HISTORY, NATURE AND FLAVOURS

ENTERTAINMENTS & TOURS LEISURE

The hills of Valeggio and Borghetto sul Mincio are the perfect destination for a trip out of Verona, especially in the spring season.

The area of Valeggio sul Mincio, south-west of Verona, offers breathtaking scenery, sunny cycle paths, parks, sports facilities, horse riding, restaurants, art itineraries and outdoor activities all year round. Here you can spend the morning simply

strolling through the narrow streets

of the centre. Beneath the imposing Castello Scaligero lies the magnificent Parco Giardino Sigurtà, a botanical and naturalistic spectacle known throughout the world. A short distance from Valeggio, the hamlet of Borghetto sul Mincio is worth an afternoon stop. Characterised by ancient medieval fortifications, it owes its charm to the harmonious relationship between history and nature.

Bike tour

along the Mincio

A perfect itinerary for those who love to combine sport, nature, culture and wine and food experiences with slow tourism, between natural parks, botanical gardens and ancient castles: the Mincio Valley cycle path offers the possibility of organising a bicycle trip suitable for everyone. On a city bike, or better still on a mountain bike, the section of cycle path from BorghettosulMincio to Peschiera del Garda is 15 km long (the complete Garda-Mantova route is about 45 km long) through the green of the dense vegetation and the blue waters of the River Mincio. A flat route, on an asphalt road reserved for bicycles only, which crosses the protected area of the Mincio Natural Park, skirting the river in places, to arrive at the Unesco World Heritage fortress town of Peschieradel Garda. This is also the starting point for the 40 km Peschiera-Garda cycle path (round trip) along a picturesque route overlooking the lake.

A flower garden near Verona

The Parco Giardino Sigurtà, about 30 km from Verona, offers a spectacle of green spaces as far as the eye can see with amazing seasonal blooms. One of the highlights is the famous “Tulipanomania” between March and April, when hundreds of thousands of tutipaniums of all shades of colour bloom in unison. Then there is the “Avenue of Three Thousand Roses”, which in May covers more than a kilometre of promenade. Also worth visiting are the “Labyrinth” of 1,500 yew trees that form a path over an area of 2,500 sq.m., the “Water Gardens” and the “Great Oak”. Other places of interest are: the Castelletto, the Horizontal Sundial, the Stone of Youth and the Hermitage. A riot of greenery and ponds - in which hundreds of water lilies and lotus flowers, water hibiscuses and papyruses triumph in summer - where you can stroll and enjoy fantastic views, on foot or by electric golf-cart, panoramic train, electric shuttle or bicycle.

LEISURE

Outdoor season of the Garda Trentino

Spring for Garda Trentino means one thing: the start of the sports season! Marathons, trail running, bike racing and mountain biking, climbing and water sports: there are many activities available in the area, as well as competitions of national and international importance. All immersed in breathtaking views and the uncontaminated nature of the lake and mountains. There are many competitions of national and international importance. Here is a selection of the first events on the calendar. >> On Sunday 3 April there will be the Lake Garda 42, the running race that crosses the three provinces of Alto Garda: Brescia, Trento and Verona. Two courses in one, the 42 km main course and the 21 km half marathon. The finish line will be in Malcesine, in the province of Verona. >> From 29 April to 1 May the entire European mountain bike scene will gather on Lake Garda for the Bike Festival, three unforgettable days dedicated to MTB, eMTB, in a unique and evocative setting, which will attract over 50,000 visitors. www.gardatrentino.it