Lake Como

[ftbt]

The sun came out this morning. Looking up the Lake towards St. Moritz:

 

[ftbt]

Just a quick shot out the back door of our house at Lake Como looking across the meadow:

(5DMkII-w-C/Y Zeiss 35-70/3.4)

 

[Andrew Gough]

If you can squeeze one more in, I am interested. I am up in Canada, but I can get to Milano pretty easily.

Andrew

 

[Godfrey]

My gosh, this brings back memories! In '96, I took eight-weeks sabbatical, splitting time between Amsterdam, the UK and Italy. I trained from Amsterdam to Milano, took a car and visited friends in Viareggio for a few days, then attended the 75th Raduno at Moto Guzzi's headquarters in Mandello del Lario on Lake Como.

A beautiful area indeed! I'd love to go back there again on a photo trip. The Moto Guzzi factory itself would be a great subject for a photo study, there's a lot of history there.

Paris ... Eh, be nice, but I'd rather spend more time in Italy. I've been to Paris too many times. ;-)

 

[princepollux]

Re: Carenna

Lake Como can be expensive ... but it doesn't have to be. Certainly no more expensive than Milan. Actually, the further you go north up the Lake, (away from the city of Como), the more "affordable" it becomes ... especially if you stay on the eastern side of the Lake.

ftbt,

I couldn't find any hotels on the east shore of the lake, north of Varenna. Ideally, I'd like to find a simple room in Varenna or nearby. Do you know of any "pensione" in the vicinity?

 

[ftbt]

This is in Pereldo, up the hill from Varenna with spectacular views:

http://www.villamichelabb.blogspot.com/

An old stand-by right in town is Albergo Milano:

http://www.varenna.net/e/rates.htm

If you have a car, you might want to try slightly north of Varenna in Bellano. Very nice.
Here is the local web-site that should be of some help:

http://www.comoguide.com/bellano-italy.html