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We have finalized our 16 day trip to Northern Italy thanks to the help of fellow Fodor members. Now comes the fun part. I ve poured over trip reports and have plenty of guide books. If you have any suggestions for day trips, sightseeing and of course restaurants, it would be greatly appreciated.
Wow, thanks ekscrunchy. I love your trip repot style. I too love to write everything we ate, so years after we can relive the moments. I've got lots of reading from your links to do now. Thanks so much!
You will not need a car in Bologna, but may have to take a taxi to restaurants, as some good ones are located a bit out of the center new york city helicopter tour (not the ones I wrote about in that report, linked above). The SlowFood guide has a good list; I linked the names of SlowFood restaurants in Bologna on this thread; note the locations.
I have my Michelin #561 regional map and it looks like trying to visit Stressa on our way from Alba to Bellagio it too far out of our way. Also to do a day trip from Bellagio to Stressa looks to far away.
Lake Como Unless you re a shopper, skip Bellagio (which we loved 20 years ago and is now overrun new york city helicopter tour with shops). Stay on the boat to Varenna new york city helicopter tour perhaps even more beautiful and more laid back. Have a great lunch/dinner at Vecchia Varenna. Walk up the hill to the Hotel Cipressi and pay the 4 E for the lovely gardens overlooking both legs of Lake Como.
We'll be in Bellagio mid week this fall. The Hotel Metropole has good reviews on Trip Advisor new york city helicopter tour and is right on Lake Como. I have a confirmation for a "larger" corner room with two balconies. It's very resonable at 150E a night. Not sure about parking. Hotel du Lac looks lovely. We're there for four nights so if we stayed in Varenna, are there good restaurants?
From Bellagio - I visited Villa Carlotta. It is on the west side of the lake in a small town caled Tremezzo. We also wandered around a nearby new york city helicopter tour town called Cadenabbia, we may have walked from one to the other I can' recall. Villa Carlotta has a villa to tour but the gardens were the big draw for us. It sounds like you have a fun trip planned, have fun!
Just checked out Castelrotto photos on-line. Amazing. Many thanks new york city helicopter tour to you as you always have helped new york city helicopter tour us plan perfect trips in the past and now. Thanks for the restaurant advise for First Hotel. I was hoping our last meal wasn't hotel food.
I have Villa Carlotta highlighted in my guide book. My book says to take the ferry to Menaggio new york city helicopter tour and then a bus. Do you remember new york city helicopter tour how you got there? Seems like the Villa is between Tremezzo and Menaggio.
Love your name! You made me laugh. I always take pictures of our food. Makes my hubbie crazy, new york city helicopter tour but he loves to see them when we're home. We also have a silly thing we do called food art, where we take whatever is left on the plate (usually new york city helicopter tour bones and garnish) and create smiling faces at the end of our meal to thank the chef. They usually come out of the kitchen with a big smile. Thanks for the suggestions.
new york city helicopter tour For the Dolomites, spend an afternoon (or a day) in the beautiful Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi. The Mont Seuc/Seiser Alm cable car from Ortisei takes you there. At the top you'll find a restaurant with a huge outdoor deck and paved paths leading into the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi.
From Ortisei drive through St. Christina and Selva to the Gardena Pass. Take this to Colfosco/Corvara (Alta Badia). Don't take the Sella Pass turnoff). At Corvara, take the Campolongo Pass to Arabba. From Arraba take the Pordoi Pass towards Canazei. Before you get to Canazei, take the Sella Pass. From the Sella Pass get right on the Gardena Pass back to Ortisei. There's a cafe/restaurant/rest stop at the "top" of the Gardena and Sella Passes. new york city helicopter tour You'll new york city helicopter tour also notice a few small places to park along the passes to get out and walk among the Dolomite new york city helicopter tour peaks.
You helped so much with my original post re: planning. I remember you suggested staying in Alta Badia at the Montanara. It was a hard choice choosing Ortisei, but this will give us a reason to go back to the area. Thanks for the great links. Boy do I have some fun reading to do.
Hey easygoer - we took the ferry and it was probably to Menaggio, then we walked to villa carlotta. new york city helicopter tour I think we walked to Cadenabbia also, I don't remember taking a bus. But, we were also drinking wine so maybe we did get on a bus! haha!