| Used in Casino Royal |
We stayed in Lake Como for about three days and the second day we rented a boat. There are many ways to see Lake Como. You can drive to the many cities and towns around the lake, you can also take ferries from one place to another or you can rent a boat like we did.
We rented the boat in Lecco from Fabio at Lino Noleggio. The cost to rent a boat on Lake Como is cheaper than you think. For a full 8 hour day the cost was 330 Euro. Fabio meets you at the boat and goes over everything you need to know. The boats have GPS so he can follow where you are and help if you need to get somewhere specific. He also suggested a place to eat for lunch and made reservations for us.
Lake Como is huge and there is no way you can see everything in 8 hours. If you want to see something specific like George Clooney's villa you will want to rent a boat on that leg of the "Y". However we were able to see a lot more than we expected. There are two villas that were in the Bond movie Casino Royal, one where he shoots the guy at the end of the movie and the over where he is recovering from an injury. Bellagio is on a piece of land jutting out into the lake where the legs of the "Y" come together. As you boat up the coast there are villas everywhere to see and with the Alps in the background it is a beautiful site. We ate lunch @ Hotel Villa Aurora Lezzeno Lake Como just past the Bellagio where we tied up off shore and they came out to bring us in. And then there is the city of Como which we didn't have time to see. All in all it is a nice relaxing way to see the lake.
It was a beautiful day and we stopped to go swimming twice. We also brought cheese, salami and bread for snacks. At the end of the day Fabio was there to great us and we were on our way back to the hotel. What a great way to see the lake.
For information on the boat rental http://linonoleggio.com/en/
If you don't feel comfortable renting a boat then check out a ferry. They have regular schedules and you can get to almost anywhere around the lake.
Another lake close by worth seeing is Lake Lugano just across the border in Switzerland.
| Relaxing on the lake |
| What a beautiful day |
| Lunch on the lake |
| View from restaurant |
| Bellagio |
| Bellagio |
