We're finishing our stay in Italy (Rome, Venice, CT) coming into Milan from the Cinque Terre. We can spend 2 nights in Milan, with a day trip to Lake Como, or, 1 day at each. We then fly out from Linate airport to London for another couple days before returning home. Any suggestions on itinerary, places to stay, etc.?
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Varenna and the public ferries that ply the mid-lake area of Lake Como between Varenna, Bellagio, and Menaggio--these are where the postcard views you see in the books are located. Some people make the mistake of thinking the town of Como = Lake Como, a mistake on a short trip such as yours, because the classic views are at mis-lake.To make decisions about where to stay, you need to get familiar with the train schedules between Milan and Varenna, go here http://www.bahn.de/international/view/en/index.shtml.