WE ARE SPENDING NINE DAYS IN NORTHERN ITALY NEXT JUNE, WITH THREE NIGHTS IN MILAN BEFORE FLYING OUT. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE LAKE COMO, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY OF DOING THIS FROM MILAN?
M. KANAKIS, DOVER HEIGHTS
A day trip with a ferry ride on the lake is perfect for you. The train from Milano Centrale Station takes just 33 minutes to get to Como's San Giovanni station, from where the lake is about a 20 minute walk, or just a short taxi ride. From the wharf you have a choice of ferry services operated by Gestione Navigazione Laghi Italia (navlaghi.it) that make a cat's-cradle journey between the villages on either side of the lake. My suggestion would be to take a slow ferry to the lovely lakeside village of Bellagio, where you could dine at one of the waterfront restaurants, stroll around then take a fast ferry on the way back. One of the great gardens of the world is Villa Carlotta (villacarlotta.it) at Tremezzo, on the opposite side of the lake from Bellagio.
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