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.