Varenna & Bellagio

We spent another full day in Varenna, catching a morning ferry to Bellagio  We actually bought the northern lake area ticket, allowing passage to multiple towns, although we only used it back and forth between Belllagio.

 

Bellagio was a cool little lakeside town, the San Giacomo church was super interesting.  Made with dark stone and a very simple flooring it was beautifully ornate inside with gold mosiacs.

 

We walked around town and found a very cool shop that made and sold items made from the wood of olive trees, the Luigi Tacchi shop.  Lake Como is the farthest north that olive trees grow, using the thermo-flywheel effect of the lake to provide enough warmth for their growth.  Anyway, the shop was super, we bought a couple gifts and things for the house.

The town was quaint and cute, just a little too crowded.  We did find a couple quiet streets and got some materials for a project Kathie was working on, more to come later on that one.

 

We had lunch at the pizzeria above, and of course found some gelato as well, before heading back on the ferry to Varenna.

Varenna and some lake shots.

 

 

We enjoyed a quiet final evening in Varenna enjoying a meal at the hotel and gathering our things for the trip to Milan.

Lake Como is magical.