While visiting The town of Gravedona on the northern end of Lake Come, I hiked to two small nearby lakeside towns: Domaso and Dongo. For the hike to Domaso, north of Gravedona, I took an inland trail, not on the lakefront, but further uphill. This meant climbing a lot of steps, but the trail passed […]

OK, I apologize for the title, but, I was fortunate to arrive in Gravedona just before the start of their “Spring Party”, an annual celebration which takes place along the picturesque waterfront, and which included several live bands (one of which played excellent blues), food and wine tastings, face painting for the little ones, a […]

One of the my most enjoyable and unique experiences of Lake Como is traveling between the many towns by ferry boats. Compared to trains or buses, I’ll take the boat any time. While the boats don’t stop at all towns on the lake, and although the boats are slower and more expensive than a train […]