annamantere Says: Old castle up on the hill in Varenna. It´s a nice walk up there and the views on the way and from the castle are great. In the castle there is hawks and owls, and in the piece of paper they give you when buying a ticket, it sais that between 4 and 6 p.m. you can look at...
annamantere Says: This was absolutely one of the best pizzas I´ve ever had! Really thin and tasty! Prices were quite cheap, pizzas up from 4-5 euros. Wine was cheap and very nice. And the staff and the surroundings were ok. There´s no view to the lake from here, so you don´t have to pay extra...
annamantere Says: Taking a ferry from Como to Menaggio is a good way of getting there and seeing the lake at the same time. It takes about 2 hours and cost you 6 euros. When staying in menaggio you should buy a day-ticket, which cost 7.50E and takes you to the towns in the central-lake area....
annamantere Says: This supermarket is right next to the harbour, where the ferries leave from. It looks small from the outside, but once you get inside it´s a different story.. I can´t imagine a product you wouldn´t find in here. well maybe you won´t be able to buy a car, but almost...
annamantere Says: In Menaggio we tried to find a restaurant Which would still serve food after 9 pm. It prooved out to be really hard! It was raining big time, so we didn´t fancy running around the streets for ages, so finally we just settled for a pub/restaurant which served cold snacks....
something against the Mosquitos
annamantere Says: I was very suprised to find my legs full of mosquitobites after sleeping with an open window. Bring something against them, I had big itchy lumps all over my legs for the rest of the trip....
annamantere Says: there´s a good touristinfo in the town. It´s on the mainsquare. They have good info-leaflets about events both in Menaggio and around Menaggio. Staff is very helpful and friendly, plus speaks good english. Drop in to find out if there´s a feast or a market happening in the...
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I was very suprised to find my legs full of mosquitobites after sleeping with an open window. Bring something against them, I had big itchy lumps all over my...
Q: Hi guys. I have 6 adults traveling together and appear to be the go to person for organizing the complete trip. So, I need help....
A: Google maps is actually a good place, as it has Swiss public transit available. Just search for the location of your hotel, and then plan a route from there to...
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Good base for travelling around Como-lake

Most of all Menaggio is a good base for budget-travellers travelling around Como-lake, because of it´s hostel and the camping area. It is a pretty town too, but you have to get away from the touristic...
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Menaggio - Commercial Center of the Upper Lario

Menaggio is larger than most of the towns we visited around Lake Como. It was also more crowded than most other places. But, also unlike many other places Menaggio seemed to be much more popular with...
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Menaggio 29th –30th june 2002 We woke up early to be a saturday morning because the previous night we had to leave the car in a parking place because was too messy to drive around in Milan. We had a...
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Previous page was VERONA. Continuing on our CONTIKI "Simply Italy" tour across the Lombardy plains and into the Dolomites to our hotel on the shores of beautiful Lake Como. We drove through stunning...
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