Cape of Senses

- Torri del Benaco, Italy

Cape of Senses | Spa Hotel Lake Garda, Italy | The Aficionados

Aqva Boutique Hotel

- Sirmione, Italy

Monastero Arx Vivendi

- Arco, Italy

Monastero Arx Vivendi Hotel | Garden Spa walled gardens | Architects: noa* | Lake Garda, Arco Trentino, Italy | The Aficionados

Vivere Suites and Rooms

- Arco, Italy

Vivere Suites and Rooms - a small design bed & breakfast, in the Arco Mountains, close to Lake Garda, Italy

Lake Garda

Italy

Lake Garda/Lago di Garda is the largest, and some say most beautiful, body of water in Northern Italy. Located halfway between Verona and Trento, this Alpine region brings together breath-taking heights with laidback countryside glamour. The name Garda comes from the Germanic word warda, or "place of observation" - a fitting name for a spot that poets and politicians, dreamers and dictators, have been drawn to for centuries.

Relaxation is truly paramount here, and applies to whether you’re drinking a glass of Prosecco with the cosmopolitan crowds of the north shores, or vineyard hopping in the south. No trip, however, would be complete without visiting the local Valtenesi farmhouses or spa towns, the most popular of which are Sirmione and Bardolino. Arco is the beating heart of the northern Lago di Garda region. Set against soaring mountain peaks at the southern end of the Sarca River valley, its insulated position creates a mild climate year-round. The city’s crisp air and lakeside position were not lost on Archduke Albert of Habsburg, who, after a visit, was inspired to build his winter residence in Arco. Today the area draws a steady trickle of visitors with its lush, exotic plant park, called the Arboretum, and former Habsburg-era gardens, villas, and palaces. Just make sure not to miss Arco’s jewel: the Medieval castle and hilltop convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which houses a rare 15th-century wooden statue of the Virgin Mary. 

Vivere Suites and Rooms - a small design bed & breakfast, in the Arco Mountains, close to Lake Garda, Italy
- Arco, Italy

Vivere Suites and Rooms


A small designer outpost that is both rustic and sophisticated in its design simplicity – conceived to mirror the surrounding vineyards and Arco Mountains of Trentino, this rural idyll is an architectural bolthole that gives nature a stylish makeover, irresistibly close to Lake Garda.

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Monastero Arx Vivendi Hotel | Garden Spa walled gardens | Architects: noa* | Lake Garda, Arco Trentino, Italy | The Aficionados
- Arco, Italy

Monastero Arx Vivendi


Once the home of devout Sisters, its aged cloistral heritage has been recast following an exacting narrative of preservation, reframing the monastic aesthetics for the modern nomad without corrupting the patina of austere beauty and timeworn touchpoints.

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- Sirmione, Italy

Aqva Boutique Hotel


With the feel of a hip in-the-know club for lido-lovers, Aqva Boutique Hotel’s modular alabaster white building is fronted by a turquoise pool surrounded by sleek decking. Like a pointing finger, a private pier juts out onto the lake - perfect for those celeb moments.

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