I'm planning to go to Lake Como from Milan for one day. Would like to see the most interesting points in this area as best as I can.<BR><BR>Which of these would offer the most for the day and how much can one cover? My wife and I really enjoy great views, shops and the usual things one likes to see when visiting someplace new.<BR><BR>Appreciate your comments.<BR><BR>Bob

Two words do it.<BR>Varenna<BR>Bellagio<BR><BR>Varenna for the wonderful views<BR>Bellagio for the shopping.<BR><BR>You can do both in one packed day.

Will you have a car or do you plan to travel to Como by train and then do everything by boat/hydrofoil. Also when are you going and do you like gardens?

Varenna is beautiful and small. A great place to sit at the end of the day and have an outdoor dinner. Bellagio will offer shopping and more action/hotels. You can easily do both as there is a ferry that runs between the 2 every hour and the crossing is like 15 minutes.

I totally agree with the previous posters about Bellagio and Varenna. A followup question, as they mentioned, how are you getting there?

Thx for the feedback. We plan on taking the train from Milan to Varenna & ultimately the ferry to Bellaggio.<BR><BR>We may come back the same way. But we're considering the hydrofoil to Como from Bellaggio and then the train from Como back to Milan.<BR><BR>Bob

Bob, smart travel plans, i.e., returning via a different route. This way, you'll get a chance to see the lake and also a bit of the city of Como. One suggestion: Take the faster boat from Bellagio to Como. It makes only 3 stops and take 45 minutes. The other one takes 2 hours.

Howard --<BR><BR>Thx for your comments. <BR><BR>Bob