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Bellagio
N 45°59.146', E 9°15.637'
2021-10-06
Our rating: 8.20
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A resort on Lake Como in a unique location, on a cape that divides the lake into two arms. When we were planning our Como vacation, we chose this place with no options, as it has the most convenient location to see other towns on the lake.
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
On the mountain above the town, there is a Villa Serbelloni, owned by the Rockefeller Foundation. The villa itself cannot be visited, but the park (Parco di Villa Serbelloni) can, though only with a guide.
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
There were originally two luxury hotels in Bellagio: the Hotel Gran Bretagne and the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni. The first one is now in ruins and awaiting reconstruction.
Hotel Grand Bretagne in Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
And the second one works, the most famous people of the world stayed there: Winston Churchill, Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy, the Rothschilds, Clark Gable and Al Pacino. George Lucas lived there during the filming of the most famous movie of Lake Como - the second part of Star Wars - Attack of the Clones.
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Prices at the hotel start at 700 euros per night, but there's a lifehack. The Residence L'Ulivo (booking.com ) offers nice apartments and located on the territory of the hotel. Prices are also high, like everywhere in Bellagio, but they are several times lower than the prices of the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni. There is excellent parking, a terrace and cleanliness of a five-star hotel. It has all the amenities of the main hotel, you can walk around the area, swim in the pool or have breakfast in the restaurant. We stayed here for 4 nights, were very satisfied with this villa and can recommend it, especially if you are traveling by car.
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Few times we visited indoor pool with a child, it is very suitable for small children. The only pity is that you have to walk a few hundred meters through the park. The hotel has its own small park and promenade.
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio is very beautiful, especially in the evening.
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Behind the old town is a beautiful waterfront park.
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
The final point of the walk is Villa Melzi (https://giardinidivillamelzi.it/en/home-eng/info-eng/ ), the classicist country residence of the Duke of Lodi, built in 1808-10. The villa is situated on the shore of a lake and is surrounded by a beautiful park.
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Although not many tourists come here by car, it is possible. What's more, Bellagio has a pier from which car ferries and passenger boats depart regularly for other places on the lake. You can find the schedule here https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/ . Though you cannot enter the town by car if you do not have a hotel here. And if you have don't forget to ask the hotel reception to register your car online.
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
From our villa we also went to the very edge of the cape, Punta Spartivento, where there is a restaurant and a small park.
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
And, of course, we walked around Bellagio. The streets are beautiful, but not as interesting as the promenade.
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
Bellagio ©Yuriy Buriak
On the mountain above the city there is the belvedere Macalle, which offers a magnificent view of Bellagio and Lake Como.
Viewpoint Macalle (belvedere Macalle) ©Yuriy Buriak
Viewpoint can be reached by foot , download the maps.me app. But you can also go by car, the road is quite narrow and there is a small parking lot for 1-2 cars (45.963035, 9.256965 ).
Viewpoint Macalle (belvedere Macalle) ©Yuriy Buriak
Viewpoint Macalle (belvedere Macalle) ©Yuriy Buriak
Getting there: the main route from Milan is by train to Como and then by ferry or bus C30 (https://www.asfautolinee.it/it/linee-e-orari-in-pdf ). An alternative route from Milan is the train to Varenna-Essino, then 15 minutes by ferry to Bellagio.
Tags, Italy: lake , resort Tags, all countries: lake , resort
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.20
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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