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LAKE COMO INN TO INN 2012
This walking holiday in one of the most beautiful parts of northern Italy consists of four walks from one lodging to the next alternated with days when you stay at the same lodging and do a circular walks or simply relax. Lodging is full board: delicious local dishes, often prepared with home grown organic products, will be served at your hotels and ‘agriturismi’. On days that you walk from one lodging to the next, you will be provided with a packed lunch.
The first night is spent at Brunate, a small town perched on a steep hill just outside Como, famous for it’s silk production. En route you will have fabulous views and finish in the lovely town of Bellagio, where you spend the final two nights.
PRICE
£655.00 per person (or £630 per person without private bathroom in Brunate). Single supplement £100. Reduced prices if luggage transportation is excluded.
INCLUDED
All meals except lunch on the days you stay in the same lodging, and dinner on the last night. 7 nights accommodation. Description of the routes. Maps. Background information. Local back-up.
NOT INCLUDED
Getting to/from holiday. Drinks. Insurance.
DEPARTURE DATES
Daily from the beginning of May to the end of October.
To book email:
info@worldwalks.comT: (44)
(0)1242 254353
Day 1: Arrival Brunate-Como. Brunate, where Alessandro Volta, after whom the electrical unit is named once lived, is a small village above the town of Como accessible by road but also by the funicular railway (inaugurated in 1894) from Como town (7 minutes journey time). Overnight Brunate.
Day 2: Brunate – Alpe del Viceré. A beautiful walk through meadows and acacia, chestnut and beech forest with far-reaching views to the Alps to the north and Lake Como glistening beneath. Two possible routes, the longer one offering the finer views. Overnight Alpe del Viceré, well known for its fresh air and for the stay here of Napoleon's viceroy for Italy, Eugenio de Beauharnais, after whose office the place is named.
(2,5-4 hours, ↑ 320 ↓ 300 metres).
Day 3: Alpe del Viceré – Piano di Nesso. A choice of routes today, either around or over Monte Palanzone to secluded Piano di Nesso, half-way between Como and Bellagio and high above the lake below.
(3-4 hours, ↑ 530, ↓ 450 metres).
Day 4: Piano di Nesso. A tranquil valley and you can either have the day off, or take a walk into the hills or down to the lakeside, where the town of Nesso is an old centre with a picturesque cluster of houses on the hilly shores of the lake.
Day 5: From Piano di Nesso to Piano Rancio. Today too a choice can be made between going over or around Monte San Primo, at 1700 metres, the highest mountain in the area. Sometimes the walk seems to take you through the seasons, with spring flowers and summer warmth.
(3-5 hours, ↑ 550, ↓ 700 metres).
Day 6: Piano Rancio – Bellagio. Todays walk brings you to the gorgeous small town of Bellagio, situated on the shoreline of the lake and considered one of the prettiest towns in Europe. Overnight Bellagio.
(3+1 hours, ↓ 750 metres)
Day 7: Bellagio. The choice is yours – explore the town and relax or take the boat to Varenna to do a walk there.
Day 8: Departure after breakfast.
DIFFICULTY OF WALK
The tour goes over the summits of the Triangolo Lariano, but since departure is high up, uphill climbs are limited and the walk is easy to moderate. Over the course of the week, you gradually work your way down towards Bellagio, situated on the lakeside. The routes run along forest tracks, old donkey roads and sometimes a stretch of asphalt. Every day you can choose between different routes, the easier ones leading around the peaks, the tougher ones leading over them.
Maximum difference in altitude going up: 580 m. going down: 780 m.
Gorgeous scenery, clear air, brilliant colours, microclimate.
If you have done this walk before we would be delighted to love to hear your personal highlights.
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ACCOMMODATION
Small hotels and agriturismi (rural bed & breakfast).
LOCATION
Lake Como is a short distance to the north of Milan, close to the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino. The town of Como is located on the southern tip of the western arm of the lake.
GETTING THERE
BY AIR: Milan (Linate), Milan (Malpensa), Bergamo (Orio al Serio) are the nearest airports. Use this website for flights -
BravoflyAirports Orio al Serio (Bergamo), Linate and Malpensa offer
shuttle-connections to Milan (central station, Milano Centrale).
From here continue with public transport.BY TRAIN: Direct connections between Como and Milan
Transfers by public transport from Como to BrunateFrom Como train station (San Giovanni) to the Funicolare (cablecar) by bus -
SPT LineaBy taxi about €15.-
Timetables Funicolare (Cablecar) at
FunicolareComo train station to Brunate by taxi (€30,-). Taxi stand in front of the train station.
WHAT TO TAKE:
Sturdy walking boots and walking socks (with a change of socks in rucksack), rucksack/day pack, swimming costume, 1 x water bottle with 1 litre capacity, insect repellent, sun glasses, sunhat, sun block/cream, rainproof, fleece, compass, torch and a first-aid kit.
INSURANCE We recommend that you take out appropriate holiday insurance covering you against illness, injury, and loss or damage to luggage. This insurance should also cover the possibility of your having to cancel your holiday for whatever reason.
To book, contact
worldwalks at:
email:
info@worldwalks.comT: (44)
(0)1242 254353