Nago-Torbole
Nago-Torbole is a municipality in the province of Trentino in Northeast Italy, at the northern shore of Lake Garda by the towns Riva del Garda and Arco.
Understand
Nago and Torbole are really two villages. Torbole is at the northern shore of Lake Garda. Nago lies two kilometers north, and uphill, with a great view over Lake Garda.
Torbole is popular with families, windsurfers and cyclists. It is popular with windsurfers due to high-wind conditions at the northern end of the lake. There is a wide choice of hotels and camping sites. Sports on the lake are very popular with windsurfing being the most popular. The town itself has many attractive buildings in the traditional Italian style and beautiful floral displays. The culture is relaxed and friendly and the resort seems most popular with German and Austrian tourists due to its closeness to the Austrian border. The choice of restaurants and cafes is very good and most are very family friendly. There are many ice cream shops selling high quality Italian ice-cream, as in most of Italy. The local milkshakes are excellent along with the great variety of ice-cream flavours. The shops are mixed with high price sportswear shops and cheaper giftware shops. The town also has basic supermarkets and pharmacies.
Get in
You can enter Nago-Torbole by car, but also by bus from Verona pdf, or by ferry from one of the other towns on the lake.
Get around
You don't need your own car. Local buses will take you to other destinations in the area. Taxi is not to expensive, as the distances are short.
See
- The small villages northwest. Tenno, Pranzo and Ville del Monte are three tiny villages on the way to Lake Tenno.
Do
- Wind surfing
- Mountain biking
- Canyoning: There are a few companies offering half-day and day trips with various difficulty. and . Great fun, and you don't have to be particularly fit or strong to do it! Obs: You need shoes which you can remove the inner sole from (for your foot to fit with a wetsuit-sock on).
- Day trip to Lake Tenno
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- Hotel Zanella, Via Sighele, ☏ +39 0464 505154. Nice and simple hotel in Nago. Not expensive.