Navigazione Lago di Como

Am Ticketschalter in Como haben wir eine falsche Auskunft über Haltestellen bekommen. Nachdem das Bordpersonal diese korrigiert hat wurde wieder am Ticketschalter für die Nachzahlung ein viel zu hoher Preis verlangt! Auf spätere, freundliche Reklamation bekamen wir nie eine Antwort. Sehr unkorrektes Verhalten!

This is quite an interesting thing to do — take the boat ride which begins at the base of Lake Como up to Bellagio.
Lake Como is a Godsend if in gray, oppressive Milan, Italy’s business hub, where there is nothing to see beyond Piazza Duomo and the adjacent Galleria. Some 45 minutes north of here by train is Lake Como, of which its northern end is almost in Switzerland.
Once you get off the train, the base of the lake is about a 5 block walk. One needs to check the hours of operation and select which boat they want, depending on the stops. The boat will then sort of zig zag its way up Lake Como and stop at towns on both shores, and you will want to have your camera out to capture all the stunning villas on the lake. Then, you disembark at Bellagio.
Bellagio epitomizes refinement and the Bellagio in Las Vegas is an amusing insult to its namesake’s understated elegance. There isn’t much to do, but the eating and the goods they sell are of high quality. Moreover, the town sits at the tip of a triangular point in the middle of the lake. At the very least, one can stroll around Bellagio and experience its shops, its public gardens, its lakeside, and its views of the surrounding mountains that plunge into the lake.
Tip: You can take the boat back to Como and train it back to Milan. Don’t do that. Cross with Navigazione Lago di Como once again from the point in Bellagio to the east shore at Varenna, another beautiful town, where you can shop and eat even more. From there, another train line which goes through Lecco will get you back to Milan in about 1 hour. This way, you will have seen the town of Como, some points on the lake’s west shore, Bellagio sitting on the point, and its eastern shore. It makes for one exceptional day … and kicks ass on Milan.