Highly praised and admired ….

Lake Garda is a hugely popular destination that attracts visitors from all over the world, including some illustrious figures. Discover who has sung its praises.

This gleaming expanse of water has attracted visitors from all over the world, including some illustrious figures whose names are still carry weight today. We’re talking about Goethe, D.H. Lawrence, the philosopher Nietzsche, the poet Catullus, and Gabriele D’Annunzio. Poets and authors have praised the ethereal beauty of the lake, which left them awestruck. And many famous women have also fallen in love with Lake Garda. If you’ve ever visited Sirmione, the “pearl of the lake”, and taken a stroll through its centre, you’ll have seen an impressive three-storey yellow villa, perhaps without knowing to whom it once belonged. Maria Callas, a soprano of international renown, chose Lake Garda as her peaceful retreat. The residents of Sirmione have not forgotten her: For over 50 years now, the international festival “Tribute to Maria Callas” has been held in summer, a programme of events with free admission dedicated to classical music and opera. At our Lake Garda hotel with deals for your holiday, you can easily reach Sirmione – and all the other pearls of Lake Garda – and walk the streets where some of history’s greatest names once trod.