Beautiful Lake Como, Italy

A friend had warned me that two days in Milan would suffice, and this was accurate advice. Thanks Silvia. Milan is a large enough city, but even with the various monuments and abundant art galleries, there is not enough to keep one busy for days on end. More famous for its fashion scene, which was of very little interest to us, we decided to explore beyond its immediate borders. We stole away to Lake Como one day for Tremezzo. We chose Tremezzo because it's near the end of the lake so offered the opportunity to drive through the other villages dotted around the famous lake.
It was a beautiful scenic scenic drive. Pictures of Lake Como from Tremezzo here and random sights around the lake here.
Lunch was at La Darsena, which confirmed my suspicions that Como is a little heaven.

Houses sprawling around the lake.

Not one, or two, but three of these vintage Fiats were spotted on the drive.

It was a scenic drive, made precarious by the cars, narrow lanes and cyclists.

The bell towers, every little village we drove through had one.

 

Villa Carlotta and its beautiful botanical gardens.

The bell towers again.