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look out directly at the craggy heights of Monte Baldo opposite. If you're here in late
spring, the mountain often still has snow clinging to its tip.
Popular with families, the beach is well equipped with a shaded picnic area, ping pong
tables, volleyball courts, and water sports hire outlets.
OKSurf
(
www.oksurf.it
; Parco Fontanella)
offers a range of windsurfing courses for adults and children.
Eating
Osteria del Restauro
( 0365 726 43; Piazza Villa 19, La Villa; meals €25-30; noon-2.30pm & 7-10pm Thu-Tue; )
This one-
time restoration studio is located by La Villa's tiny harbour with outdoor seating adjacent
to the pier. The highly seasonal menu includes treats like zucchini flowers stuffed with
ricotta, chilled gazpacho or hand-cut salmon, and the fish practically hops right out of the
water on to your plate.
OSTERIA
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Ristorante Lido
( 0365 79 10 42; Via Colletta 61, La Villa; meals €30-50; noon-3pm & 7.30-11pm Wed-Mon)
The sleek,
modern Lido is a perfect lunch location, its terrace thrust out over the lake shaded by a
pergola and ancient olive tree. Gramatica's dishes are similarly simple and pared back:
fish carpaccio drizzled with Limone lemons, homemade ravioli in sage and butter and
grilled lake fish. At night, fairy lights add to the romance.
CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN
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GASTRONOMIC
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La Tortuga
( 036 57 12 51; Via XXIV Maggio 5; tasting menu €80, meals €60-100; noon-2.30pm & 7-10pm Wed-Mon)
Despite its homey appearance Michelin-starred La Tortuga serves a sophisticated menu
without undue pomp and ceremony. Appreciative diners at its handful of tables enjoy
Garda classics such as pasta with lake perch in a fragrant slow-cooked broth and veal fillet
with truffles or morelles. Wines from the encyclopaedic wine list are generously priced,
with classics like Allegrini's La Grola a mere €35.
