Ten days on Lake Como and Venice.
May 12th, 2005, 08:16 PM
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Ten days on Lake Como and Venice.
My wife and I are leaving Sunday for Varenna on Lake Como and then Venice. Any suggestions for dining and shopping in either city. We have been to both before in the last couple of years and have done all of the major sights. Last March we played tour giude to 8 members of our families. Talk about Italy with a stopwatch!!! We are looking forward to relaxing and doing very little. Just espresso and gelato...
We like to eat and eat with the locals (not Rick Steve's locals) and would like to make at least one "Pub Crawl" the italian word for it is escaping me at this late hour.
We plan on getting lost for hours in Venice. Any area better than the other?
Grazie!
We like to eat and eat with the locals (not Rick Steve's locals) and would like to make at least one "Pub Crawl" the italian word for it is escaping me at this late hour.
We plan on getting lost for hours in Venice. Any area better than the other?
Grazie!
May 13th, 2005, 05:01 AM
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In Venice the Rialto market is one of my favorite places to go. There is a wonderful little wine and sandwich shop near the vegetable stands just before the corner that takes you to the fish market area. Name is Al Marco. It's just a little hole in the wall but it has fantastic wines by the glass--in very nice glassware--and great little baguette type sandwiches.
In Varenna, I don't think you can beat the pizzocheria at Vecchia Varenna. It's pretty good at the restaurant of the Hotel du Lac also. Enjoy.
In Varenna, I don't think you can beat the pizzocheria at Vecchia Varenna. It's pretty good at the restaurant of the Hotel du Lac also. Enjoy.
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In Venice, look for Bora Bora Pizzeria. It's between the Rialto bridge and Piazza San Marco, closer to the Rialto. This isn't on the Grand Canal, but right off a side canal. There is local atmosphere, cheap and delicous pizza (5-7Euros for an 8 slice pizza. Try the Capriciossa, I've been craving it since last September and can't find it anywhere local. 
Bora Bora, yes, it has a Tahitian theme, but it's Italian style lol!!
Here's the address S. Marco, 5251 tel 041.5236583
From the vaporetti stop Rialto, turn RIGHT on Riva del Carbon (this is parallel to the Grand Canal, but you probably know that having already visited Venice). Make the first LEFT and then the very NEXT LEFT, then the very NEXT RIGHT onto Calle Dei Stagneri. It's on the left, down what seems to be an alley, not even a 5 minute walk from the vaporetti stop.
Delizioso!
Bora Bora, yes, it has a Tahitian theme, but it's Italian style lol!! Here's the address S. Marco, 5251 tel 041.5236583
From the vaporetti stop Rialto, turn RIGHT on Riva del Carbon (this is parallel to the Grand Canal, but you probably know that having already visited Venice). Make the first LEFT and then the very NEXT LEFT, then the very NEXT RIGHT onto Calle Dei Stagneri. It's on the left, down what seems to be an alley, not even a 5 minute walk from the vaporetti stop.
Delizioso!
