Travel tips: Lombardy’s Lake Iseo and the week’s best deals — theguardian.com

Why go Lake Garda and Como get all the glory (plus the hordes of tourists) but, tucked between them, lovely Lake Iseo is often overlooked. In summer it’s a favourite weekend haunt of Italians from Milan and Bergamo (connected to the lake by bus or train). In autumn, when the wooded hillsides put on a show of colour and mists hang over the lake, it’s an atmospheric and peaceful place to relax, soak up the beauty of the lake-shore towns and palazzi – and to try out some of Lombardy’s best food and wine.

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