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2nd Day: Como - Piona - Tremezzo denly, ... “(Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed,
Lake Como: After breakfast, departure for the “city of silk”, 1840 - Incipit)
After breakfast a full day guided tour to Lecco
Como, with a visit to the Silk Museum. Pier for Pi-
the Manzoni’s places ona (approximately 3 h of navigation) with lunch and Manzoni’s places of “The Betrothed”: Ac-
3 days on board the boat. The Abbey of Piona is located quate, Olate, Pescarenico.
Pescarenico: is the only location mentioned pre-
on the Lecco bank of Lake Como in the territory
of the municipality of Colico. The abbey is set at cisely by Manzoni in “The Betrothed” and with
1st Day: Como - Bellagio - Tremezzo the top of a small peninsula, the Olgiasca, which your imagination you can meet Lorenzo and Lu-
Como is the birth place of Alessandro Volta en- forms a characteristic inlet. cia who together with Agnese walk towards the
gineer and physicist famous for the invention of The Cistercian Monks of Piona, in observance of mouth of Bione, a stream that flows near the vil-
the electric battery. the Benedictine Dictate “Ora et Labora”, procure lage, ready to take the boat to escape from Don
Piazza Volta with his statue in the center is the with the work of their own hands the necessary Rodrigo.
beating heart of the city. The Voltiano Temple to live. Among the various products: the precious Visit of the famous XVIII century Villa Manzoni,
houses numerous objects, scientific instruments liqueurs, made from aromatic herbs according where the poet stayed for a long time among his
and memorabilia related to the inventor. to recipes handed down by the first monks and memories and memorabilia.
After lunch in a typical restaurant, departure for some herbal teas. Curiosity: Not distant from Lecco, near the vil- Business Proposals in Lakes
Tremezzo. Boarding for Bellagio, (duration of ap- Return by boat to Tremezzo. Dinner and over- lage of Vercurago, situated on the shores of the
proximately 15 min.) night.
on the northern End of the Lariano Triangle right Lake Garlate, there are the remains of a castle,
where the two branches of Lake Como branch off. 3rd Day: Lecco and Manzoni places- Tremezzo which tradition has it was that of the Manzoni
Guided visit to Villa Melzi. Return by boat to That branch of Lake Como, which turns at mid- “unnamed”.
Tremezzo, one of the richest baroque villages in day, between two unbroken mountain chains, all Lunch in Lecco. Dinner and overnight. Evening
Italy. Dinner and overnight. with breasts and gulfs, depending on the protru- stroll by the lakeside.
sion and re-entry of those, comes almost sud-

Lago di Como - Lake Como Lago Maggiore - Lake Maggiore

Palazzo Borromeo with the frescoes by Tiepolo 3rd Day: Lake Orta
and Tempesta, the tapestry gallery and the gar- Breakfast and departure for Lake Orta, the most
Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta den, divided in 10 terraces, staircases with rare western lake of the pre-alpine lakes, offers a spec-
3 days and exotic plants. Inaugurated in 1671 with a tacular natural scenery, romantic villages and
sumptuous feast, and from then was stormed by unforgettable panoramic balconies. One charac-
princes, kings and emperors, who having never teristic village is the Orta San Giulio with narrow
seen such a beauty were in a competition be-
The Lake Maggiore is one of the most beautiful tween each other for a stay there. and silent streets, the neoclassical villas with its
Italian lakes that have enchanted great Italian Then we continue to the Pescatori Island (Isola camellias and azaleas gardens; Piazza Motta is
and foreign artists that have leaved there. It is dei Pescatori), a real and picturesque fisherman the salon of the lake, from where are departing
believed that is the most large of the pre-alpine village where we stope for a lunch with the spe- the boats to Saint Julius Island, a picturesque
lakes, and that’s why the name “Maggiore”. island in the center of the lake. It is told that in
cialties typical for the lake. The island is very the past the island was inhabited by snakes and
1st Day: Arona small: 300 m long and 100 m wide, it is separated monsters until (Saint Julius) in 390 AD, crossing
from the Isola Bella with a small island called “la
Guided visit of Arona, where is born St. Charles Marghera and can be reached on foot when the Lake Orta supported only by his cloak and guided
Borromeo, archbishop of Milan, for his remem- water levels of the lake drop. by his stick, he freed it, chasing the snakes, (Saint
brance there is a showy copper and bronze stat- After that there is the Isola Madre, the most Julius) also founded a church. 125
ue, just outside the center, visible also from the large and most distant island from the mainland. After lunch, among the sights to be seen on this
lake, The Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo. It is surrounded by a wonderful botanical garden small island: The Mater Ecclesiae Abbey of the
We continue to the lakefront, and during the visit with the famous Kashmir Cypress (25m. high, 8 Benedictine nuns, and The Basilica di San Giulio,
you will hear the story telling about the villages m. in diameter, 25 ton in weight), the oldest spec- a small Romanesque church with baroque influ-
that we meet on the way. Dinner and overnight.
imen in Europe. ences.
2nd Day: Borromean Islands Return for a dinner and overnight. Saint Julius Island is also called “The Silent Is-
After breakfast a whole day guided visit of the land”. Climb the staircase and follow the ring
Borromean Islands. Boat from Stresa defined as road, taking all time that you need in order to
the “Pearl of the Lake Maggiore” toward the Iso- visit as much as possible, but especially to hear
la Bella, the most celebrated for the sumptuous the silence.
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