Day 9 St. Martino Church & Bellagio

Another 23,000 step day. There were so many great pics, I had trouble limiting it to 10.

In the morning we headed up to San Martino - an 18th century church high in the hills. It was a long steep climb in the heat, but well worth it for the spectacular view of Lake Como and the surrounding cities of Menaggio, Bellagio & Griante. It was super hot - not the best day to forget my water. There were very few on the path - delightful. On route there were 12 niches with religious mosaics and a chapel at mid station dedicated to St Carlo. Upon arriving at San Martino, Peter, of course assumed his meditative ooom pose - I faked it.

After meandering down, we caught the ferry across the lake to Bellagio. What a contrast - noisy, active & packed with tourists. After a pause for beer & bruschetta, I decided we should visit Pescallo, a small fishing village said to be 10 minutes away - obviously not by walking. I forgot that fishing villages mean hikes down to the shore and back up again - 40 minutes later, sweating profusely, we arrived back in the heart of the city.

Lake Como, and Bellagio in particular, seems to be bikers’ paradise. Our ferry back was jam packed with motorcycles.
We ended the evening at La Marianna, a lovely outdoor restaurant that’s been around since 1852 and prepares just 1 set menu per day. Friday, of course, was fish day, which we loved. Crazy thing was they had to cross the hectic road to bring the food to the outdoor restaurant. Interesting to watch. Pic show restaurant before everyone arrived.

What will tomorrow bring?Читать далее