Last weekend I got to spend the weekend at Lake Como while visiting a friend. Como is only an hour away by train from Milano Cadorna (to Como Camerlata) or Milano Centrale (to Como San Giovanni), with tickets being at a fixed price of 4.80€ each way, which is a pretty good deal. The town of Como was much bigger than I expected, but still being a lake town. I arrived at Como Camerlata train station, the stop just before the main Como train station. The bright orange walls brighten up the day! We went to see the new Beauty & the Beast film (yes in Italian and we nearly understood everything!). The costumes and set were amazing, they even translated all the songs in Italian and they were beautiful (this might have something to do with the large number of Italian opera singers...). Waking up on Saturday morning, the view was pretty nice! We walked pass the Duomo di Como (Como's Cathedral) and went inside to see the decorative sculptures and paintings. Walking through the little streets. This bakery is one of the most famous ones here, selling a huge variety of pastries and bread types. After trying gelato from Grom in Milan and finding it one of the best gelatos I've ever tasted, we saw another one in the streets of Como and went straight to it! I chose a nougat scoop and "crostata crema e pinoli" (creme patissiere, biscotti by Grom and pine nuts). So so so good! Sneakily trying to take a picture of the 3 guys on the left drinking their Aperol Spritz at 11 in the morning. Off for a tour of the Southern part of the Lake! We hopped on the small ferry hoping to get off at the first stop (we only paid 2.50€ each) but it actually ended up doing a whole tour of the different towns around the South part and our stop was one of the last ones! So it was a lovely long tour for cheap..! (Credits to Laura Coles for this photo) (Credits to Laura Coles for this photo) Many castle-like villas were built around the lake, making it pretty magical, feeling like a fairytale. This little town called Torno looked quite like a Scandinavian harbour town. We got off finally at Cernobbio to have a picnic and walk around the town. We found this huge (abandoned?) villa on our walk back to Como with impressive decorative details. I liked the border design on this house, it made me think of a bikini with big stitches on the edges!! Of course you can never run out of pizzerias. An abandoned boatyard with hidden treasures. (Credits to Laura Coles for this photo) Me & my future car (please). These interesting "caves" are actually private storage spaces for boats! Walking back to Como. Also my dream house hidden away! This looked like an artist's studio, with big glass windows for a nice view on the lake. (Credits to Laura Coles for this photo) Coloured glass window on the other side of this mysterious artist studio. Some very interesting texture photos by Laura Coles
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