PLENTY OF places in Italy attract the historically inclined. But history is complicated on the shores of Lake Garda, a 143-square-mile body of water just west of Verona. In many ways, Garda—its ...

SIRMIONE Italy — Italy’s worst drought in decades has reduced Lake Garda, the country’s largest lake, to near its lowest level ever recorded, exposing swaths of previously underwater rocks ...

THERE IS A PARTICULAR rhythm to a day in the town of Torri del Benaco on Lago di Garda, Italy's largest lake. You rise to see the sun sparkling on the water, which appears Mediterranean in hue ...

The peninsula of Sirmione on Lake Garda, northern Italy. Picture: Miguel Medina/AFP The lake’s waters have receded due to severe drought. Picture: Miguel Medina/AFP Lake Garda is Italy’s ...