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Italian Lake District

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Como October 13th 2008

Narrow Alley

Orson

More vistas from Bellagio and the Hotel Villa Serbelloni.... read more

Italian Lake District

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Como October 13th 2008

Como Ferry

Orson

The following morning, I hop on one of the numerous ferries to Menaggio on the western shore. Looking back at Bellagio off the ferry stern, the good weather was still staying with me. From Menaggio, I continue west to Lake Lugano. Italy shares Lake Lugano with Switzerland, however, wanting to avoid border crossing delays and snooty Swiss border guards, I decide to stay in Italy. I trace the southern shore of Lake Lugano before heading south into the hills between Lake Lugano & Lake Como. October is a wonderful time to visit Italy. Most of the tourists have gone home, leaving the roads and the sites relatively traffic free. A soft, autumnal light caresses the landscape giving everything a portrait quality. ... read more

Italian Lake District

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Como October 13th 2008

Lakeside

Orson

With its narrow streets and sweeping lake vistas, you’d be hardpressed to find a lovelier village than Bellagio.... read more

Italian Lake District

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Como October 12th 2008

Lake Como

Orson

Not willing to lose any more precious time, I blasted north to Lake Como via la autostrada. Lake Como is the spiritual home to Guzzisti the world over. Every Guzzisti is required by his faith to make the pilgrimage to Lake Como at least once in his lifetime. Lake Como is shaped like an upside down Y with the idyllic town of Bellagio at the tip of a peninsula where the Y comes together. I arrived on a Sunday afternoon and Bellagio was bustling wth day trippers from Milan, including a wide assortment of bikers.... read more

Bellagio

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Como August 12th 2008

One of the many gorgeous homes

Affinity

Words alone cannot express how MUCH I love this little village! Population, just a few thousand-under 3 I think. Slightly over 1000 homes & SO many of them GORGEOUS! I'm not much of a shopper, but here I SHOP ;D! Bellagio is one of the most distinguished & famous holiday destinations in all of Europe. It deserves to be so. Quiet, peaceful, serene & yes, it should probably be said, a celebrity haunt, if you're interested in that sort of thing. Personally, I'm not. Well, I did manage a look @ George Clooney's house, heh, took a tad of effort, but I was "right there". George didn't look to be home as there was EXTREME renovation going on & full grown trees being brought in to enclose his "humble abode"-yea right ;D There was talk the ... read more

France and Italia

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Como June 28th 2008

Eiffel Tower

csitraveltales

From India, we arrived in Paris a few weeks ago, and spent a night there with Jess, Jamie and Renae, doing the typical things like Arch de Triumph, Eiffel Tower (all the way to the top!), Champs Elysees, eating pastries, drinking coffee, ... it was all very stylish and clean, compared to previous places, but we were a bit surprised that it was only about 20 degrees. Both men and women Paresians look amazingly stylish, mainly dressed in relativley simple clothes that fit well and that I'm sure cost a fortune. We saw lots of little dogs to match. Next morning, we made an early start and picked up our hire car, and drove all the way south to Ginestas, for Claire and Neill's wedding. It took a really long time, with only a few short ... read more

Northern Italy with Rob & Willy

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Como June 16th 2008

The Four Compadres in Portafino

Rob and Annie

Sunday the 18th, we have just finished our walk along the Cinque Terra, Annie seems much more excited than normal, my first thought is that she is just so happy being away with me for 9 weeks with still another month to go. I was pretty sure it didn’t have anything to do with meeting up with Rob and Wilma in Santa Margherita, being able to get away with Wilma and do the shops, and staying the night in a beautiful hotel with a lovely soft bed and pillow??? Na! It proved to be a major operation manoeuvring the van through the tight streets of Santa Magherita and then to have the bell-hop ride out on his motor scooter to find us and lead us to a suitable parking place. It really has become an art ... read more

Menaggio.

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Como October 22nd 2007

AliRoHo

Lake Como is warming up for me. Literally and metaphorically, actually. Autumn is swiftly kicking Summer to the South, but if you can get out of the wind it's still quite nice. With a sweater on. I think I'll stay here for a bit. I don't have to be anywhere until Saturday. It's hard for me to stay put, though. I don't want to move because I want to see everything and "get it all in"...I just feel like drifting. Then again, this hostel is really nice and the view from my window is stunning. Lake como is starker than I thought it would be. Maybe that is the approaching winter talking, but there is something to the mountains and the water that is less silky and luxurious than the Mediteranean. Don't get me wrong, it's ... read more

Lake Como

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Como October 19th 2007

AliRoHo

Still haven't seen George yet...will most surely keep you updated on any sightings or invitations to dinner. Cheers - al... read more

Gravedona, Lago di Como

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Como October 4th 2007

Hotel Regina

ChelsPhotos

Of all the places in the world we were told that Lake Como was one of the most beautiful and enchanting. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into....it was truely remarkable. Lake Como sits at the base of the Swiss Alps and truely holds it's own. We stayed at the Northwest corner in a little town called Gravedona. Lets just say that Gravedona was so small that in three days we had eaten at everywhere trattoria and gelateria in town, which was not hard to do. In Gravedona we found the most delicious gelato, "brie frita," and caprese salad (which I discovered later was even better in its homeland of Capri which was our last stop). I am not sure if I would have ever tried it prior to Gravedona but Pistachio gelato ... read more

Brief history of Italy

Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis...more history

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