Thursday, June 6, 2024
This day was purposefully planned with no activities, so that we could choose to relax at our place, or drive around a bit, depending on how we felt.
We ended up taking the morning very slow, waking up late and cooking a simple breakfast. Around lunchtime we drove down to Mennagio and grabbed a ferry ride over to Varenna. I highly recommend using the ferries to get around Lake Como. It was a challenge to find parking at any of the towns, so only parking once and grabbing the ferry was definitely worth it. The ferries run frequently and you didn’t need reservations far in advance, just show up at the booth and buy the ticket you want.
Once off the ferry in Varenna, we walked south toward the main part of the town looking for lunch and settled on Bistro Varenna. Afterward, we did a little shopping around Varenna before grabbing the ferry back to Mennagio.
In Varenna, there is a small villa up the mountain with great views of the lake, but our group was too exhausted to make the climb.
Once back in Mennagio, we walked around the town for about an hour, going in and out of the shops, then continued the rest of our relaxing day back at the place, with a homemade pasta dinner.
Logistics
- Mennagio
- Varenna
Restaurants
- Varenna – Bistro Varenna
Gleitz Well Traveled 