Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées overlooking the lake.

      8.00pm

      Wining and dining

      Dine at Il Vicoletto (for more information, click here) or opt for one of the alfresco pizzerias, preferably with an open-fired oven, in the centre of the resort. After a leisurely dinner, end the evening with a lakeside stroll and a liqueur in a local bar.

      Introduction

      Set among the southern foothills of the Alps, the Italian lakes extend over four different regions of northwest Italy: Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino and the Veneto. The famous trio are Maggiore, Como and Garda, but there are also a number of smaller, peaceful lakes scattered among the valleys.

      Each lake has its own character, whether it is tiny, jewel-like Orta, with its perfectly preserved medieval village and islet; beguiling Como where mountains plunge into the deep waters and picture-postcard villages cling to the slopes; vast and varied Garda – fjord-like in the north, sea-like in the south; or stately Maggiore, where snowcapped mountains form a dramatic backdrop to the enchanting Borromeo Islands. What they all have in common is a fertile shoreline, with a varied and exotic array of flora that thrives in the benign spring-to-autumn climate.

      Villas, gardens and castles

      Sumptuous lakeside villas and their gardens, created originally for northern European nobility or well-heeled Milanese, are a major draw of the larger lakes. Como in particular has drawn the rich and famous, from Pliny the Younger who built villas at Bellagio to George Clooney who has a lakeside villa at Laglio. Palatial residences such as Como’s Villa d’Este and Villa Serbelloni have been converted to luxury hotels, other villas and gardens throw their gates open to the public, and those in private hands can be admired from the lake as you chug past on a ferryboat.

      Incongruous with the mountain settings, the lake shores are Riviera-like, studded with olive groves, palms and citrus trees; lakeside promenades are lined by palms and oleanders while throughout the spring a proliferation of azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias create a blaze of colour on the gently sloping banks.

      Toscalano-Maderno

      Neil Buchan-Grant/APA Publications

      Rising above the lakeshore villages are the lofty belltowers of Romanesque churches and the battlements of medieval castles. On Lake Garda the crenellated castles were the work of the power-hungry Scaligeri from Verona. Maggiore’s fortifications and island palazzi were built by the Borromeo family of Milan – who to this very day own the islands and the lake’s main castle at Angera.

      Getting round the lakes

      The main lakes see large numbers of holidaymakers from late spring to early autumn. Long stretches of the lakeside, including Como’s eastern shore and much of Lake Maggiore’s western one, are spoilt by heavy traffic on narrow and tortuous roads. While a car is clearly useful for touring, it is far more relaxing to base yourself in one lake resort and hop around by boat.

      Ferries, hydrofoils and excursion cruisers provide excellent services linking almost all the towns and villages. Get up early and you can tour an entire lake, even one as big as Maggiore or Como, and have lunch on board the ferry. Cable cars, which climb to vantage points on the hillsides above the lakes, also offer some sensational views.

      A playground for the rich and famous

      As with every beautiful corner of Italy, the

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