The wistful isle of Torcello rests comfortably in a Northern corner of the Venetian lagoon. It is easily reached by…
Author Posts
Lake Garda is a popular summertime holiday destination in northern Italy, which is much visited by British and German tourists.…
Each summer, when visiting the Bernese Oberland, we usually set aside a day to head south by train to the…
Riva del Garda is sited at the most northerly point of Lake Garda. Flanked by Monte Brione and Monte Rocchetta…
As your ferry nears the northern shores of Lake Garda the mountains on either side close in. But other things…
This is a fairly easy downhill walk (1.25 hours) through stunning mountain scenery. Additionally, it enables you to take in…
Switzerland, apparently, has more museums/art galleries per head of population than any other country. Two of the best are located…
Limone is a very popular tourist resort on the mountainous, northwest shore of Lake Garda. Huddled picturesquely between the turquoise…
Malcesine lies on the eastern shore of Lake Garda, nestling picturesquely between the turquoise lake and the lower green slopes…
The small island of Burano has been deemed one of the ten most colourful places on the planet, and it…
Perceptions of what constitutes an easy walk vary considerably. My criteria are that the walk should be shortish (less than…
This 1.5 hour, 7km walk to the head of the Lauterbrunnen valley is a classic. It was our introduction to…
This attractive, shady, lakeside walk of about 1 hour 40 minutes leads to one of the area’s major attractions –…
The ‘strandweg’ is a very easy, 2.5km walk along a flat, wide, well-made path that hugs the shoreline of Lake…
The village of Beatenberg stretches out along the lower slopes of the Niederhorn, about 600m above Lake Thun. Erich von…
As mountain walks go this one, along the western shelf of the mountain mass above the Lauterbrunnen valley, is as…
I have walked this path on numerous occasions over the years, and have never ceased to be astonished by the…
The fabulous, close up views of the North face of the Eiger and then the Mönch and the Jungfrau make…
Attractive Desenzano (population c. 25,000) is the largest town on the gentle southern shore of Lake Garda. Its excellent boat,…
Picturesque, understated Gargnano lies at the base of low mountains, about half way along the western shores of Lake Garda.…