Whats the Italian connection between James Bond, Star Wars, a Brazilian football star and George Clooney?
Lake Como of course. As if the natural wonders of being on an Italian lake in summer weren’t dazzling enough, there are plenty of celebrity haunts and movie locations to spot as we discovered on a five-day trip to Lake Como and Lake Maggiore in the Lombardy and Piedmont regions of north-western Italy. A two-hour coach journey from Verona Airport found our group whirling around the inverted Y shaped lake Como, dipping through mountain tunnels to reach the Hotel Britannia Excelsior in Cadenabbia. Perched on the western edge of the lake, jit offers fantastic views of Bellagio on the opposing shore line against a huge mountainous backdrop. At dinner we were serenaded by an Italian tenor, who also doubled up as the local butcher, whilst tucking into some regional produce; the salted Missoltini fish from the lake and limoncellos making a mouth-watering impression. The following morning we ventured along the tranquil coast of the lake by boat to Tremezzo where Villa Carlotta is situated; an i
