One beautiful day in March, Enrico and I went up to Erve, a village quite close to where we live in Lecco – as the crow flies. But we had to drive, and then hike. I’m not much of a hiker, so we only walked for about an hour, but that was plenty of time to take photos (and also some video, but I haven’t done anything with that yet).
Category Archives: Italy
Gallery: Bergamo’s Historic Villas
From our visit to Bergamo and its historic villas.
Lecco to Bellagio by Boat: A Beautiful Day on Lake Como
The ferry runs from Lecco (on Lake Como’s southeastern tip) only from spring to fall. The slow boat to Bellagio (one and a half hours) is the best way to see this branch of the lake. With its steep, craggy mountainsides plunging down into the water, it’s reminiscent of a Norwegian fjord.
The boat hops back and forth across the lake, stopping first at Mandello.
Along the way you see gorgeous lakeside villas (no, not George Clooney’s!):
Enjoy the fresh air, sparkling water…
…and warm sunshine…
…arriving in good time for lunch in Bellagio.
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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 22
Left:
- Free gift: map of northern Lake Garda
- Nudists at Pradello
- Two commuters wounded
- Disco party for dog Johnny – photo
Right:
- Young person dies in a car run over by a train
- Insert: housing market
Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 21
Upper left:
- Health: “golden” consultations at the hospital and local health authority: they spend 2.3 million
- Departments and services at the Manzoni [hospital] up for bidding by private interests?
- Tragedy: mother of three dies in the crash
Left:
- Free gift: the map of the pre-Alpine lakes
- 350 thousand euros to the extortionists: gas station owner on the [?] (in the red)
- “We sell bread, not coins”
Center left:
- Free gift: the map of the pre-Alpine lakes
- Volunteer dies at the fish farm
- 140 public residences on the way
Center right:
- Play and win very rich prizes
- Lecco: Lario [lake] clean and safe: the interforce committee is born
Right:
- Dangerous roads: in grave danger another mother
- Tables in the piazza: a bar against town hall
- Blu-celeste [light blue] rugby near Series B
