Lovely, mirror-still Lake Endine is surrounded by woods and reed banks. Tranquillity is assured on this lake where motorboats are banned. Lakeside paths provide a fine vantage point for soaking up the views, particularly from Monasterolo del Castello, a quiet medieval village on the south bank of the lake. The Monasterolo castle, turned into a country mansion in the 16th century, is just outside the village to the southwest.


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