DK Travel : Milan and the Lakes : Editor's choice

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Fura Club, Lonato

One of the best clubs in Italy, Fura is a visual experience – a screen surrounds the dance floor, so you can watch yourself dance.
Garda Bresciano

A collection of wines from the lower reaches of Lake Garda, including Gropello and the rounder Chiaretto from the Mincio valley.
Going to Farenight, Como

On Thursdays you can have dinner and dance the night away; on Saturdays there are often live bands and an interesting crowd.
Grappa

Italy’s firewater is a digestivo (“digestive” liqueur) distilled from the leftovers of the grape-squeezing process.
Handbags

Swoon over the designs from Prada and Bottega Veneta, or the slightly less pricey Coccinelle. Or, plump for one of the many well made, non-label leather bags, still in great Italian style.
Hill-Walking near the Lakes

Local tourist offices can often supply maps of mountain trails ranging from 15 minutes to two hours or more. Pick a point of interest as a goal: a ruined castle (Arco on Garda, Varenna on Como), medieval church (Madonna del Sasso above Locarno on Maggiore, San Pietro above Civate on Como), surging mountain stream (Lattefiume above Lake Como’s Varenna, Cascata del Varone above Riva del Garda), or prehistoric rock carvings.
Horse Riding

Choose between English- or Western-style saddles and trek through mountain valleys off the Menaggio-Porlezza Road.
Ippodromo

In 1999, Milan’s horse track became home to a bronze horse cast by an American foundation determined to bring to fruition Leonardo da Vinci’s oft-sketched equine tribute to Lodovico il Moro.
Jewellery

Though it’s not a top European capital of baubles and precious gems, Milan’s jewellers hold their own. Seek out the bold creations of Donatella Pellini or the cutting-edge minimalism of Xenia. For something more classic, try Gobbi 1842 and especially Mario Buccellati, a firm that since 1919 has produced exquisite jewellery, elegant tableware and renowned silver objets d’art .

Objets d’art
Kayaking

Get a different perspective on Como’s fabled coastline, peeking into private lakeside gardens from a kayak or canoe.