Lake Como or Lake Garda? Which is better for relaxing week for family with a 10 mth old baby?

Question

Also, what would be the best areas/towns on either lake? We are particularly interested in swimming, nice walks and nice restaurants. thanks

Answer 1

Ma ti pare? vai sul lago di como

Answer 2

I would recommend lake Garda as it has more tourist facilities than lake Como.

There are plenty of options to stay around, either in Agritourismo (Italian version of B&B) and plenty of pensione and hotels.

Best is to rent a car and stay in some place a little outside the tourist hotspots.

Torri del Benaco is particularly nice ... also Riva del Garda, but this is quite touristy

Answer 3

It would be hard to go wrong with either choice, but my preference would also be Lago Garda. I live an hour south of the lake and spend a lot of time there. My favorite spots are Sirmione on the south and Malcesine and Limone on the north. There are good walks in a lot of places around the lake. You can walk the entire north end from Riva del Garda (not a difficult walk) to Torbole (there's a large beach here). There are also nice walking paths along the lake at Sirmione and the town of Garda. There's a good restaurant next to the castle in Sirmione, but there are a lot of good choices in all the towns.

Answer 4

they both are fantastic, for holidays I think is better lake Garda, everywhere you can find everything you are interested, when you are there you can visit many interesting Italian place non very far.

Answer 5

Well I've only been to Lake Como. And it is beautiful. I was actually staying in Bellagio and Lecco as an exchange student and it was amazing!