The Beatilla journal

Articles

The land between Mantua and Lake Garda told by the people who live it: routes, seasons, food and country life.

Mantua to Peschiera by bike: the Mincio cycle path

Forty-five mostly flat kilometres along the river, from the lakes of Mantua to the Venetian walls on Lake Garda.

One of the last great lowland forests, with the hunting lodge at its heart. From Beatilla, you walk there.

Medieval watermills with their feet in the river, the Visconti bridge and the «love knot» tortellini.

A sweet-savoury first course born in the Gonzaga courts, and a cake you break with your hands.

Three lakes embrace the city of the Gonzaga: boat trips, herons, and the lotus flowers in summer.

Beatilla was founded by an artist and decorated piece by piece: a night inside a collection.

Animals, a forest on foot, a garden to play in — and Gardaland half an hour away for the finale.

The word is new, the desire is old: waking up in the green without giving up beauty.