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Sports

Tennis club with 5 red sand courts 300 mt away, along the lake promenade.

Riding in the hills 5 Km away.

A nice trainig track with gym facilities is available in the nearby Villa Alba public parc (300 mt.).

Winsurf school in Gargnano (10 km.).

Kite school in Campione del Garda (15 km.).

Possibility of boat rent with or without driving license. Scooter and bike rent. For information and bookings please contact reception.

Walks organized by Grand Hotel Gardone

together with the Associazione Millemonti

1) "Following D.H.Lawrence's footsteps along the streets of Gargnano"

During his stay on Lake Garda from 1912 to 1913, David H. Lawrence described these paths in his famous books. We will try to relive the same emotions of the English poet reading his verses during this moving walk along the lakeshores.

- Lunch: /	- Drop: 100 m
- Transport: taxi	- Duration: 2,00 hours
- GrandHotel Meeting point: 9:00	- Difficulty: *
- Start excursion from Gargnano: 9:30	- Arrival at GrandHotel : 12:00 approximately

2) "Discovering the rural part of Gardone Riviera: Morgnaga and Barbarano stream"

During this excursion you will see Barbarano river valley with its wild nature and its geological curiosities so as the rural land around Morgnaga with olive trees, views of the lake and historic villas.

- Lunch: /	- Drop: 250 m
- Transport: /	- Duration: 2,30 hours
- Grand Hotel Meeting point: 9:00	- Difficulty: **
- Start excursion from Gargnano: 9:15	- Arrival at GrandHotel : 12:00 approximately

3) "The paper mills valley: an extraordinary example of industrial archeology"

Percorriamo uno dei siti di archeologia industriale più importanti del Nord-Italia: vecchi opifici, che hanno dato il nome alla valle, centrali idroelettriche e This is one of the most important sites of industrial archeology of North Italy: old factories, which gave its name to the valley, old mills and hydroelectric plants. In this area there are numerous testimonials of industrial activities up to 50 years ago.

- Lunch: /	- Drop: 100 m
- Transport: taxi	- Duration: 3,00 hours
- GrandHotel Meeting point: 9:00	- Difficulty: *
- Start excursion from Gargnano: 9:15	- Arrival at GrandHotel : 13:00 approximately

4) "View of the lake from Gardone and S. Michele"

During this excursion we will meet three different landscapes: the fresh and wild torrent Barbarano; the scenic village of St. Michele; the big villas of Gardone Riviera and the rural houses of Morgnaga and Montecucco. Three different emotions that are worth living in a simple walk.

- Lunch: al sacco	- Drop in salita: 350 m
- Transport: taxi	- Duration: 4,00 hours
- GrandHotel Meeting point: 9:00	- Difficulty: **
- Start excursion from Gargnano: 9:15	- Arrival at GrandHotel : 15:00 approximately

Excursions

Alongside the hotel you can take boat trips to Sirmione passing around Borghese Island and in front of Catullo's Roman Villa, to Desenzano, Limone and Riva, Garda and San Vigilio, Bardolino and Lazise, Malcesine and the rotay cableway to the top of Monte Baldo, etc.

Car or Bus trips: the hotel boasts a strategic position for day trips such as the Garda lake tour (150 Km.), the tour of the Dolomites, Mantua, Sabbioneta and Sigurtà Park, Brescia and the Wines tour, Verona, Venice, Vicenza, Padua, etc.

For more details click onto "surroundings"

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