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The three largest Italian lakes (Lake Garda, Lake Maggiore, Lake Como) I am lakes pre-alpine so called because they occupy large valley depressions located along the belt Prealps: not very high reliefs that develop longitudinally between alpine arch to the north and vast Plains Po valley, South. Pre-Alpine lakes are therefore developing form elongated, from north to south, in the great valleys between these mountains. However, their origin is not so precisely defined and is the result of a combined series of natural events. Pre-Alpine lakes develop in large valleys in a mountainous environment, therefore they originate from moves tectonics deeply eroded by the flow of river waters and the movement of glaciers of the past, over millions of years.
Two round out the top 5 Apennine lakes in central Italy: Lake Trasimeno (tectonic origin) and Lake Bolsena (volcanic).
Let’s take a look at the overview of the 5 largest lakes in Italy.
Ranking of the largest lakes in Italy
Below is the ranking of the 5 largest lakes in Italy based on their extent, summarized in the table below.
| lake | Dimensions |
|---|---|
| Lake Garda | 370 km2 |
| Lake Maggiore | 212 km2 |
| Lake Como | 145 km2 |
| Lake Trasimeno | 128 km2 |
| Lake Bolsen | 113.5 km2 |
1. Lake Garda
Lake Gardaor Benacoit is, thanks to its almost surface area, the largest Italian lake, i.e. the one with the largest area of 370 square kilometers. Tripartite between Lombardy (Province of Brescia), Veneto (Province of Verona) A Trentino Alto Adige (Province of Trento), this one lake pre-alpine has extensions such as influence AND mitigate a local climate that even has almost typical characteristics of Mediterranean climate. Thanks to this condition, along the shores of the lake it is possible to observe the cultivation of plants that usually grow in lower latitudes, such as olive and citrus plants.
2. Lake Maggiore
Part Swiss and part Italian Lake Maggiore called Verbanoon national soil is divided between Region Piedmont and Region Lombardy and it is a pre-alpine lake. It is the second largest in Italy, with an area of 212 square kilometers, and the other for depth, with a maximum depression reaching 372 meters. In the middle of the lake stands a beautiful archipelago Borromean Islands.
3. Lake Como
With its famous “Y” he flipped Lake Como also known by the name Larioit is characterized as the third largest Italian lake by surface area of 145 square kilometers. This lake pre-alpine entirely Lombard and divided between provinces from Como AND Leccoit is also Deeper in our country, reaching beyond 410 meters at the lowest point. Lake Como receives water from approximately forty different waterways.
4. Lake Trasimeno
In the fourth place of the ranking, we find Lake Umbria Trasimenowith a total surface area of 128 square kilometers. Lake Trasimeno is a lake the largest in all of central and southern Italy and has a tectonic origin. With a modest coastal development of 57 kilometers, this lake has a rather unusual feature: it has a really low water level with an average depth of 4 meters and a maximum depth of 6 meters.
5. Lake Bolsen
We find the fifth largest lake in Italy Lake Bolsenor Vulsinow surface area of 113.5 square kilometers. This great lake, which rises in Lazioto be precise in the Province of Viterbohas due to its circular shape of volcanic origin testifies to the lively geological activity of central Italy. Lake Bolsena was created more than 300,000 years ago in a series of crater cavities of the Dei group mountains Volsini.
