The lake is losing 2cm of water a day
It is the largest lake dans Italie, mythlogised by the Romans and the Germans, and a magnet for tourists and modern-day celebrities.
But Italy’s worst drought in decades has reduced l'eau levels at Lake Garda to nearly their lowest ever level.
Heatwave and drought conditions have been widespread across L'Europe cet été, but Italy has suffered more than most. Its biggest River, the Po, has dried up across vast stretches.