We flew from Santiago de Compostela to Milan (via Madrid) to start the next stage of our trip - Milan and Lake Como.
Milan
We visited Milan for 3 nights, staying at the Just Hotel Milan (click here) which was a 5 minute walk to the Milan Central Station, MRT station and tram line. Our friends, John and Lisa Lewis, joined us in Milan before we all headed to Lake Como together.
On our first day we walked to Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano). We had previously read that the Cathedral is known for its French Gothic style, its grandeur and its beauty as it houses thousands of statues and hundreds of gargoyles and church figures. It certainly was quite spectacular.
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| The Duomo di Milan |
On the first evening we had pre-booked a 2-hour Dinner Tram Tour, giving us a great opportunity to see the sights of Milan. It was a most enjoyable tour. The 5 course meal was delicious and included champagne and wine. Definitely a fun thing to do when visiting Milan.
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| Dinner on the Tram |
On the following day, we headed to The Navigli which is part of historic Milan. In ancient days the entire city was linked with canals. Most of the canals have now gone but the Navigli remains and is now lined with great cafes, bars and restaurants. Lisa and I took the opportunity to continue our sampling of Aperol Spritz as Italy is the home of them!
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| The Navigli |
On the Saturday night John had managed to secure us tickets to watch Inter-Milan v Lecce at the San Siro Stadium. What an atmosphere and the Inter-Milan supporters are certainly crazy, singing and chanting the whole game. Inter-Milan won 2-1.
Lake Como
We caught the train from Milan to Varenna in Lake Como which took just over an hour and was a lovely train journey. We then had to catch a ferry across to Menaggio, the village we were staying in for the next 5 nights. We had booked a villa for the 4 of us and we were incredibly lucky with the location of the villa, just a short walk from the centre of Menaggio but right on the lake -
Villa Evelyn Terrazzo
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| View from the Balcony of our Villa |
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| Our Villa from the ferry |
We spent the next few days exploring Menaggio, Bellagio and Varenna, eating out in the wide choice of restaurants and cafes, wandering the lovely streets of the villages, catching ferries around the lake and enjoying the quite spectacular scenery. We did have a swim in the lake and we also went out on Kayaks which was a lovely way to enjoy the scenery.
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| Menaggio |
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| The beautiful promenade at Bellagio |
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| Quaint streets of Bellagio |
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| Ballagio |
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| Enjoying lunch at a great restaurant in Varenna |
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Lisa in Varenna
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| Menaggio |
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| Varenna |
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| Varenna |
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