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The Guardian - UK
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‘We drifted downriver and camped where we liked’: readers’ favourite lake and river breaks in Europe

blu-green Tenno lake, near Riva del Garda, Trentino, Italy
Lago di Tenno, near Riva del Garda in Trentino, northern Italy. Photograph: Nordic Images/Alamy

A sublime dip in northern Italy

In the hills above Riva del Garda in Trentino is Lago di Tenno, a beautiful blue-green mountain lake. It’s small enough to walk around in under an hour, enclosed on all sides with lovely mountain views, but it’s the swimming that will bring you back again and again. The clear waters may be a tad chilly at first toe-dangle, but goosebumps are soon forgotten as you swim across the small gap to the grassy island. Relaxing, mountain air, beautiful views. The village of Tenno, with its medieval hilltop castle, has a few hotels and there’s a fine campsite close to the lake.
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