How To Spend 48 Hours In The Italian Lakes

Lonely Planet:

The Italian Lakes: the name evokes romantic images of twisty roads and James Bond car chases, palatial lakeside villas owned by movie stars, a daring rowboat escape in A Farewell to Arms, and young Darth Vader in love. Luckily, you don't have to be a Jedi or George Clooney to enjoy what the region has to offer. The Lakes are best enjoyed at a leisurely pace, but if you only have two days to explore the area you can still cover a lot of ground and get a good taste of both the Swiss and Italian sides of the border.

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[brahdog]

01:16 AM on 09/23/2010

just got back today from 5 days in bellagio. yeah, lago di como, bellissimo. varenna, villa carlotta, etc.

also check out the "jungle raider park" zip-line obstacle course in the mountains south of bellagio near ghisallo where there's also a small church overlooking the lake dedicated to dead cyclists.

italia.

[Cacey]

11:38 AM on 09/14/2010

I only spent one night there. We were in the Army and camping and stayed on the Swiss side in Ascona. The time was mid-October when there were few tourists. I can honestly say it was the most beautiful place I've ever been.