Lake Como - October 12

As my website is primarily an aide memoir I have listed many of the places that we ate in to remind me and also to recommend places to others. I haven’t given a talk rating as all passed my test with flying colours loud music seems not to have caught on in Italy yet!

Starting in the city of como we went to Trattoria ScaldasoleVia Volta,41 22100 COMO.  Good meal if not the best we had during our stay , good value though at 30 euro for 4 course set meal with wine and coffee.  A massive amount of food, I think the 10 euro lunch deal would have been more suitable.

We were staying in a lovely 1 bedroom house right on the lake in Argegno,  it was far less touristy than neighbouring Tremezzo and Bellagio which suited us well.  It had fantastic views and a short walk to the 5 or so restaurants and the ferry which takes you to the busy places. We ate at La Piazzetta, Piazza Roma 6, Argegno, Italy a few times, one of the more expensive places to eat. However you can get relatively cheap Pizza take out.Hotel Russall 

  When we were out sightseeing we went for it at lunch and went to some far flung places. We were on the hunt for an Agroturismo and were recommended Grotto di Gusto. It is pretty hard to find but if you can bear the 30 minutes of twisty roads eventually turning into a dirt track then you’ll be rewarded with some great rustic Italian food.   For views the area of Rogaro above Tremezzo is amazing we went to both Al veluu, smarter food but with a price tag to match. We also visited Hotel Russal also has amazing views, even though  on the occasion we were there they would not let us eat outside.  The food though was amazing, large portions with some of the best ingredients we had had, not as fancy as Al Veluu but just as tasty.

Hotal Russell, most amazing pasta everHotel Russell - veal chop

Antipasto at Grotto di Gusto

Al Veluu - deer carpaccioVarenna was one of the only places that we went where evidence of the vacation slow down was immediately evident.  Quite a few of the restaurants were very quiet or not open at all.  We ended up in a hotel restaurant Albergo da sole. Food was great and my husband thought his pasta was his favourite of the trip.

Alebergo da sole - melon and parma ham