Jewels Of The Alps: Italy's Great Lakes
Jewels Of The Alps: Italy's Great Lakes is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 5 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2025.
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51:50Jewels Of The Alps: Italy's Great Lakes
A coral reef complete with a marine dinosaur: that was Lake Lugano 250 million years ago - hard to imagine when strolling the oleander-lined lakeside promenade today.
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51:59Plagued by wildly capricious weather, in late fall the Lago d'Iseo shows its proverbial '1000 faces'. While the locals are busy harvesting olives, restoring iconic Riva motorboats or exploring the mysterious subterranean waterways of a limestone cave, the animals high up in the mountains ready themselves for winter.
51:59This episode of Jewels of the Alps takes us to Lago Maggiore in the fall, to scenes of untamed nature and encounters with people closely connected to the area.
51:52Lake Garda is a dream summer destination and a lake of contrasts, where lemon tress thrive on the steep rocky shores of a glacial valley, ancient castles guard historic borders and Roman ruins tell tales of a long and turbulent past.
52:02Of all the lakes of Upper Italy, Lake Como has the most glamorous reputation. The multi-million-Euro villas that line the shore are home to the rich and famous, including George Clooney. But Lake Como has far more to offer than celebrity.