Top 9 Things to do Good for Couples in Arco, Trentino-Alto Adige

We are a group of mountain guides, since many years we accompany our cosutumers in many activities: canyonig, climbing, via ferrata, freeride, mountaneering. We propose a lot of courses (climbing, via ferrata etc) for adults and children

We are a company of UIAGM professional Mountain Guides, based in Arco but active as well in the Dolomites and all over the Alps. "Safe Outdoor Adventures" is our philosophy, and we offer little big challenges in the mountains both for beginners and advanced, groups and families. Climbing, Mountaineering, Canyoning & via Ferrata Tours in the summertime. Backcountry skitours, Skisafari, Iceclimbing and Snowshoes excursions during the winter. Are you ready to come out with us ??

Free Alp is a company of Alpine Guides who plays accompanying activities and courses throughout the territory of the Trentino Alto Adige and in particular in the area of Lake Garda where it has its headquarters. There are daily tours climbing, via ferrata, canyoning, trekking, mountaineering and outdoor activities with the children.

Together with the lake, one of the characteristic elements of the Garda Trentino landscape is the rock of Arco, dominating the plain of the River Sarca at the point where it widens. Three paths lead to the castle, which was the residence of the Arco Counts in the Middle Ages; they all leave the village and wind through the olive groves in the hills to reach the castle in a few minutes. Beyond the last town-wall is the Prato della Lizza, a green balcony overlooking the Garda Trentino territory at the foot of the three enormous sides of the Torre Grande, the Prigione del Sasso and Sala degli Affreschi, beautifully frescoed with scenes of games of draughts and battles. At the top, the last refuge in the event of siege, stands the Torre Renghera, whose bell, known as the "renga", called the farmfolk to prayer.

The Arboretum of Arco is a strip of the archducal park created in 1872 by Archduke Alberto of Habsburg, Emperor Francesco Giuseppe’s cousin, near the archducal villa, when Arco was the winter residence of the Imperial Austrian Court. The Arboreto, whose vegetation, originating from various continents has been thriving due to the mild climate of Arco, still holds some species planted by the Archduke, like the majestic holm-oaks and the great conifers, the Lawson cypress and the huge sequoia.

Today a convention and events centre, this was originally a meeting place for the mid-19th century nobility of Central Europe, who had chosen Arco as their winter spa resort. Many notables who visited these gaming rooms and the town. One of the most famous is the Empress Elisabetta, or “Sissi”, who may have been in Arco in 1889 on the occasion of a trip to the southern shores of Lake Garda. The splendid veranda, added in 1900 together with the great ballroom, overlooks the health promenade and the bandstand. The globe and wind column were used to inform guests about the weather conditions.