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Sailors, windsurfers, kitesurfers and paragliders come to Lake Garda (
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test their metal on winds first mentioned by Virgil. The Peler swoops south from the moun-
tains in the morning, catching the sails of speedmeisters until noon, when the gentler Ora
puffs north from the southern valleys in the afternoon and early evening. Experts fine tune
their experiences on some of the 20 other winds that skim across the lake, winds like the
Ander and Fasanella as well as the violent Vinesa from Verona.
