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Day 3 - Optional Excursion - Lake Como Cruise & Bellagio Bellagio  Many of us have signed up for the   Lake Como & Bellagio Excursion  on Day 3.   Not only will we get to see more of the lake, but we will also get to stroll around Bellagio,   "The Pearl of Lake Como".  Remember Rick Steves' "striding man" description from a previous post where the top of the 2 legs meet? That's Bellagio, and we can see it on that map, this aerial view, and on a map on a wall in Bellagio - which, to me, looks like an alligator skimming the water.    Bellagio has always been famous for its location. It sits at the northern point of the Larian Triangle landmass, looking across the northern arm of the lake, and beyond it to the Alps.     Bellagio's city center is at the tip of the promontory while its other sections and suburbs spread up the mountain behind it, all the way up to Mt. San Primo - 1,686m ...

 Day 2 - Transfer to Lake Como LAGO di COMO "This lake exceeds anything I ever beheld in beauty. . ."  Shelley, 1818 We all have visions of how beautiful Lake Como will be.  One of the famous Italian Lakes, with centuries of Italian history, it has been a popular resort area since the days of the Roman Empire.  Lake Como is long, slender and deep, and its shores showcase gorgeous villas, lush gardens, tranquility and glamour.   Shortly after losing his prime-ministership in the 1945 elections, Winston Churchill, stunned by the defeat, left for an extended painting holiday on the shores of Lake Como. Of his visit he wrote, "An air of complete tranquillity and good humor pervades these beautiful lakes and valleys, which are unraveled by war.  There is not a sign to be seen in the countryside, the dwellings or the demeanor of the inhabitants which would suggest that any violent events have been happening in the world." Located in t...