3 DAYS IN COMO ITALY

Location: Olcio

Day 1 - 4 Jun 2022

Via Guiseppe Verdi

Content: Staying in a small town and commuting to the popular towns by train/ferry is a great option to avoid crowds and cut back on costs. We stayed in a lovely town called Olcio but perhaps a bit too small as it didn’t have any supermarkets, only one restaurant, and trains were infrequent. If you have a car, not an issue as larger towns like Mandello del Lario and Varenna are just minutes away by car. If you rely on trains (as we did), it can be a real setback with infrequent train schedules that only start operating at noon. Traveling on foot is an option (around 40 mins) but can feel a bit dangerous without pedestrian lanes/curbsides on some of the roads.

Olcio

Content: Walk around to explore the town and take in the gorgeous views. Stop off at Gelateria Rolly for a coffee and a gelato!

Location: Varenna

Day 1 - 4 Jun 2022

Varenna

Content: Catch a train to Varenna. A lovely town but packed to the brim with tourists. Stop off at the Botanical Garden.

Location: Mandello del Lario

Day 1 - 4 Jun 2022

Lido Mandello del Lario

Content: Relax on the beach

Ristorante & Pizzeria Grigna

Content: Spaghetti vongole was excellent. Pizzas looked good too.

Location: Abbadia Lariana

Day 2 - 5 Jun 2022

Sentiero del Viandante

Content: The wanderer’s path. To start in Olcio, the path isn’t clearly marked. So we followed the Olcio circular trail until we merged onto the Sentiero del Viandante

Sentiero del Viandante

Content: The trail is split into six stages - we completed the path from Olcio to Lierna.

Location: Lierna

Day 2 - 5 Jun 2022

Lierna

Content: Wander the streets of this gorgeous town. Our favorite of the towns we visited. With a huge plus of having a ferry station (with virtually no queues!) that connects to the popular towns.