Campsite in Italy

Well this campsite on the shores of Lake Garda (Fornella Camping) was totally different to the previous two in Croatia. It is by far the biggest campsite we have ever stayed at, and with about 80% of the campers from NL it was a bit like being in a Dutch enclave. That was especially fun in the lead up to the World Cup final, when almost every campervan/tent/caravan was decorated with some kind of orange stuff !

The campsite itself is owned and operated by one of THE families of the area (the Cavazza Borghese family). They are 4 brothers and 3 sisters who not only own the campsite we stayed at, but also a second campsite, a boat centre, a large olive farm, and the beautiful private island (Isola del Garda).

There was both a smaller and much quieter "morning" beach, and a larger busier "afternoon" beach at Fornella - we usually took advantage of the morning beach in the evenings, with a dip nearly every day after dinner at about 9.00pm :-) The rest of the time was spent swapping between the 2 swimming pools !

With so many families staying at this campsite there were always fun daily activities for the kids organised by the "animation team" - everything from table tennis tournaments, tennis games, water polo matches, treasure hunts, and the highlight for most of the teenage girls (and the not so teenage girls!), the "splash dance" (check out the photo below of the 3 Italian "life guards" !).

World Cup football match here:

11/07 NL vs Spain 0-1 :-(

Alli xxx