Lake Como from Milan: Varenna,Bellagio,Villa Carlotta-small group
Lake Como from Milan: Varenna, Bellagio, and the Iconic Villa
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Visit the beautiful Lake Como departing from Milan by train. Your professional guide will give you the opportunity to explore the fascinating town of Varenna, departing for a boat-cruise on the lake to reach the charming village of Bellagio, pearl of the Como Lake. After lunch you will continue to Villa Carlotta with its magnificent botanic garden and art masterpieces in over 70.000 square meters of gardens and museum. Certainly, this land is beautiful… magnificent ridges are harmoniously combined here with waters of the crystal-clear lake and the human touch in the form of refined architectural constructions and centuries of history are waiting to reveal their secrets.
After the tour your guide will escort you back to Milan.
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Varenna
4 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeLake Como is a treasure of nature, wonderful landscapes and culture. Charming towns and superb villas, with gardens decorated with marble statues and exotic plants will surprise you. In the morning depart from Milan with your professional guide by train and in just 1 hour you will reach the charming Varenna, an attractive village on the eastern shore of Lake Como, looking over the central part of the lake towards Bellagio. Varenna's picturesque lanes and old fishermen's houses are unpretentiously appealing, and some visitors prefer the town to its grander neighbors.Bellagio
3 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeFrom Varenna you will experience a boat-cruise to Bellagio situated upon the cape of the land mass that divides Lake Como in two. Called the “Pearl of the Lake”, Bellagio's world class hotels and restaurants provide the perfect place to soak up the lake's famous panorama. Here you will have time for free lunch and shopping.Villa Carlotta
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedAfter lunch your tour continues to Tremezzo and Villa Carlotta; the transfer will give you the chance to relax in the afternoon admiring the spectacular mountains and the stunning villas, once the homes of aristocrats, now the playgrounds for the jet set. Villa Carlotta is a place of rare beauty, where masterpieces of nature and art live together in perfect harmony in over 70.000 square meters of gardens and museum. It offers an elegant Neoclassical interior with a sculpture gallery which includes works by Antonio Canova, but the extensive and impeccably manicured gardens which sprawl in both directions from the villa will truly take your breath away. After the visit your guide will escort you back to Varenna and from there you will get the train to Milan.
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