Bellagio, Varenna & Menaggio by boat — 5 hours

Duration: 5 hours

Bellagio, Varenna & Menaggio by boat — 5 hours

The Como branch and the centre of the lake, from the Como harbour to the Bellagio–Varenna–Menaggio triangle, with all the time you need to step ashore.

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Five hours let you do what is impossible by car: run up the Como branch, cross the centre of the lake and touch the three villages that face each other across the water.

Varenna with its coloured staircases and lovers' walk, Menaggio with its open promenade, Bellagio with its arcades. We choose together where to stop for lunch and how long to spend at each stop: the programme is built on the day, around the weather and how much walking you feel like.

Itinerary

  1. Morning departure

    Boarding in Como or Cernobbio while the lake is still calm.

  2. Mid-lake

    Comacina Island, the Balbianello and the Bellagio peninsula.

  3. Varenna

    Time ashore for the village, the Villa Monastero gardens and the lakeside walk.

  4. Menaggio and back

    Lunch on the lake, free time and the return along the western shore.

The villas you'll see

Your skipper slows down in front of each villa and explains what you are looking at.

Villa del Balbianello · Lenno
Late eighteenth-century villa built by Cardinal Durini on the Lavedo promontory; its loggia and gardens starred in Star Wars and Casino Royale.
Villa Monastero · Varenna
Former Cistercian convent turned eighteenth-century lakeside villa, with botanical gardens and a museum along the shore.

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