Brunate, Como

There was a slight break in the weather where the sun shone though the clouds, so we took the funicular up to the mountain town of Brunate with the plan to visit the lighthouse for views of Lake Como below (a fellow Aussie tourist had told us about it yesterday on the ferry). Research fail - we didn’t check to see if it was open and of course we were there the one day of the week it is shut.

We did find a church to pop into before having a brief wander. There isn’t a lot at Brunate and we didn’t want to do the steep half hour walk to the lighthouse when the clouds had settled in and the view would have been minimal.

Instead we enjoyed another delicious meal at a lovely restaurant called Alberto Bellavista, while admiring the expansive views below, when the clouds cleared. The restaurant, the staff and the meals were fabulous.

While the weather was not the best it was still another wonderful day in Italy.Read more