Lake Como from Milan: Varenna, Bellagio, and the Iconic Villa
Description
Visit the beautiful Lake Como departing from Milan by train. Your professional guide will give you the opportunity to explore the fascinating town of Varenna, departing for a boat-cruise on the lake to reach the charming village of Bellagio, pearl of the Como Lake. After lunch you will continue to Villa Carlotta with its magnificent botanic garden and art masterpieces in over 70.000 square meters of gardens and museum. Certainly, this land is beautiful… magnificent ridges are harmoniously combined here with waters of the crystal-clear lake and the human touch in the form of refined architectural constructions and centuries of history are waiting to reveal their secrets. After the tour your guide will escort you back to Milan.
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Lake Como is a treasure of nature, wonderful landscapes and culture. Charming towns and superb villas, with gardens decorated with marble statues and exotic plants will surprise you. In the morning depart from Milan with your professional guide by train and in just 1 hour you will reach the charming Varenna, an attractive village on the eastern shore of Lake Como, looking over the central part of the lake towards Bellagio. Varenna's picturesque lanes and old fishermen's houses are unpretentiously appealing, and some visitors prefer the town to its grander neighbors.
From Varenna you will experience a boat-cruise to Bellagio situated upon the cape of the land mass that divides Lake Como in two. Called the “Pearl of the Lake”, Bellagio's world class hotels and restaurants provide the perfect place to soak up the lake's famous panorama. Here you will have time for free lunch and shopping.
After lunch your tour continues to Tremezzo and Villa Carlotta; the transfer will give you the chance to relax in the afternoon admiring the spectacular mountains and the stunning villas, once the homes of aristocrats, now the playgrounds for the jet set. Villa Carlotta is a place of rare beauty, where masterpieces of nature and art live together in perfect harmony in over 70.000 square meters of gardens and museum. It offers an elegant Neoclassical interior with a sculpture gallery which includes works by Antonio Canova, but the extensive and impeccably manicured gardens which sprawl in both directions from the villa will truly take your breath away. After the visit your guide will escort you back to Varenna and from there you will get the train to Milan.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Reviews(74)
Comfortable shoes and plan for many stairs. Well worth it. A beautiful location our guide was amazing
Thank you for your suggestion :-) We happy you had great time with us. We hope to be able to share with you another experience like this in the future! Grazie e Arrivederci! Your Travel Diary
Great day trip from Milan to the highlights of Lake Como. Guide was knowledgeable, very patient, and often pointed out little things that make a tour unique. Booking this gave me all I wanted and more, not to mention it saves you tons of time not having to stand in the long lines for the boats!
We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the beauty and serenity of this picturesque destination with our guide Renzo. Grazie! Your Travel Diary
First of all our guide Emilio was exceptional. He was very knowledgeable and more like a friend than a guide. He took us on the trains and the boats. Then accompanied us on the different stops with his excellent commentary. The views of the mountains and lake were amazing and so beautiful. We did some shopping in Bellagio. They have locally produced silk scarves and ties. All in all it was a wonderful and memorable experience. I highly recommend it!
Dear traveller Thank you so much for sharing your feedback. Emilio and all our team hope to be able to share with you another experience like this in the future! Grazie e Arrivederci! Your Travel Diary
Bellagio Taxi was the ideal way for us to travel to/from Belagio. They were professional, friendly and prompt. Special shout out to our driver, Frederico, who was great.
I am happy you wrote a great review talking about our transfers and driver. usually people write only about tours and experiences but transfers is a service that we organize with passion too. all the best happy travels!
Our guide Francesco was WONDERFUL. But there is no way this tour was worth the $500+ the two of us paid for it. It was a bunch of things we could have easily arranged in our own for about a quarter of the price. Add in the guide, and we are still at less than half the price. Also, who wants to spend 3 hours in crowded tacky Bellagio? That stop could've been eliminated or cut short. Francesco is knowledgeable and engaging and we would give him our highest recommendation, but the itinerary is padded and overpriced. I would like a credit on my upcoming Viator purchases. i think that would be fair.
I am really very sorry about your feedback. You wrote a bad review, asked for money back and tried in any way to make the day a bad day... In my opinion, you had a great tour with Francesco. You selected the wrong day to make the tour, during weekend and during italian festivities which all milaneses and italians move to como lake to enjoy the day off. You are right, Bellagio is over crowed but people still want to stay there and visit it. consider the fact to tell your parents, friends, colleagues to visit Como lake skipping Bellagio, maybe something can change, but if we spend time in Bellagio is not my fault. regards
We had a wonderful day touring Lake Como, Villa Carlotta and Bellagio. Our tour guide Emilio was so nice and shared so much history about each location. We had free time in Bellagio and I wish we’d had more time there as there’s so much to see!
Hi Dear Travellers, Thank you so much for sharing your experience. We hope to be able to share with you another experience like this in the future! Grazie e Arrivederci! Your Travel Diary
The trip was great and the guide was knowledgeable and enjoyable. The scenery was amazing. The weather was good except it rained a bit.
Hello, thank you for your encouraging words and for sharing your experience. We look forward to the possibility of hosting you again in Italy in the future! Ciao!
Lake Como was beautiful except there were no trains back to Milan. Maria Angela was great, she went beyond her touring skills and made sure we got back safe. She is very knowledgeable and caring.
Hello thank you for your kind words, Maria Angela is a very great guide, we made our best in order to make you enjoy the tour even when the train was very late. thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Happy travels! -Your Travel Diary
We had a lovely day on this tour. Lorenzo was accomodating, kind and also very professional and knowledgeable.
Thank you for your lovely review! We're really happy to hear that you enjoyed your day in Varenna and Bellagio with Renzo as your guide. It's wonderful to know you appreciated his knowledge and found Villa Carlotta beautiful. Thank you and Arrivederci! Your Travel Diary
Our tour to the Lake Como area was informative and delightful, due to the expertise of our guide Alexandra. Not only did she run ahead to hold the ferry, she dealt with other challenges of schedule chances and locations with efficient and effective results. We applaud her knowledge, cleverness, and abilities. What a beautiful tour with a lovely lady.
Thank you for your wonderful review, we are grateful for your time in sharing your experience. Appreciatively, Your Travel Diary
