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Lenno – Touring the towns of Lake Como

Villa Balbianello Lenno

Memories and photos of Lenno are all the inspiration we need to bring a little bit of Italy back into our life.  Lenno is a little further down from our usual Lake Como “hood” and we had two reasons for… Continue Reading…


Bellagio – Touring the towns of Lake Como

Bellagio

Bellagio is often referred to as the pearl of Lake Como.  It could be to do with the fact that it is situated in the cup of the upside down “y” of Como’s shape, Or it could be that it’s… Continue Reading…


Musso to San Vito – Touring the towns of Lake Como

Most people pass by the area from Musso to San Vito.  They drive into a tunnel just after Dongo and pop out again 4km later in San Vito.  In between is a quiet patch of 2 small villages, little traffic… Continue Reading…


Gravedona – Touring the towns of Lake Como

Gravedona

Our mountain rustico, although 1150m up from Lake Como, is officially in the commune of Gravedona ed Uniti.  Therefore this makes Gravedona our “local” town (it takes 30 minutes to drive down the mountain to get there, but hey). As… Continue Reading…


One day in San Marino

San Marino is a country and we were passing right by it!  Er, then a stop was a no-brainer..  Clark knew about the country because of its football team…the one everyone wants in their qualifying group (I get the impression… Continue Reading…


Valtellina Valley – vines and wines

Grumello castle - Valtellina

Why did we chose the Valtellina valley?  It may have become obvious from previous posts, but we like our food and also the pleasure of a glass of wine.  When we first visited the Northern end of Lake Como we… Continue Reading…


Marche – A week of Medieval marvels

Grottammare Marche

We’ve been house (and cat) sitting in the area of Marche in Italy.  I had to look it up as this is a new one on me, I mean Tuscany, Umbria. Lombardy…I’ve heard of all of these, but Marche?  Quick… Continue Reading…


Domaso – Touring the towns of Lake Como

Domaso

Domaso on Lake Como is one of the places we visit regularly.  The beautiful harbor, a good choice of eating places, a bike shop and great gelateria are the things that keep us coming back. This time though, we wondered… Continue Reading…


Sorico and Gera Lario – Touring the towns of Lake Como

We’re exploring the Lakeside towns of Como starting with Sorico and Gera Lario, both towns that we drive past on a regular basis.  We’ve decided to park the car and wander the streets of each town to see what we… Continue Reading…