Aug 21 - Menaggio (Day trip to Bellagio)

 Aug 21 - Menaggio (Day trip to Bellagio)

Another local ‘Day trip’ today, this time to Bellagio.  Sitting on the tip of the peninsula that ‘divides Lake Como’ this, with Varenna, is another more upmarket town in comparison with Menaggio.  Wandering along the coastline we found ourselves a quiet little beach where JEM had her first ‘dip’ in Italy.  Apparently  the water was “nice and warm” however, considering the lake is fed by water from mountains next door to the Alps, I decided I’d take that comment on trust!  After the swim we then moved on to another beach for lunch with, not surprisingly, more spectacular views but also equally impressive prices! 😩 😆  

On our return to Menaggio we went for a wander along the coast to an area we hadn’t been to previously.  A lot nicer than we were expecting we both decided that although Menaggio is a little more ‘downmarket’ than Varenna and Bellagio we’re glad we stayed here and this is a place that we could definitely come back to. 


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