Four days through sports, nature and culture:

Garda Lake and Mantova.

First day

Second day

Third day

Fourth day

First day

Afternoon

Arrive in the Farm Holiday, settlement of the suitcase and relax, take a wolk in the country with a map to the river and to the “old water-mill”, today is a restaurant with garden and the little  beach.

Evening

Dinner in the apartment or in a typical farm holiday

Second day

Morning

Brekfast in the apartment, at 8:30 departure with the Bicycles from the Farm holiday to Peschiera del Garda, all the route is on a  asphalt cycle-trak near the Mincio river in the greenery and withaut cars.

At 11:00 arrive in Peschiera and at the Port you leave the bicycle and buy at the Navigarda office the tickets. At 11:30 start the Boat, arrive in Sirmione at 11:55.

Afternoon

Two  hours on the beautiful Benacense peninsula with his Castle, the thermal baths, the Catullo’s cave. Restart at 14:25 with the Boat to Peschiera. Arrive in Peschiera at 15:10 retake the bicycles and visit the Arilicense little town, a old militar center  with his Venezian boundary walls.

Return in the cycle-trak near the Mincio river, break for a visit in Borghetto, fashunable and romantic village on the river with his water-mill, return in the farm holiday.

Evening

Dinner in the apartment or in a typical farm holiday

                 Sirmione                    Peschiera                             Borghetto                     

Third day

Morning

Brekfast in the apartment, at 9:45 departure with the Auto from the Farm holiday to Rivalta sul Mincio. At 10:00 with the collaboration of the association “ Pro Loco Amici di Rivalta”  excursion with the kaiak on the Mincio river, the “Pro Loco” give the technical and logistical help, they deal the maps of the route too.  Marsh-vegetation with  thicket of canes, loto flovers and ninfee. From Rivalta to the little port of Grazie, visit of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie build between 1399 and 1406. In the midle of August big festival of the pavement artists. Return to Rivalta.

Afternoon

After the kaiak restar with the Auto to visit Mantova. The city is on a peninsula, the Mincio river hier have the shape of big see. Mantova was for a long time  feud of the Gonzaga family from XIV to XVII century, in that period Mantova became one of the most important center for the Renaissance time not only in Italy but in Europe too. Important names at the court like Andrea Mantegna, Donatello, Battista Alberti leave today very importants monuments. The visit start from the Sordello square, cross the Cathedral, Ducale Palace, San Giorgio castle, the Rigoletto hause, Broletto square, Ragione palace and Mantegna square. In the middle of the afternoon visit to Palazzo Te, it was an island wehre the Gonzaga family has the horses.

Evening

Dinner in the apartment or in a typical farm holiday

 The Mincio river                                   With the kaiak                                                Church of Santa Maria 

Fourth day

Morning

After the Breakfast with the car we suggest to visit the Sigurtà Garden, this garden is in Valeggio sul Mincio about 8 Km from us, you can visit this big  natur oasis walking, with the bycicles, with a  a golf-car or with a little train. Three thousand trees, five big flowering dourig the seasons, little lakes with tropical fisches, water gardens and officinal trees. The garden is esteemed like one between the five biggest gardens in the world.

Afternoon

The park is open all the day from 9:00 AM to 18:00 PM.  

   Sigurtà Garden with tthe Scaligero castle of Valeggio