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Best Places to Eat
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Dal Pescatore (
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Locanda 4 Cuochi (
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Osteria Le Servite (
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Agriturismo i Vegher (
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Locanda San Vigilio (
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Best Places to Stay
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Villa Arcadio (
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Agriturismo San Mattia (
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Dimora Bolsone (
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Sanzenetto (
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Armellino (
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3 PERFECT DAYS
Day 1: Culture-Fix Verona
Exploring the art-packed halls of the Museo di Castelvecchio could easily take all morning, while Verona's
architecture-rich piazzas are perfect for a post-lunch stroll. Countless wine cellars offer a different slice of cultur-
al life; Antica Bottega del Vino and Osteria del Bugiardo are great places to start. If you've booked for the opera
in the Roman Arena, it starts around 9pm - take your seats after a gourmet bite at Locanda 4 Cuochi.
Day 2: Adventurous Lake Garda
With its mountain hinterland, regular winds and enormous expanse, Lake Garda is the perfect outdoor play-
ground. Come summer you'll find climbers clinging to Arco's rock faces like brightly coloured lizards,
paragliders sailing off Monte Baldo's summit and bikers racing down its slopes. In Riva, windsurfers launch off
the lakefront in large flocks of neon sails, and in the Valtenesi families ride out through vineyards and olive
groves. At the end of the day, sore muscles can be soothed in Sirmione's thermal spa.
Day 3: Renaissance Mantua
Afloat in the watery hinterland of the Mincio river, fog-bound Mantua is known locally as
La Bella Ad-
dormentata
(Sleeping Beauty). Sleepy it may seem today, but in the 1500s this was one of Italy's greatest Renais-
sance courts where Mantegna, Guilio Romano and Raphael came to work for the ostentatious, art-loving Gonza-
gas. The result is some of Italy's finest frescoed palaces and perfectly preserved medieval piazze.
