Lake Garda is a beautiful location in Northern Italy. I had the pleasure of spending Easter weekend…read moreat Lake Garda. The weather was mild in April, nice enough not to need a jacket. We were able to stay in a hotel with a lake view. You will notice the beautiful mountains that surround the lake. There are winding cobblestone streets and wonderful eateries. There is also a really cool old Castle (Rocca Scaligera) that you must see while visiting Lake Garda.

Review #700 goes out to my favorite lake in the world.... Lago di Garda! :) :)…read more Ohhh, where do i start? I first visited Lago di Garda about a year and a half ago when my brother and i were retracing our Grandfather's WWII footsteps in Italy. We visited during February, which is definitely "off-season" for tourists - - but this gorgeous lake and community still offers plenty of breath-taking views and activities even then. Speaking of activities, this lake is heaven for outdoors enthusiasts (and really anyone else, I suppose). But there is so much to do here: *You can rent a bike and casually ride around the towns, or for those more adventurous you could ride around the entire lake *You can rent mountain bikes and go on the many trails, even starting on top of Mt Baldo *In the winter you can ski or snowboard the backside of Mt Baldo *Nearly year-round you can go paragliding (I went in June and it was AMAZING!!!) *Kite surfers *Wind surfing *Sailing *Obv, boating!! Less active, there are so many great restaurants and small cafes to visit in the many towns that are dripping with history! For me, the historical significance is due to my Grandfather serving here in the 10th Mountain Division during WWII. He stayed in the town of Malcesine for a few weeks.... and I know he was able to get some fishing-time in here too. But there's a castle in Malcesine overlooking the lake that's from over 500yrs ago!! Whoa... now that's old! Go for the beauty of the lake....go for the activities...go for the breath-taking views...you can do everything or nothing here, and still have an amazing time!! :)

Immense and spectacular park. All well cared for by the dozens of "gardeners" and not only, who…read moreincessantly turn and maintain the park. There are also several oases of farms with animals. The flora, of course, also varies from the periods in which it is visited. Possibility to turn it with karts with automatic audio guide thanks to the gps, which I recommend.

Gorgeous park with beautiful walking paths throughout. Rolling green hills to picnic and play on,…read morealong with mazes and pools of water throughout. We saw the changing of the leaves and enjoyed the roses that remained. They had bikes you could rent and golf carts as well as man powered buggies. There's a grocery store within walking distance and plenty of areas to enjoy the view and just relax.

This place is amazing!! We went in the afternoon and that's all that's really needed for the theme…read morepark, there are things for all ages and it's all really affordable! This place reminded me of Disney but 10x cheaper and actually worth the money. All the staff was kind and welcoming and they had characters roaming around the park too. When we first got to paying for the tickets they told us we can save some money if we buy the afternoon tickets instead of the full day tickets, compared to Disney, they wouldn't of even told us we could wait for it to be cheaper which shows that the staff actually care. When we got in we're greeted with a haunted mansion which has separate time for family times (which doesn't have actors jumping out on you), this was so cool for the whole family and the gift shop was cool too! After this we got coffee in a cafe filled with old movie posters which was awesome and the prices was brilliant and exactly worth what you're getting. This was also were I met the first character. After this we gone down to go on a few rides, there was things for all ages including an inflatable bouncy house and faster rides depending on whether that's your thing. There are also slower rides and overall we covers most of the rides in movie land. Overall this place is great you can buy things without being broke here and everyone genuinely had an amazing time! 100% recommend!!

On our last full day in Verona, one of the last attractions we visited was Giardino Giusti. Listed…read moreas one of the top attractions in Verona on TripAdvisor, it's not to be missed! There is an entry fee or you can get a discount (if you visit enough spots) by purchasing a Verona card ahead of time. Giardino Giusti is a nice botanical garden. Like other botanical gardens I've visited, it's really all about taking in the beauty of nature. This will include well-manicured trees, plants, and maybe some animals. Giusti has a lot to see including statues and picturesque views of the city. There's also a labyrinth. I'm personally not a fan of them but it's one of the activities you can enjoy. There's even a ballet school for kids that has classes inside. Talk about a picturesque location for some ballet lessons! They give you a nice map with your entrance fee. Either follow it or wander around to check out all of the sights.

Totally worth the visit. You have access to the garden and grand upstairs rooms. My fav was the…read moreHorseshoe Room, all the furniture had horseshoe elements. Thank you Giusti family for showing off your high ceiling rooms, furniture, artwork, frescos, and extensive collections. It's about a 15 minute walk from the Arena, across the scenic river.