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Italian Lakes Road Trip – Circumnavigating Northern Italy’s Romantic Lakes

Italian Lakes Road Trip – Circumnavigating Northern Italy’s Romantic Lakes. Sermione, Lake Garda, Lombardy, Italy. 24 most popular posts of 2024. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Italian Lakes road trip? But don’t people visit the lakes to stay at grand hotels, stroll luxuriant gardens and cruise around on glam speedboats? They do. But if you like to drive, one of the most fun things to do is circumnavigate Northern Italy’s lakes by car. Like driving Mallorca, the majestic mountains and shimmering water … Read more

Northern Italy Itineraries for a Weekend, Week and Month in Northern Italy

Portofino. Northern Italy Itineraries – How to Spend a Weekend, Week and Month in Northern Italy. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Our Northern Italy itineraries have got you covered whether you’re planning to spend a weekend, week, two weeks or a month in Northern Italy – from a weekend in the Italian Lakes area and one week in Northern Italy on a one-week gourmet road trip or art and architecture adventure to a month in Northern … Read more

Italian Rituals You Need to Adopt – From the Passeggiata to Aperitivo Hour

Italian rituals you need to adopt. The Passegiatta, Gelato, Aperitivo, Calabria, Italy. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

There are a few Italian rituals you need to adopt if you’re in Italy this summer or any time of year for that matter, from joining the early evening passeggiata and partaking in aperitivo hour to buying a gelato at the end of the night to enjoy on the amble home. Some of the things … Read more

Italian Lakes Grand Hotels – Northern Italy’s Lavish Lakeside Lodgings

Italian Lakes Grand Hotels – Northern Italy’s Lavish Lakeside Lodgings. Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, Bellagio. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The Italian Lakes grand hotels offer the quintessential lakes experience in Northern Italy. Especially if you check into a room with French doors opening onto a balcony overlooking the shimmering water – from where you can wave to George Clooney as he whizzes by in his  speedboat. Staying at one or two of the Italian … Read more

A Lake by Lake Guide to The Italian Lakes, Where Grand Tourists Went to Live Like Locals

Guide to The Italian Lakes, Where Grand Tourists Went to Live Like Locals. A chartered boat on Lake Orta, Lombardy, Italy. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The Italian Lakes in Northern Italy have been a magnet for travellers since Roman times and a popular spot for 18th to 19th century grand tourists looking to settle in for a while. A summer playground for Italians and foreign tourists alike, the lakes are ideal for discovering at any time of year. This is … Read more

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