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If you travel by air, Malpensa The nearest airport to Lake DIRECTORY
(see pp212–13) is the closest Garda is Verona-Villafranca (also
airport to Lake Como. known as Valerio Catullo air- Car Hire
port). Other possibilities are Orio Linate
al Serio (see p213), Linate (see
Lake Garda p212) and Marco Polo in Venice. Avis Tel 02-71 51 23.
Verona is the nearest main Budget Tel 199 44 59 19.
town to the lake. It is on routes Europcar Tel 02-76 11 02 58.
linking Milan with Venice, both Lake Iseo Hertz Tel 02-70 20 02 56.
by road and rail. The easiest way to get to Lake Maggiore Tel 02-71 72 10.
To reach Salò from the Milan– Iseo by car is to take the A4 Sixt Tel 02-70 20 02 68.
Venice A4 motorway, exit at Milan–Venice motorway.
Brescia Centro and go easwards Come off at the Ponte Oglio Malpensa Terminal 1
on the tangenziale (ring and Palazzolo exits to Avis Tel 02-585 84 81.
road) until you see signs get to Sarnico, and at Budget Tel 02-74 86 73 47.
for the Salò superstrada the Rovato, Europcar Tel 02-585 86 21.
(highway). Alterna tively, Ospitaletto and Hertz Tel 02-58 58 10 81.
exit at Desenzano del Brescia Ovest exits Maggiore Tel 02-58 58 11 33.
Garda (118 km/73 miles to get to Iseo. Sixt Tel 02-58 58 02 71.
from Milan), cross the If you go by train,
town and go up the the state railway Orio al Serio
Statale 572 road for from Stazione Avis Tel 035-31 60 41.
20 km (12 miles). Centrale takes Budget Tel 035-33 06 99.
A few kilometres past Salò is you to Brescia; Europcar Tel 035-31 86 22.
Gardone. Sirmione can be from there you Hertz Tel 035-31 12 58.
reached from Desenzano Navigarda tickets can go on the
del Garda by following Ferrovie Nord Lake Maggiore
the southern side of Lake Garda Brescia–Iseo–Edolo line; bicycles
for 9 km (6 miles) or leaving the are allowed on board. Navigazione Lago Maggiore
autostrada at the Sirmione–San The best way to get to Tel 800-55 18 01 (toll free).
Martino della Battaglia exit. Sarnico and Lovere is by boat ∑ navlaghi.it
To get to the Veneto side of from Iseo. Navigazione Lago
the lake, take the A22 autostrada Iseo will provide timetables. Lake Como
to Brennero and then exit at Affi. In spring and autumn Navigazione Lago di Como
To get to Lake Idro from (suspended in July and August),
Milan, take the A4 autostrada to a steam train service, the Treno Tel 800-55 18 01 (toll free).
Brescia Ovest and then proceed Blu, travels to Sarnico on the ∑ navlaghi.it
to Lumezzane. Palazzolo–Paratico–Sarnico line. Lake Garda
Those coming from the east It is run by the Ferrovia del
should take the state road that Basso Sebino, which operates in Azienda Provinciale
goes from Salò to Barghe, and the Oglio River Regional Park in Trasporti di Verona
then follow the signs for cooperation with the WWF Tel 045-805 78 11.
Madonna di Campiglio. and other environmental
Lake Garda is also well served associations. Pro Loco Sarnico ∑ apt.vr.it
by trains. Desenzano del Garda has information. Navigazione Lago di Garda
and Peschiera del Garda are (Navigarda)
stops on the Milan–Venice Tel 800-55 18 01 (toll free).
line, and coaches will take you ∑ navlaghi.it
onwards from these stations
to Sirmione, Salò, Gardone Lake Iseo
and Limone. For more informa-
tion, contact the Azienda Navigazione Lago Iseo
Provinciale Trasporti di Verona. Via Nazionale 16, Costa Volpino.
There is a good boat service Tel 035-97 14 83.
on Lake Garda, except in the ∑ navigazionelagoiseo.it
winter season. The hydrofoils
are the fastest means of Pro Loco Sarnico
crossing the lake, while car Via dei Lantieri, Sarnico.
ferries run between Maderno Tel 035-91 09 00.
and Torri del Benaco and ∑ prolocosarnico.it
Limone and Malcesine. Boat
services are run by Navigazione Treno Blu
Lago di Garda (Navigarda); The Ferrovie Nord railway station, in Tel 030-98 11 54.
see the website for timetables. Piazzale Cadorna, Milan

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