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Bonjourno (sp???)

I'm hoping someone can recommend a campsite on the south side of Lake Garda (because eldest child wants to visit venice and it's closer) with great pools and slides.  We have 3 kids, 15, 11, 6 and good slides etc are an essential

However I'm told that we don't want a Butlins type holiday park.  So something with pools, slides etc that teens will love but also small enough to let the kids roam reasonably freely.  (a bar / restaurant / takeaway and shop would be good too please)

I'm hoping that someone can recommend a good site for a tent, or failing that, advise which to avoid (if that's allowed)

thanks in advance

Well Im not sure if this really is for you because its quite large but nothing like a Butlins though!  Bella Italia - we went here in 2010 and had a great time, it is large but its a good quality site on the shores of Garda with a short walk to the small town of Peschiera with a few bars, shops and restaurants.

The water park is excellent - I've just looked at their new for this year website and theres a photo on there which would scare the life out of you (would me) about a million people in the entertainment area, we went Mid August and it was never that busy.

This site is fine for tents but I would recommend you don't request a lakeside pitch as there are electric storms during the night frequently and they rage in from the lake  so you could do with being about 2 pitches back for protection.  We requested a large flat pitch away from main access routes on booking and they fulfilled our request.  Its expensive but really nice site.

I would go for Camping San Francesco at Desezano, IMHO a better site than Bella Italia. But it is all down to personsal taste.

Steve W