THE MAGIC OF THE VILLAGES: BELLAGIO AND VARENNA (7 HOURS)
The two ancient fishing villages, in the heart of Lake Como, can be reached by boat and discovered on foot: stairways, frescoed Romanesque churches, elegant shops, noble villas and parks take us back to times gone by.
Landing in Bellagio, its two souls immediately strike you: the first and immediately visible is that of the ancient fishing village, with the porticoes and terraces of the cafés, perched at the foot of its former castle, with the parallel stairways animated by elegant shops, trattorias, restaurants and delicious ice cream parlors. The other is the aristocratic soul of the villas on the shores of Lake Como, famous and praised since Roman times, to make them places of delight, meeting places of sensitive and chosen souls, such as writers, painters, musicians. Varenna, on the eastern shore, fascinates with its intact character of a fishing village, tiny but with a rich past history, with its castle halfway up the hill and its sheltered little port, with its frescoed churches and elegant villas, today renowned international conference centres.
