Category: Italy

We love the towns around Lake Como and so far have enjoyed just wandering around and enjoying the charm they have to offer.  But with Griante we’re taking a slightly more “Clark and Jackie” approach…it’s time to hike.  Actually, it… Continue Reading…

In the middle of Lake Como and just south of Bellagio we find ourselves in Lezzeno.  There’s a birthday to celebrate and we decided on a few nights’ stay on the sunny side of the lake between the two legs… Continue Reading…

Tremezzo appears to be most famous for the Grand Hotel Tremezzo.  As you drive through the town, its dominance and magnificence catch the corner of your eye. It’s not just the amazing villa-esque grandness of the building, or the perfectly… Continue Reading…

As we move south from Cremia along the shore of Lake Como, the main road once again bypasses the lakeside towns as it goes in and out of long, dark, winding tunnels.  From Rezzonico to Nobiallo, it’s only 5.5km, that’s… Continue Reading…

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 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…

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…

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…