from bellagio in june thinking of day-trip to either st.moritz,lugano,or bergamo
May 19th, 2006, 08:13 PM
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from bellagio in june thinking of day-trip to either st.moritz,lugano,or bergamo
we will have a car. looking for beautiful scenic drive and/or quaint, charming town. which would you recommend? any other destination?
May 20th, 2006, 05:14 AM
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Since you'll already be enjoying lake scenery, instead of going on to another lake (Lugano), I suggest heading towards Sankt Moritz, the Val Brgaglia and maybe even the Ober-Engadin. Be sure to visit the village of Soglio, just over the Swiss border.
May 21st, 2006, 10:14 PM
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Hi bodhijack. I would agree with the Soglio/San Moritz suggestion. I was just there in March. (You can read about it by searching "Trip Report: Northern Italy and Switzerland"
. Soglio is, indeed, in the mountains and very picturesque with great hikes nearby. The trip from there to San Moritz is through majestic Alpine scenery. Absolutely breathtaking. The town of San Moritz, in my opinion, is nothing great--unless you are into high end shopping. Ingo, who knows the area well, recommends Sils which is close to San Moritz, and says it is a more charming town. If you do this drive, be prepared for hairpin turns at one point just before or after the town of Maloja.
Lugano is also a nice town, but much closer to Bellagio and not so scenic a drive. You can also read about my time there in my trip report. I have not been to Bergamo.
. Soglio is, indeed, in the mountains and very picturesque with great hikes nearby. The trip from there to San Moritz is through majestic Alpine scenery. Absolutely breathtaking. The town of San Moritz, in my opinion, is nothing great--unless you are into high end shopping. Ingo, who knows the area well, recommends Sils which is close to San Moritz, and says it is a more charming town. If you do this drive, be prepared for hairpin turns at one point just before or after the town of Maloja. Lugano is also a nice town, but much closer to Bellagio and not so scenic a drive. You can also read about my time there in my trip report. I have not been to Bergamo.
May 23rd, 2006, 12:25 AM
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Larrya - It's a lovely day-trip - and very easy.
Yes - there is a bus service from Menaggio. It's about an hour's journey. You can find timetables on:
http://www.sptcomo.it/
Hope this helps ...
Steve
Yes - there is a bus service from Menaggio. It's about an hour's journey. You can find timetables on:
http://www.sptcomo.it/
Hope this helps ...
Steve
May 23rd, 2006, 03:49 AM
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If you go to St Moritz you can:
- stop in Morbegno at the amazing Ciapponi cheese, wine, etc. shop - http://www.beginningwithi.com/italy/...slowfood.html- plan at least an hour to see everything i there and sample the cheeses!
- have lunch at Lanterna Verde, one of the very best restaurants in the vicinity of Lake Como http://www.beginningwithi.com/food/lantverd.html
Enjoy!
best regards,
Deirdré Straughan
beginningwithi.com
- stop in Morbegno at the amazing Ciapponi cheese, wine, etc. shop - http://www.beginningwithi.com/italy/...slowfood.html- plan at least an hour to see everything i there and sample the cheeses!
- have lunch at Lanterna Verde, one of the very best restaurants in the vicinity of Lake Como http://www.beginningwithi.com/food/lantverd.html
Enjoy!
best regards,
Deirdré Straughan
beginningwithi.com
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