Lake Como
'Lake Como has always been a magnet for the elite." ~ Janine di Giovanni
12.04.2015
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Italy and Paris April 2015
on Anja Fourie's travel map.
Lake Como is the third largest lake in Italy and has been a popular retreat for aristocrats and wealthy people since the Roman times. Today many famous celebrities have houses at Lake Como including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Helen Mirren and Woody Allen.
There are many towns that surround the massive Lake Como. We stopped at the town of Como, which is situated right at the southern tip of the lake, and about 1 hour from Milan.
COMO CATHEDRAL
The cathedral is commonly described as one of the last Gothic cathedrals built in Italy. The construction on the cathedral was started in 1396, but was not finished until 1770.
BRUNATE
Overlooking Como, is the little village of Brunate. It has a population of about 1800. From Como you can take the Como-Brunate funicular. The track is about 1km long and goes straight up the mountain side. It takes 7 minutes to reach the top. At the top you can see as far as the alps in Switzerland.
The route of the funicular up the mountain
The view from Brunate
Next stop: Milan
Posted by Anja Fourie 13:17 Archived in Italy Tagged italy cathedral como funicular lake_como brunate Comments (0)
