Homes on the Lakes

OUR LIFE ON LAKE MAGGIORE Michael Bennington owns a two-bedroom apartment on Lake Maggiore, in a converted fin-de-siècle period villa. He and his wife Sarah make regular visits there from their home in Cheshire, and offer weekly holiday rentals on the property at other times. “Italy is where we first met!” Michael says. “Sarah was […]

Beautiful Italian Lakes

Escape for a swim in the the most beautiful Italian Lakes. The spectacular lakes of Northern Italy are some of the most beautiful in the world. This extract is taken from a fantastic book – Wild Swimming, which shares locations and directions for discovering these beautiful hidden locales while taking a drip in the water. […]

Holiday in Italy: A Weekend in Lake Garda

Alex Clohosey spends a glorious few days around the northern end of Lake Garda and is seduced by the sights, sounds and flavours of Limone, Riva del Garda and Malcesine… Lake Garda had always been on my radar as a must on the Italian travel circuit. It is only now, as we make our way […]