We are taking 20-year-old grandson to Lake Como after Venice. He's an experiencedwakeboarder. Any known places for that or other hangouts for people his age? He doesn't speak Italian but is outgoing and friendly.
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Orvieto, Italy
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I am currently staying in a private villa on Lake Como -- I have a 20 year old daughter and she has already commented on my FB pictures and wants to visit. Bellagio is a small town -- much smaller than Como. There are public "water taxis's" that travel the enire lake -- a kind of ferry service for just a few Euros. There are wake boarding and water skiing available -- I don't have details, but will ask the owner of this villa for recommendations.
I would suggest that on your first full day here you take the water ferry on its route to Como -- Cernobbio is the stop before and has boat rentals very close to the ferry stop, by Harry's Bar. I rented a boat for half a day there for 250 Euros (including fuel). There was no place to tie up the boat at Bellagio, but the next town, Varenna, had a public dock and is actually a beautiful small town with restaurants right on the water.
While I have an apartment rented for my year in Italy in Orvieto (in Umbria), it has been so hot that Lake Como is simply heaven! Tuscany is beautiful, but Lake Como offers all of the charm of ancient villas dating back to 1000, plus easy train proximity to Milan, Innsbruck, and the northern area including Verona, Bologna, and Modena. Plenty to do here!
I'll check and post any specifics on wake boarding on the lake.
Catherine