During our 3-day stay in Lake Como, we repeatedly hopped on the ferry to bounce from town-to-town. In Bellagio we stopped in a little shop and bought a watercolor painting directly from the artist, who set aside her brushes in order to help us. We toured Villa Balbianello and learned the history of this fascinating property: formerly a monastery before passing to owner after owner, eventually landing in the hands of an Italian explorer/adventurer and art collector. We spent a few hours hiking the Greenway trail, winding our way up and down the hills through the lakeside neighborhoods. In Varenna, we enjoyed lemon granita on the steps outside the shop and laughed as we watched a grandfather trying to feed gelato to his baby granddaughter.

Again and again, we got to feel the lake breeze on our faces as the ferry carried us between the towns encircled by this lush and stunning landscape.

The beauty of Lake Como speaks for itself, so for this final entry in my 20 Days in Italy travel journal, I’m going to let the images do the rest of the talking. If you haven’t seen them already, previous installments can be found here:

Part I: Cefalù | Part II: Roma | Part III: Toscana

Select images from this series will soon be available for licensing on Stocksy United.

June 15th, 2017

January 21, 2017

20 Days in Italy: Part III - Tuscany

June 15^th, 2017