Wednesday, 03 May 2023 10:50

Venue report Campione del Garda

Location
Campione del Garda is a very small village in the western side of Lake Garda, around 30 minutes drive south of Riva along the coast road. It is about 700 metres long and 150 metres wide. There is one road in and one road out using tunnels from the main road.
The host club, Univela Sailing, is located at the northern end of the village. It is linked to the hotel Campione Univela on the site and vehicular access is limited.

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Accommodation
The club includes a full service hotel with about 42 rooms and 172 beds. Only Race Committee, Jury, Volunteers, Club Members and hotel Guests are allowed to park on site by prior arrangement.
There is space for perhaps 8-10 small vans and booking must be done through the hotel at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The club is not a camping and therefore they can offer electricity only to a few vans. There is no dump station and is absolutely forbidden to empty the camper dirty water tank in the club. To accommodate as many vans as possible, once parked you cannot move until the end of the regatta. The minimum stay is 6 nights (2 September to 8 September). 
More info here: https://www.campioneunivela.it/en/regattas/2023/finn-master-europeans/
There are also many additional apartments a short walk, the red buildings on the photos, and more behind the club area.

For those that would prefer more touristic hotels, the nearest town is Limone, 8 km to the north or Tignale, 12 km to the south.

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Parking
All other vehicles will be parked in the public car park about a 200-metre walk into the village (see map).
Camper Vans are allowed to park there. The parking ticket for 24h is €8 for cars and small vans or €18 for Campers.

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Equipment Inspection
The club has a large high-ceilinged room that can be used for equipment inspection. 

Club
As well as the apartments the club contains a well-stocked and spacious bar and restaurant, with a lot of outside undercover capacity, as well as a large, grassed area with outside bar overlooking the lake. It is a very picturesque and beautiful location.
There is a huge launching area, together with a large boat parking area all with tie down straps.

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Travel
Campione can be reached from Riva in the north or through Brescia in the south. The nearest airport is Verona, but also three airports in Milan. 
Public transport is complex and taxis are expensive.
Taxi from Verona airport to Riva is about €150-170 each way
Public transport is cheap but complex and long.
From Verona take the Airlink to Verona central station - €6
Then either bus route through Garda to Riva and Campione for about €15-20 with two changes
Or faster is train to Rovereto (€6-15) and bus to Riva and Campione (€2-5) or Taxi (€30-50)

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