Lake Iseo Italy

As we have been doing for the past years, this year we have again decided for a mixed holiday which took place between the 13-24 August 2008. We spent seven nights in a mountain resort in the North of Italy, for complete relaxation and walks on the mountains, and the remaining four nights in a city, for culture and sightseeing. This time we choose Corvara (13th-20th) in Alta Badia, in the heart of the Italian Dolomites, and Bergamo (20th-24th), a beautiful city in the Lombardia region. We... Read Full Story

by Alex Reed Lake Iseo, Bergamo, Valle Camonica and Montecampione represent a unique and unrivalled area of Italy so close to the main Ryanair hub of Milan Bergamo yet so unspoilt. Combining Skiing in Montecampione, the breathtaking beauty of Lake Iseo and the attractions, activities and landscape of the Alpine Camonica Valley. All three locations are close together with Montecampione sitting just above Valle Camonica and just north of Lake Iseo. Lake is Iseo is 16 Km’s long, 250 mts deep... Read Full Story

View to Monte Isola, Lake iseo Debbie at Delicious Baby has started new feature, Photo Friday where you can submit a travel photo. I decided to showcase photos of my beloved Lake Iseo in northern Italy. The first photo is of the view to Monte Isola the largest lake island in Europe from the banks of Lake Iseo. Pyramids of Zone, Lake Iseo The second photo is of the Pyramids of Zone, the striking stone pillars with their mushroom shaped hats. Pisogne, Lake Iseo The third photo is of Pisogne, a... Read Full Story

I have come across another fan of my beloved Lake Iseo. Jane Ward, a landscape artist and art tutor, based in Keswick in the English Lake District, visited the Italian lakes on a painting holiday and discovered Lake Iseo. She decided to set up painting holidays at Lake Iseo. The June dates have already sold out but there are a few places left in September, from Saturday 1 - Saturday 8, at a cost of £795. Falling of the charms of Lake Iseo is no recent phenomenon as you can read in my... Read Full Story

I really love Lake Iseo in Lombardy, northern Italy. When I started to research for my guide to Lake Iseo I read that several literary figures such as Edith Wharton and Georges Sand had been inspired by the beauty of the lake. I decided to write an article on this topic. Are there any places which you have visited that you been beloved by literary figures? Read Full Story