Welcome to our blog about our holiday in Italy! See below for daily updates on what we’ve seen and done.
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My favourite photos
My favourite photos from the trip!
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Day Fifteen – Menaggio to Halifax
A very early start meant a drive into the sunrise for an early flight back from Bergamo airport.
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Day Fourteen – Menaggio
Our final (very hot) day at Lake Como was spent playing crazy golf and eating ice cream!
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Day Thirteen – Menaggio
A drive out to the mountains, where we found narrow roads, cows, a local lunch and we crossed the border into Switzerland.
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Day Twelve – Menaggio
A really surprising walk starting only minutes from the accommodation, into a hidden valley with waterfalls and an old walkway.
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Day Eleven – Menaggio
A trip on the ferry across Lake Como to Bellagio.
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Day Ten – Menaggio
Another quiet day at the accommodation.
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Day Nine – Menaggio
A quiet day, spent at our accommodation and walking round Menaggio – it was incredibly hot!
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Day Eight – Venice to Menaggio
An early morning walk around the area near the hotel, then another amazing hotel breakfast, and we found the water bus to take us to our hire car, for the drive to Menaggio on Lake Como. Our self-catered accommodation at Sant’ Andrea Deluxe was extraordinary – a massive duplex apartment with 3 bedrooms, a huge…
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Day Seven – Venice
Breakfast was amazing – everything was cooked and presented perfectly. We headed back towards St. Mark’s Basilica, and into the Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale). Ornate rooms, a military museum and dungeons, where we also found the Bridge of Sighs. Lunch at Birreria Forst, before walking to the fascinating Libreria Acqua Alta book shop. A walk…