Sport & Wellness
Lake Garda offers endless possibilities for sports. The multitude of routes and excursions both on the lakefront and in the hills and the breathtaking view will make you remember it forever. Monte Baldo, also known as the Botanical Park of Europe, is one of the places chosen for excursions with routes that lead up to the top of the highest mountains in the most remote places, which can also be tackled with mountain bikes. Horse racing becomes a fascinating sport, if practiced in the beautiful nature of Lake Garda. Many equestrian centers, all around the lake, offer specific programs for beginners and experts. Playing golf has become very important in recent years on Lake Garda, offering equipped centers that perfectly adapt to the environment around them. But the primary sport is undoubtedly that linked to water. In the north, wind and waves offer surf lovers the opportunity to really have fun. Surf schools, with rentals, focus mainly on Torbole, Riva, Malcesine and Gargnano. Countless races with crews from all over the world take place in these places. Sailing schools, even for children, are available in virtually every location. Many countries offer diving centers to learn how to discover the “hidden treasures of Lake Garda”. These centers are found mainly in Riva, Salò, Torri del Benaco and Desenzano. Very interesting and intriguing are the new sports, such as “free-climbing” and “Canyoning”. The famous “Rock Master” takes place in Arco around mid-September, where the best free-climbers in the world challenge each other. Thanks to the good thermal conditions offered by Monte Baldo, also lovers of gliding and hang-gliding have built a sports center for both of these sports in Caprino. Not to be underestimated is water skiing (also with a parachute), practiced south of the lake.
With its magnificent and picturesque landscapes, Lake Garda can be called one of the last pristine paradises. The air is clear, pure and rich in oxygen while the gentle breeze that always blows from the lake is rich in iodine and minerals. The inhabitants of this place are perfectly aware of the healing qualities of Lake Garda: they practice jogging, cycling and take long walks throughout the year. Many new mothers with their children spend the summer here, instead of suffocating in the smog of the big cities. Here children grow better and healthier, and mothers can find the energy lost during the strenuous 9 months. The “Terme di Sirmione” complex, with its sulfur springs, is able to cure all types of respiratory diseases, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, asthma, inflammation of the throat, nose and ears and also has healing properties for any ailments skin. A further spa is located in Colà di Lazise, set in a complex of wellness and beauty centers within a giant secular park, where there is a 5000 m2 lake with sulphurous water at 37 ° C. This is “Villa dei Cedri” thermal park, specialized in the treatment of rheumatism. In the “garden of Europe”, as the Baldo mountain ranges are often called, not only thousands of types of flowers grow, but also very rare medicinal herbs. Physiotherapies, homeopathy and natural medicines are at home here.