Lake Garda is located in nothern Italy, on the border of Lombardia, Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige. Due to its natural beauty, impressive scenery and reliable thermal winds, Lake Garda is one of the most popular windsurfing spots in Europe. There are two kinds of wind here: Ora and Vento. The Ora is a thermal wind which blows from the South at around noon or in the early afternoon. It develops when the sun heats up the mountain ranges to the North (the Alps) which causes the air to rise. The Ora usually reaches around 4-5 Beaufort on the northern part of Garda Lake near Torbole and Riva. The Vento (also called Peler) is a nothern wind which blows early in the morning. During the night the mountains cool off and the warm air retreats to the Po valley in the south. A difference in temperature between the cold mountains and the warm valley creates this wind, which flows southward through the Lake Garda valley. The Vento can reach up to 6-7 Beauforts. It looses in strength as the sun heats up the mountains. So you have to get up early, if you want to catch the Vento.