Lake Garda - plus Venice/Modena

[s-x-i]

We will be heading to Lake Garda at the end of the month for a week staying in the town of Portese.

We have hired a car for our stay as we would like to do a bit of exploring around the area and visit different towns/villages. Also on the itinerary are day trips to both Venice and Modena/Maranello.

Looking for any hints, tips or recommendations as we have not been to this area before and would like to make the most of our week.

[shirt]

It’s been a while since I was around Garda. Depending where you’re staying a ferry then a cable car up monte baldo is a pleasant way to waste a few hours.

For venice, la zucca is a must. Excellent food at reasonable prices also ensures that booking is a must:

https://www.lazucca.it/

For Modena, the enzo Ferrari museum is a distilled version of the Maranello experience and a better bet if your OH isn’t a pher.

Close by there’s the giusti balsamic vinegar ‘museum’ which might sound terrible but is notable for being the only place I know of where you can buy their vermouth aged in balsamic vinegar casks. It’s absolutely worth a stop for that alone

https://visit.giusti.com/it/64ee0404b5c0d7da8c1995...

Generally for f&b you’ll have to be very unlucky to eat poorly but I would recommend you to download the Michelin guide app. Hundreds of non starred recommendations in the region, it’s great when looking at route options between cities.

Edited by shirt on Friday 16th May 00:15

[Voldemort]

Try to get to Venice before the cruise ships disgorge their captives. You can park a car there! (at the end of the causeway, opposite the bus station) but take the train if you can.

[Jeanboi]

We were looking to return to Lake Garda this year.

Sirmione is just lovely.

[LordHaveMurci]

Malcesine was my fave place on Garda, you can get the cable car there (sadly we didn’t).

Verona is only a train ride away, well worth a visit.

[Somebody]

Verona is worth a visit.