Palace Hotel Desenzano

The 4-star Palace Hotel Desenzano offers luxury accommodation in Desenzano del Garda. Guests can enjoy on-site parking, meeting facilities, and Wi-Fi throughout the hotel. While smoking is not permitted in the rooms, it is allowed on terraces/balconies and in designated outdoor common areas. All rooms feature a stocked minibar and wireless internet access. For leisure, the hotel boasts a luxurious spa with beauty treatments, massage, and a sauna, as well as an inviting outdoor swimming pool. Additional amenities include an airport shuttle service, pet-friendly accommodations, a concierge service, and disabled facilities, including wheelchair access to the hotel, reception, bar, conference facilities, and designated parking spaces.

Lake Garda

Lake Garda: For the ancient Romans Lake Garda was a luxury summer destination with Roman ruins and mosaics in Sirmione and Desenzano to prove it. Long and slim Lake Garda is located in the north-east of Italy, stretching from north to south. The southern lakeshore is low, rolling land and fairly built-up. In contrast, the dramatic fjord-like northern end is surrounded by towering mountains and cliffs. Most of the lakeside towns are popular as holiday resorts; they differ in character but all are well-connected by boat services. Isola Del Garda is a beautiful private island which dates back to the Roman Empire. Three of Italy's 20 wine producing regions border Lake Garda. Each one uses grape varieties which are local to the region to produce a diverse range of red, white and rose wines. Malcesine is a picturesque town with cobblestone lanes and a striking castle on the edge of the water with the backdrop of Mont Baldo. Visit Castello Scaligero which was once a regal home or stroll through the medieval streets to the Palazzo Dei Capitani once the headquarters of the ruling Venetian elite.

Trainline.com - Desenzano Del Garda-Sirmione to Venice (St Lucia)

1 hr 36 mins - Frecciarossa Train (no changes)

S.S La Venezia

The River Countess underwent a complete design renovation in 2020, debuting as the S.S. La Venezia to bring guests an enhanced luxury experience inspired by Northern Italy. The redesign of the ship drew influence from the fine Fortuny fabrics displayed prominently onboard. Murano glass, gilded accents, and artistic etched elements pay homage to popular Venetian aesthetics of the early 20th century, creating an onboard atmosphere that is at once elegant and nostalgic.

Launched in 2003 and remodelled in 2020 as la Venezia  specifically to cruise the Venice Lagoon; carrying upto 126 passengers in 63 staterooms. The boat is 110 metres long by 11.4 metres wide and has 3 decks plus an open air top deck. The boat features Ristorante Rialto, Hari’s Bar and Lounge, the Panini Bar, La Cantinetta, a fitness centre and the Serenity Spa.

Venice

History, architecture, dining, romance and pure wander lust through the cobbled streets and by the canals is what Venice is all about. Top souvenirs would be Venetian Glass (also known as Murano Glass) or the famous and flamboyant masks. Standing in the middle of the magnificent piazza San Marco is an experience in itself -once described by: Napoleon as the 'drawing room of Europe'.

St Mark's Basilica ,Doge's Palace and the clock tower built between 1496 and 1506 - are the city's main attractions. St. Mark's Basilica, built in the eleventh century, is the most famous and most recognizable of all the churches in the city of Venice. Its design is considered one of the best examples of Byzantine architecture in the world, known for its opulent design and gilded interior mosaics, and nicknamed "Church of Gold".

The magnificent Doge's Palace is one of the most important buildings in Venice; it was the centre of power, from where the Venetian Republic was ruled. No trip to Venice would be complete without a punt down one of the city's picturesque waterways in an iconic gondola.

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