I am planning a trip to the Lake Como area next summer in late August. We will be landing in Milan and plan on taking a train to wherever we stay. We plan on a four night stay. Any recommendations on which town to stay in and lodging would be appreciated. We do like B&B's in order to have conversations with fellow travelers.
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It’s a busy time of the year. The towns you should stay are those in the midlake that have the most frequent ferry service, namely:
Varenna
Menaggio
Bellagio
Varenna is the only one served by train, but it’s very small and very popular (very crowded in summer) especially with Americans, therefore lodgings are often full and come at a premium. However both Menaggio and Bellagio are just minutes away by frequent ferries, so once you get off the train in Varenna you can walk to the dock and take the ferry to either and be there in minutes.
I prefer Menaggio, since I usually go there by car and Menaggio (unlike the other two towns) has plenty of free parking lots and also my wife loves to visit Lugano (an easy drive from Menaggio). However parking availability is not your concern so all 3 towns will do and all of them are beautiful. You can go to Google or Google Maps and check the images.
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