> I will be in (mostly northern) Italy in late May and would love to spend > some time on the water. Anyone know of any kayak opportunities/rental > companies? I will be with a newbie kayaker, so nothing too treacherous! The Lago Maggiore is supposed to be very nice paddling area. Late May shouldn't be too crowded, there are several official camping possibilities as well as some unofficial spots (harder to find but available). The river Ticino Inferiore is leaving the Lago to the southeast until it enters the river Po which is flowing into the Adria. The Ticino Inferiore is supposed to be very nice, meandering through hilly landscape, lots of river banks and wildlife. However, it has become protected area some years ago so unofficial camping is not allowed. There are official camping spots, though. Enough for about one week of paddling. If you have a basic command of German, you might check the archives at www.faltboot.de/dt/forum.html (select the "Suche"-Link, Suche = Search). There was a longer thread on the Ticino Inferiore some weeks ago. I am not aware of rental companies but there seem to exist a lot in Italy. Good luck and happy caffè paddling, Marian Marian Gunkel, Berlin, Germany www.mariangunkel.de *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 11 2001 - 00:59:02 PDT
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