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Top Things to do in Italy
The 10 Best Bodies of Water in Italy, Italy
Coordinates: 43°N 12°E / 43°N 12°E / 43; 12
Restaurants in Italy
1. Laghi di Fusine
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 888 reviews
Reviewed By AdrianaCucer12 - Villach, Austria
We've been here in winter and the landscape is breathtaking: inferior lake in 80% iced, mountains are full of snow, amazing!!! An advice: you need winter shoes with spikes...in the woods there are a must!
2. Canal Grande
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 41,173 reviews
Venice's main water thoroughfare, lined with great Renaissance palaces, is a colorful and busy spectacle of gondolas and vaporetti.
Reviewed By Bandit-One - Lucerne, Switzerland
We have been in Venice a bunch of times. But still amazes us the same as the first time. It's just a lovely place to be. Countless sights, great food and no (car) traffic. The Canale Grande is one of the most famous sights in the city. And rightly so. You could rent a private water taxi, take a tour boat or just hop on one of the water buses. For us the water bus was fine. Drive along the whole canale or hop and off (buy a day-ticket). You will pass endless interesting sights. Starting from the train station (Ferrovia) the Ponte degli Scalzi, the Chiesa di San Simeon Piccolo, the Chiesa di San Geremia, Rialto Mercato and Rialto Bridge, the Ponte dell’Accademia, the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, the Punta della Dogana and at the other end the Piazza San Marco with the Palazzo Ducale and the Basilica di San Marco. And that's just the very big sights along the way. Of course you also can walk through Venice (we love it) and you will pass the Canale lots of times. It's also fun just to wander around without plan and getting lost in the beautiful backstreets of Venice. This time we were lucky to rent an apartement for a few day directly on the Canale Grande. With views of the canal from every room. Be it in the morning during breakfast or in the evenings when the lights on the canal seemed magical: We never got and never will get bored of that sight. Light or dark, day or night, sunny or rainy. The Canale Grande is a sight to behold. Love it - and we love this town.
3. Lake Maggiore
4. Lago d'Averno
5. Lago di Bracciano
6. Lago d'Iseo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,775 reviews
Reviewed By jivella - Island of Malta, Malta
Lake Iseo is paradise on earth, it is really beautiful. I am lucky to have friends who have boats and we have visited many places on Lake Iseo, and everywhere seems so pleasant like most of the local people we met, and as we can speak Italian quiet well we have spoken to quiet a few people and they all were very nice and easy to talk to as they talk a nice Italian with no dialect.
7. Lago di Garda
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,326 reviews
Lake Garda, unique for its enchanted villages, shopping and fun opportunities,is also the perfect setting for your activity and watersports holidays or week-ends. This is Lake Garda, the Essence of Italy!
Reviewed By Brian484950 - Liverpool, United Kingdom
What a beautiful place to stay for a late breakaway everything is so idyllic and laid back my wife and I enjoyed every minute so many places to eat you are spoiled for choice the place is absolutely clean and tidy,shopping centre is well worth a visit.
8. Lago di Como
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,819 reviews
Reviewed By 816johna - Belfast, United Kingdom
The Italian lakes are something rather special. And they were special to the Victorians and Edwardians of Great Britain who included them in the Grand Tour. Lake Como is a very deep (up to 1000ft depth) glacial lake created by a retreating glacier and is surrounded by high mountains which seem to rise directly from the water. The scenery left behind is simply stunning and seems to be everywhere around the lake, unlike Lake Garda. The Romans created settlements on the shores and created roads which are still in existence, and most of the small towns. Nowadays there are many fine villas bought up by rich Italian families and Russian millionairs. There is little evidence of any food production or significant industry in the area and it seems to be almost exclusively a holiday and weekend retreat area - hardly surprising given the chocolate box pretty towns like Bellagio and Varenna which attract hoards of tourists in summer. There are many ferry boats plying up and down the lake and these provide a better and more relaxed way to get about. Don't expect to find it easy to read timetables or to know where boats are going to due to the Italian laisse fair attitude to organisation, but it's all part of the experience.
9. Lake Orta
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,437 reviews
Reviewed By PeterS157 - Warsaw, Poland
Calm, charming and beautiful place. Even before spring we spent there warm Sunday afternoon. Highly recommended.
10. Lago di Braies
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4,897 reviews
Reviewed By AGilos - Opole, Poland
Beautiful place, best time to go is early in the morning before 9.00 then you can get the best shot with the reflection of the mountains and its nice and quiet. It can be a bit cold in the morning even in summer. Worth it.
