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Best
Lake Experiences
Sprinkled with pretty villages, palm trees and dark cypress groves, the Italian
lakes have been a favoured holiday destination since the Romans planted their
olive trees and built the first holiday villas around their shores. Since then writers,
princes, aristrocrats and celebrities have beaten a path to their door, filling the
grand Liberty hotels and wandering lakeside promenades.
Best Outdoor Activities
Aero Club Como
Flying planes over the lake since 1913, now you can buzz Bel-
lagio in your very own Cessna. (
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Lido di Villa Olmo
Grab a lounger on the 'beach' or cool off in the world's most
scenic public pool. (
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Barindelli Boat Tours
Make a tour of Lake Como James Bond-style in a ma-
hogany cigarette boat (
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Lago Maggiore Express
Trace Lake Maggiore's shoreline and cross the 'Hun-
dred Valleys' on this train ride into Switzerland. (
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Funicolare Como-Brunate
Swing high above the Lake Como in a glass-sided
gondola for bird's-eye views. (
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Best Lakeside Dining
Taverna del Pittore
Alta cucina
(haute cuisine) on a terrace jutting out over Lake
Maggiore. (
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Lo Scalo
Eat lake perch on Cannobio's pretty cobbled promenade. (
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Albergo Silvio
Look out over the tiled dome of Santa Maria to the blooming gar-
dens of Villa Carlotta. (
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Agriturismo Giacomino
Meats, cheeses, honey and wine from the farm accom-
panied by mountainside views. (
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