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TOP 5 E-BIKE TOURS AT LAKE GARDA

e-bike Lake Garda

Lake Garda is an ideal territory to explore on a two-wheeler and it doesn’t matter if it is a mountain bike, a racing bike, a city bike or one of the most modern e-bikes, the largest lake in Italy and in particular, the northern side in Trentino, gives unforgettable emotions.

Water and mountains are two elements that, together, give great impact to the landscape to enjoy riding a bike.

The lakeside cycle paths, the mountain paths, the ancient mule tracks and small villages, the narrow streets of the towns: any bike route will give you here on Lake Garda an emotion all its own.

Here there are routes for everyone, from easy cycling along the lake shore to challenging climbs with great differences in height and technical descents for the most extreme bikers. And, if you are a mountain fan or a lover of long bike rides, modern e-bikes will help you to “fulfil” your dream as a cyclist with a little help or assisted cycling.

The models and types are many but, once you choose your ideal e-bike, you just have to choose your favourite route. Here we suggest 5! Follow our top 5 e-bike routes on Lake Garda!

1. Ponale. The most famous cycle-pedestrian route of Lake Garda, very panoramic, with important historical details and not too demanding. Walking along the Ponale path with your own e-mountain bike will be an unforgettable experience. The route was the old road that led from Riva del Garda to Lake Ledro. Climbing along the dirt road, the view and the route becomes more and more spectacular and alternates stretches overlooking the lake with exceptional views to short tunnels carved into the rock, a unique experience to do if you are in the area.

  • Strada del Ponale in e-bike
    Strada del Ponale in e-bike
  • Strada del Ponale in e-bike
    Strada del Ponale in e-bike
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    Strada del Ponale in e-bike

2. Tremalzo. Another super panoramic route and perfect also with the e-mtb! The route from Ledro on the legendary Road to Tremalzo is one of the most popular mountain bike tours in Garda region. Go there by our e-mtb will to get the pleasure of this mythical route!

3. Lake Tenno. You will love it, we are sure of it. The most emerald lake in Italy is an enchantment! It is an ideal tour for those who, albeit with a fair amount of preparation or on a bike with pedal assistance, want to avoid technical routes and do not disdain pedalling on asphalt.

4. Tour of the “Busa”. The northern part of Lake Garda, called “busa” (that means “hole”), is for many the most enchanting and the most suitable for a cycling holiday. This tour is ideal for an e-bike (instead of e-mtb), very simple, with refreshment and recharge points. A tour to discover the most beautiful urban centres on the northern side of Lake Garda. You will visit fairy.tale places such as Riva del Garda, Arco and Torbole sul Garda. A dream!

5. Marocche. Another easy route to take with the e-mtb is that of the Marche di Dro. A unique landscape, “lunar”. This route develops on the western bank of the river Sarca, with long stretches on comfortable forest, at the foot of some famous climbing walls; on the return, on the opposite side of the river, mostly on a bike path. The slopes, never excessive and the places of interest such as the hermitage of San Paolo, the Zebrate Walls and the wall of Monte Brento, make this route a beautiful moment to share with family or friends.

What about the refills? In the evening, tired after the rides (as assisted), you just want to pamper yourself a bit. The ideal accommodation becomes essential to enjoy the best of your holiday on Lake Garda. So there is room for overnight stays “targeted” to your needs. An example? Residence Toblini and Casa al Lago! The Residence Toblini – whose services can also be used by guests of Casa al Lago – has an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, a sauna cabin (to relax the muscles after training) and … especially a brand new and modern bike depot with a column for charging electric bikes!

Live your holidays without worries, book now your holiday on Lake Garda and … go ahead with your e-bike!

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Apartments with swimming pool for your holiday at Lake Garda

Ferienwohnungen mit Pool am Gardasee

The holidays spent in an apartment are an appreciated solution to spend your time independently but without giving up the comforts.

You can feel free and at ease in the apartments supplied with all the comforts as if you were at home. Definitely a clever option, isn’t it?

Anyway, the look is connected to the way it tastes, thus to book (cta) an apartment for your holidays it is better to give a look, first.

Would you renounce to the contemporary design of our Toblini Apartaments? No, you would not if you book a holiday apartment with swimming pool at Residence Toblini at Lake Garda, in Torbole.

Surrounded by a stunning landscape, modern apartments – some have a breath-taking view, too. Everyone can enjoy an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool, where you can spend your time and relax yourselves maybe after a long en plein air!

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    Apartments with swimming pool for your holiday at Lake Garda ol am Gardasee
  • Ferienwohnungen mit Pool am Gardasee
  • Ferienwohnungen mit Pool am Gardasee

Design studio apartments and two-room apartments, comfort three-room apartments, design two-room and three-room apartments. Choose your favourite one or the one that better suits your needs to live your holiday in an apartment with swimming pool at Residence Toblini at Lake Garda as you have never done before.

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  • Apartments with swimming pool for your holiday at Lake Garda

And you fell in love with our Casa al Lago , do you know that you can take advantage of the swimming pool at Residence Toblini for free? You just need to cover a short distance and you can dive into it!

Casa al Lago, on the beach of Torbole, with its glass wall overlooking the immense Lake Garda and its romantic sunsets, will let you live a fabulous atmosphere. Imagine… taking a swim at sunset in our swimming pool, having a candle-light dinner at Toblini Apartments… isn’t it a magical place at Lake Garda? Don’t wait longer! Live your wonderful holiday now.

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Couple holidays at Lake Garda. The gentle awakening of spring

Love, passion, romance and sweetness. A couple’s spring holiday is full of wonderful feelings. Delight yourself with special days in the purest romance in the unique and breathtaking Lake Garda to turn your holiday for two into pure magic.

Lake Garda – especially its northern shore, with places like Torbole and Riva del Garda – is the most evocative place to spend a romantic holiday, especially in spring. Orange sunsets and pink sunrises reflect this spectacle of nature in the lake and on the surrounding mountains.

While Lake Garda in the south looks like a sea, in Trentino it is a huge stretch of fresh water embraced by imposing and verdant mountain that make every glimpse a film set! A special place, the right stage for fairytale loves, with hidden corners that immortalize unforgettable memories.

A spring couple’s holiday in one of the most fairy-tale villages of Lake Garda like Torbole is a dream to share, an exciting moment. If the accommodation is directly on the beach, in front of the lake and a stone’s throw from the historic centre, this romantic holiday for two turns into authentic and pure pleasure. Where? At Casa al Lago, the Toblini family’s residence with direct access to the beach and reserved stables for surfboards and rigged sails.

What will guarantee you a romantic stay at Casa al Lago in this corner of paradise called Torbole sul Garda?

1. Awakening to the gentle sound of the waves.

The privileged position of our Residence Casa al Lago will allow you to hear the waves breaking on the shore from our beautiful terrace. The best wake-up call you can ask for?

2. Breakfast overlooking the lake

Start the day with a delicious breakfast with your partner at the affiliated café. Priceless views, relaxation, the scent of freshly baked bread and warm croissants. What more could you wish for?

3. Outdoor sports at Lake Garda

Breath-taking views and smooth shades from dawn to dusk. Lake Garda awakens the senses and practising sport directly on the beach could be a wonderful activity for two. You can have a ride along the lakeside promenade, go for romantic walks hand in hand or try one of the many trekking routes that start in the surroundings of Casa al Lago! Any season is right for visiting Torbole and Lake Garda.

4. Windsurfing & Co.

Lake Garda is the home of windsurfing and water sports. At sunset, you and your babe can be lulled by the gentle waves of the lake. A romantic sailboat ride or a dynamic windsurfing, a dive – contact one of the local diving centres – or simply a swim – the crystal-clear water of Lake Garda will frame your romantic holiday.

windsurf Lago di Garda

5. Candlelight gourmet dinner

Staying Casa al Lago, with its apartments directly on the beach in front of the lake, also means having a candlelight dinner prepared with your own hands – or ordered in one of the many local restaurants – in the equipped kitchenette of your apartment. Serve it on the terrace while admiring the moon shining on the lake. Is there anything more romantic than this?

Casa al Lago has thought for you an ALL INCLUSIVE spring offer that includes accommodation in an apartment facing the lake, linen service, final cleaning and a rich buffet breakfast.

Have you already visited our website? Organize your sweet spring holiday at Lake Garda.

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Carne Salada: a typical speciality of Lake Garda Trentino

Raw or cooked, carne salada is the jewel in the crown of Upper Garda gastronomy. A holiday on the Trentino shores of Lake Garda in one of its marvellous villages such as Torbole will offer holidaymakers more than just an opportunity to taste local delicacies.

Trentino is a predominantly mountainous territory. Garda Trentino is kissed by mountains and bathed by the clear waters of the lake, and this conformation allows for special vegetables such as the Torbole broccoli, as well as high-altitude pastures, ideal for cattle breeding.

Since ancient times, typical dishes and products made with beef have been produced here, as evidenced by manuscripts dating back to the 15th century, and the need to stock up on provisions for the winter has produced an elaborate dish worthy of note: carne salada.

CARNE SALADA: PREPARATION
Valuable parts of beef are used to prepare carne salada. The other ingredients are salt and spices such as pepper, garlic, rosemary, bay leaves and juniper berries.

After a rigorous maturation process, the cut of beef is stripped of all fat and sinewy parts and then dry-marinated with coarse salt, pepper and crushed garlic. After this process, the meat is immersed in a brine solution together with herbs and juniper berries in special metal containers. Curing varies from 25 to 30 days and takes place in dark rooms with a temperature not exceeding 12°. Every 3 days the meat is stirred and massaged so that the aromas penetrate the cut better.

HOW TO TASTE CARNE SALADA

Carpaccio di carne salada

One of the best ways to enjoy carne salada is raw, with just a drizzle of Garda Trentino extra virgin olive oil and, if desired, salt, pepper and parmesan flakes. A light and tasty dinner for a summer evening.

A classic recipe for eating carne salada instead is cooked in a pan and accompanied strictly with beans (fasoi in dialect) and onions.

There are many producers of carne salada in the area. In Riva, Arco, Tenno, Torbole. Here you can buy a lot of carne salada directly from them so that you can enjoy it at home with friends and introduce it to those who still don’t know what it is.

And if you don’t feel like cooking, you can enjoy a nice plate of carne salada in one of the many restaurants in the area. As an appetiser raw or cooked as a main course accompanied by beans or vegetables.

Recently, the Carne Salada of the Alto Garda area has even earned the honour of being awarded the De.Co.

Where to eat the real Carne Salada Trentina

Once in Trentino, it will be impossible not to hunt for restaurants that have real, authentic carne salada on the menu.

For an excellent dinner with a taste of both cooked and raw Carne Salada, our recommendation is the Trattoria Acetaia del Balsamico Trentino, the Carne Salada Restaurant on Lake Garda. Super panoramic, elegant and refined. Here you can enjoy self-produced carne salada and exceptional balsamic vinegar aged in oak barrels. In general, the whole area of Tenno, but also Torbole and Riva del Garda, contains restaurants of all kinds (from simple trattorias to top-level restaurants) where you can enjoy salted meat prepared to perfection.

A holiday on Lake Garda becomes pure magic if you combine outdoor sports, breathtaking views and boat trips with the taste of exceptional preparations such as Carne Salada.

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Sailing at Lake Garda

The winds blow constantly – especially the Ora – so your sailboat trips will be great. The never too high waves are perfect both for beginners and for expert. This is what make Lake Garda one of the best regatta locations in Europe and all over the world.

Riva del Garda and Torbole sul Garda are famous for the sailing, also thanks to their top-quality services like the elite schools and rentals.

The always mild temperatures and the Mediterranean climate of this corner of alpine paradise, Lake Garda Trentino, comfortably welcome the visitors and let the enthusiasts of the outdoor sports like sailing enjoy their passion almost all year round.

Familienurlaub am Gardasee

If you love sailing and are dreaming of a tailor-made holiday, Residence Toblini will make your dream come true.

Why? Well, because from Residence Toblini you can walk or ride to the most important sailing centres of Arco and Torbole. Furthermore, you can take advantage from the services we dedicate to you, sailing lovers!

  • A large and comfortable free parking to safely leave your car and enjoy your holiday sans souçi
  • Free parking for trailers
  • Free bike and sailboats store room
  • Outdoor and heated indoor swimming pool for a reinvigorating swim after the workout
  • Hall with 72” TV to watch all international sailing races.
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  • Ferienwohnungen mit Pool am Gardasee

The breath taking nature around Torbole sul Garda will make the rest. High mountains, a deep blue lake, bike and trekking routes, restaurants and cafés will frame your joyful and fun days to let you forget your stressful routine and enjoy the zesty emotions of sailing.

Have you already chosen your favourite accommodation? Book now and have fun in one of the most important sailing centres in the world, Torbole sul Garda.

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Riding a road bike at Lake Garda

Lake Garda by bike does its best. Especially its north side, Torbole with its narrow and perched alleys or Riva and Arco, is the perfect destination for cyclists.

Here, the mountain bike is a must-have, but don’t forget the road bike to explore the hidden corners of these pearls of Garda. You can ride your light two wheels for kilometres on paved roads.

Road cycling is a very popular sport. Kids and adults practise it. Just choose the route that better conforms with your fitness level and go.

Are you a road bike enthusiast? Believe us, Lake Garda is the real paradise for cyclists!

Why? For so many reasons: the Mediterranean climate, stunning glimpses all around, easy or harder and long or shorter courses.

A bike tour at Lake Garda is worth to be experienced! The best time of the year? In our opinion… there’s no favourite one! Anyway, September is perfect to ride your road bike.

Cyclists love the north area of Lake Garda, in Trentino. The most beautiful ones? The turquoise-blue Lake Tenno, the lakefront promenade from Torbole to Malcesine, the curvy road to Drena or the biotope Marocche of Dro.

Enchanting places that in September show their best side thanks to the fragrance of must you can smell and the colours that tend to the nuances of yellow.

In September, Lake Garda Trentino is pure magic. Such an experience by your road bike, bend after bend, will make you feel on cloud nine! Now open your eyes and live it for real! Book your holiday at our Toblini Apartments in Torbole. Residence Toblini, with its indoor and outdoor swimming pool, its marvellous garden for your end summer barbeques and Casa al Lago, directly on the beach of Torbole to wake up looking at the lake, are the best destinations to discover Lake Garda by bike! And… no fear! At Toblini Apartments there is also a brand-new bike storage with video surveillance! Book your September holiday now!

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A weekend in Torbole

The alarm clock rings late, you are relaxed, the apartment is comfortable, the sun shines…

Where are you? At Lake Garda. During the weekend in Torbole, there are thousands of things to see. Get up and visit this fascinating lake resort.

While you decide if diving into the swimming pool of our Residence Toblini, one the fewest ones with a garden and an outdoor and indoor swimming pool, it is already time to put your shoes on and go and visit Torbole sul Garda. It is time to live an unforgettable weekend.

What to do, then? So many things.

The old centre of Torbole sul Garda is full of history. Here, the famous German poet Goethe used to live – a commemorative plaque in the central square reminds him and the house where he lived. The breath-taking views, the narrow alleys and the luxuriant nature were a great source of inspiration to him.

After a weekend in Torbole at Lake Garda you will say “I’ll be back soon!”, especially if you are in love or a bike-addicted or a hardened sailor!

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    Familienurlaub am Gardasee
  • Familienurlaub am Gardasee
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  • Familienurlaub am Gardasee
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    trekking lago di garda ph giampaolo calzà
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    Sentiero Busatte Tempesta ph Garda Outdoors

Well, Torbole is the perfect destination for water sports enthusiasts! Thanks to its position, Torbole enjoys a fantastic wind and has become a famous international sailing and windsurfing resort. If you are spending your weekend in Torbole sul Garda, you must make a windsurfing experience or go for a sailboat trip or the quiet pace of the SUP.

TREKKING ROUTES AND TRIPS OUT OF TOWN

Torbole is also a paradise for walking lovers! Busatte-Tempesta, Ponale, the lakefront promenade… if you like going for a trek or for easy walks, Torbole is the place to be.

GOOD FOOD AND AMAZING LAKEFRONT HAPPY HOURS

Ready to taste some good food in Torbole? In spring, in summer, in autumn and even in winter: every season is perfect to spend a food&drink weekend in Torbole!

Many lakefront restaurants welcome you and your partner for a dinner with a view. Otherwise trattorias, inns and pubs. Our tip: try the Broccolo di Torbole! If it is not the broccoli season, you can taste the broccoli sauce, pesto or pâté in one of the eateries.

Take a pic to remember your weekend in Torbole at Lake Garda. In front of the former customhouse or of Casa Beust, or in front of Goethe’s statue or sitting on a bench, in front of the lake, at sunset.

Torbole worths a weekend. Book now your apartment with swimming pool in Torbole and live your dream holiday. The beauty of Lake Garda will get closer!

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The Busatte – Tempesta path

Busatte Tempesta

387 steps, a breathtaking view, a thick vegetation among blue, sky and stones. Where are you? You are treading the Busatte – Tempesta path! A path for those who are not afraid of heights, but rather love them as well as the garish colours of the unspoiled nature. Opened in 2005, this wonderful 4-km semi-flat path passes over two ridges: Corno di Bò and Salt de la Cavra. It is the ideal choice for those who love to walk in order to work out heart, mind and soul overlooking the biggest lake in Italy.

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The Busatte – Tempesta path

STARTING POINT

You leave from the Busatte parking lot where the slightly-sloping path starts among trees (mainly Holm oaks) that are about to shed in this period, turning the route yellow. In autumn, this path is perfect because it is low and so you don’t run the risk to be cold; the mild temperatures and the still shining sun make it rather enjoyable despite the physical effort on the three stairways. Nevertheless, families with kids can also take on this adventurous walk because the route is undemanding and also marked.

Because of the steps it isn’t suitable for buggies, but the little ones could enjoy the fabolous view in any case, maybe in dad’s backpack (mums will relax their shoulders at least this time!!). You will cross many highly-panoramic spots with benches from where to take pictures (it is in fact one of the most suitable paths for photography enthusiasts!) or to rest if you need to. But we are stoical and… we keep on going on our path!

JUMPING OFF THE EDGE: THE 400 STEPS

Let’s brave our first descending stairway now. A green metal structure that enables you to cross the rocky parts along the path. A feeling of vertigo starts to seize us! It seems like walking among the rocks hanging on the lake. A thrilling emotion for those of us who challenge the heights with a bit of fear. But it’s known that fears are made to be suppressed. And so, let’s go on to brave other two stairways.

Perfect training for both buttocks and legs, if carried on with a fast pace it’s a route that can be trodden in one hour and a half round. If you rather prefer to walk enjoying the view, it will take you one hour and a half to go from Busatte to Tempesta (just one way, though)! (Here you can see some pictures!). You can also choose to come back by bus (but we won’t do it, will we?!) or to cover the same path challenging the about 400 steps, but ascending this time!!

SUGGESTIONS

It’s not necessary any specific clothes, but the suggestion is to be careful with the steps that could be slippery during autumn. If you have some hiking shoes, use them, otherwise also sneakers will be fine. My hint? Carry a lot of water with you! Along the path there aren’t any fountains and the only bar (well-equipped and surrounded by trees) is exactly at the starting point, Busatte.

Once back with our backpack on the shoulders, we feel our head light, our heart full of goodwill thanks to the beauty around us and in the small simple things of life. Things like a hiking day on the Busatte – Tempesta path, a bear hug closely connected with mother nature.

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Toblini Apartments. The story of a family

Everything began in the Fifties (1953) when Aurelio, from Torbole, and Johanna, a German tourism from Nuremberg, met at Lake Garda. Love at first sight.

A love that let them give life to one of the first apartments with reception to be rented in Torbole.

Yes, Toblini Apartments, where in any corner, in any object, in any stylish selection, Aurelio and Johanna relive thanks to their children Stefano and Claudio with his wife Giovanna who are successfully running it with their parents’ same passion. All three take care with enthusiasm of any single detail in their Casa al Lago and Residence Toblini and give them a unique mark.

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    Residence Toblini Torbole sul Lago di Garda

Since 1988 Claudio has taken the lead and, when Stefano and Giovanna joined him (Stefano two years later and Giovanna in 1994), they gave life to a different way of welcoming their guests.

Toblini Apartments is not only a well-cared facility, but Claudio, Stefano and Giovanna’s heart, life and passion. The magic of Lake Garda will do the rest.

Who are Claudio, Stefano and Giovanna?

Claudio: he’s the rock, his father alike. Precise, friendly and a gourmant!
He will recommend you the best restaurants and he will share with you all the things he knows on wines, the great excellences of Trentino!

Stefano: In love with nature and the outdoor sports, he is always moving at Toblini Apartments! Bon vivant, versatile and always looking for new concepts of design and new trekking paths. He will suggest you the places and routes you can take to enjoy the life out there!

Giovanna: A discreet woman who loves taking care of details. She’s a caliente heart – she’s from Peru – of Toblini Apartments.
Keen on cooking and gardening, thanks to her you can taste organic, delicious and fragrant dishes at Toblini Apartments. And if you give a look outside, you can easily recognise the touch of her green thumb.

Furthermore they speak Italian, English, German, French and Spanish.

You just need to personally come and meet them. Claudio, Stefano and Giovanna are looking forward to meeting you!

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Sailing at Lake Garda

Lake Garda has a long sailing tradition; everyone in the world knows it. Torbole and Riva del Garda are the upmost places where you can practise this sport and enjoy great days at the lake.

Lake Garda – and, in particular, its northern side – gives you the occasion to practise many other outdoor activities, but the best one is sailing! The regular winds guarantee the perfect conditions to go sailing, to learn how to sail or to watch the numerous international regattas during your holidays at Lake Garda.

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Furthermore, the quality of the services like the sailing schools, the clubs and boat rentals is high. Experts and beginners can find what they need to make their sailing unforgettable!
Spring is the best season to approach the sailing. When you come on holiday, visit one of the sailing schools of Lake Garda Trentino and try this sport!

Residence Toblini and Casa Toblini al Lago are really close to Lake Garda – Casa al Lago lies on the beach – so both are perfect for your sailing holidays. Feel the magic, the heady sensation of feeling this sport can offer.

They are situated near the sailing clubs of Torbole and Arco – incredible locations to go sailing.
Want to know other great extras?
A trailer warehouse, a large indoor swimming-pool where you can relax your muscles after the workout…. And a room with maxi-screen to watch the most thrilling competitions!

If you are a beginner, what about learning how to sail during your holidays at Lake Garda?
Going on holiday means freedom, learning new things and – why not? – get a new lease on life. 
Give yourself a few days and you will feel the real power of the wind. Set the stress free, you’ll just need to think of the weather and the lake conditions or smell the fragrance of the rain, where something in the air is about to change. When, after your sailing on Lake Garda or a simple trip on the sailboat, you come back to the comfort and design of Apartments Toblini, it will seem like nothing else has ever let you feel that way.

The sailboat is a world, a way of living, an experience that makes you understand how the daily life can be composed of beautiful new things.
Sailing is a journey, far from the traffic jam… and from motorboats because, in the northern side of Lake Garda, motorboats cannot sail.

Far from peak time and the common places, where no control can exist but only your management ability, you will live a real lesson in living, even just for one day, on a sailboat at Lake Garda.
To feel a long emotion, try the sailing. To live a real holiday, come to Residence Toblini.