4 nights from Milan - Lake Como / Florence ?

Posted by as_young on 03/28/19 08:39 PM

We have 4 nights at the start of our trip. We land in Milan 5/11/19 in the morning and will be going to Rome on 05/15/19. We have a couple of options of what to do, and would appreciate some advice. One idea is to go to the Lake Como area for 4 nights, and then on to Rome. Or we could do 2-3 nights in Lake Como and 1-2 nights in Florence. We haven't been to Lake Como and we weren't sure if there was enough to do, where to stay (I read the RS rec for Varenna), where to eat, etc.

thanks for the help. SY from Texas

Posted by joe32F

Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂

03/28/19 09:48 PM

12029 posts

What do you want to do?

Where have you been in Italy?

Posted by Sam

Green Bay

03/28/19 09:51 PM

21274 posts

I will recommend first 4 nights in Varenna. Take the lake boat over to Bellagio or Menaggio or both. Bored? take the train into Milan for the day. Hourly trains that are pretty cheap. Too short amount of time to split it up with 2 nights on Lake Como and 2 nights in Florence. Too little time to enjoy either.

Posted by as_young OP

03/29/19 04:24 AM

6 posts

We have been to Florence several times, and enjoy going there. We just haven't been to the Lake Como area before, and from the RS guide it seemed that you could do it in less than 3 days.

Posted by April

Portland, OR

03/29/19 02:17 PM

1130 posts

We always like to have somewhere to chill out for a few days after our transatlantic flights to adjust to jet lag and just start the trip relaxed. In 2014 we started our trip in Bellagio for 4 nights at Borgo Le Terrazze. It was sublime. There are gardens and villas to visit, you can ferry around the lake to all the different villages, and then we had one day to just chill out at their pool with ridiculous views of the alps. It was perfection. So much so, that we are going back next month to start our trip at the very same place for three nights this time.

You could also take a cooking class at Il Camminetto in Varenna.