It's been very windy lately in this part of England that I live in, and it makes me think of the town of Torbole on Lake Garda. Torbole is the windiest place at Lake Garda, and it's the constant winds that make windsurfing extremely popular there.

Everywhere you look windsurfing is in evidence at Torbole; you'll notice that many accommodations and sporting facilities are geared specifically towards the surfer. The town is well known internationally for hosting windsurfing championships and this is very much the focus of the town. In fact, the main reason why I wanted to write about Torbole this month is because the town is holding its annual Surf Festival, which is a major event there.

But what about the town itself? Torbole is a medium size town located at the top north-east corner of Lake Garda. The main road from Rovereto and the north-east meets the lakeside road in the centre of town, so this can get pretty busy sometimes and parking can be a nightmare - just to warn you! There are ferry services which run from here so this is a good way to get about in the peak season. You will also see a lot of cyclists in this area, as this is a favourite starting place for many of them.

The view from Torbole down the lake is beautiful with the clear blue water of the lake firmly held between the huge mountains either side. The water in the north part of the lake is particularly pure as the lake source (the Sacra river) enters the lake there. There is also a quite extensive shingle beach there, but this is widely used for windsurfers getting into the lake, so if you want a quiet beach you may be best going elsewhere.

The whole town oozes with sporting activities and for the active person this is a great place to stay. The town itself is a bit of a mixture of old and new, the old part around the port area being the most attractive part of town.

There are more modern parts to the town which have come about due to the increase in sporting facilities over the years, but it still has a lot of character and is well worth a visit, even if you don't windsurf.

We ourselves don't windsurf, but we love to go there, if only to be caught up in the wonderful atmosphere of the sport and marvel at the way the lake can sometimes be almost completely obscured by the thousands of multicoloured sails!! Well, hopefully we've enlightened you a little about Torbole. You can also find out a little about the other towns by checking out our pages about them

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Here are the main events going on in the Lake Garda area over this month and next month. There are also loads of smaller things happening in each town everyday, from art exhibitions to sporting events. Please contact us if you want to know what's going on in any particular town and we'll do our best to help you.