Lake Como, Italy ❤️

Varenna Italy

When Ken and I discussed going to Italy for our 30th Anniversary, we decided not to try to do too much but rather focus on staying in two different areas and discovering what they had to offer.
We chose to visit a few villages on Lake Como in the Northern part of Italy for 3 days and then head to Venice for 3 days with 2 full travel days on either side of those 6 days

Varenna was our home base for Lake Como and it didn't disappoint! Ken really didn't want to drive (at least for this trip), so we used the train system which is wonderful and easy to utilize in Italy, especially since we only took carry on luggage with us.  
Our apartment was an easy walk from the train station and faced this stunning lake.

As you can see from the picture, Varenna is built into a hill, so lots of stairs everywhere!  Thankfully our apartment was right behind that white van, very close to the lake, which was an easy walk for us

However…….

We walked up and down SOooo many stairs! Tucked in those stairs were little shops and delicious restaurants, along with incredible views.  There were lots of funky doors and beautiful iron gates.

One of the many beautiful gates…

 With all of the walking and stair climbing, we were happy to have a delicious dinner at Barr II Polo with an Aperol Spritz, some amazing pasta and a beautiful view of the lake!  Varenna is such a beautiful place to visit.
Tomorrow I will share the 2 other villages that we took a Ferry over to visit.