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If you love the outdoors, especially lakes and rivers, or maybe you’re just looking for a relaxing spot for a hike, this is where you’ll find Italy’s major lakes and rivers by region.
Rivers
Issime in Aosta Valley’s Valle di Gressoney
Issime is an enchanting town located in the heart of the Gressoney Valley, also called the Lys Valley, for its…
Veneto’s Po Delta Park: An Unexpected Adventure
Reading time: 9 minuti Italy’s Po Delta: almost everyone has heard of it, but how many have actually been there?…
Marmore Waterfalls in Umbria: 2,200 Years in the Making
Reading time: 3 minuti In the southern part of the Umbria region, almost to the Lazio border, lies the tallest…
Tuscany’s River Park in Colle Val d’Elsa near Siena
When you think of Tuscany, you think of rolling green hills, cypress-lined dirt roads, art cities like Florence and Pisa,…
Berignone Nature Reserve: Masso delle Fanciulle and Masso degli Specchi
Tuscany is well known for being a magical place, full of delights to eat and enjoy. Near Volterra, more precisely…
The Novella River Park: Canyoning in Trentino
The Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy is one of the most sought-after destinations not only during ski season but…
Rivers by region
Lakes
Lake Orta and Its Many Treasures
Reading time: 7 minuti “In the middle of the mountains there is Lake Orta. In the middle of Lake Orta,…
Lake Orta’s Open Air Art Galleries: The Villages of Legro, Pogno, and Armeno
Reading time: 8 minuti Part of what is known as the “Painted Villages” and near Orta San Giulio, the towns…
From Emperors to Popes: Visiting Castel Gandolfo Just Outside of Rome
Reading time: 4 minuti Most tourists are so busy “oohing and aahing” at the Eternal City’s infinite list of must-see…
Lenno on Lake Como and Villa Balbianello
The infinitely famous Lake Como in northern Italy’s Lombardy region has been the pride and joy of the region for…
Lake Braies in the Dolomites of Alta Pusteria
Reading time: 3 minuti If you thought this part of the Italian Dolomites was fabulous in the wintertime, wait until…
Lake Cavedine in Italy’s Trento Province
Reading time: 4 minuti Located about 20 kilometers from Trento, in the Valley of the Lakes, Lake Cavedine is a…
The Village of Castel di Tora in the Rieti Province
Castel di Tora in the Lazio region is one of the “Most Beautiful Villages in Italy”. This tiny village of…
