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The Hanmers lakeside adventure

The Hanmers lakeside adventure

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Short break to the Italian Lakes

Milan’s Duomo
Milan’s Duomo

The world’s largest Gothic cathedral took more than 400 years to complete, a forest of stone pinnacles, flying buttresses, more than 3,500 statues and fantastic panoramas from its roof.

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Milan’s Mid-Range Hotels

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Caffè del Tasso, Bergamo
Caffè del Tasso, Bergamo

For over 500 years, the Tasso has been Bergamo’s meeting spot for everyone from princes to rebels. Garibaldi and his red shirts met here in revolutionary days; in fact, it was once such a hotbed of discontent that a decree (displayed on the wall) was made in 1845 prohibiting rebellious conversations here. Now the only seditious sentiments are grumbles about the price of a cappuccino.

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Lakeside Attractions

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Carnival

Carnevale in Milan is a combination of religious pomp, fancy-dress parade and Bacchanalian bash. Whereas carnivals elsewhere in the world – everywhere from Rio to Venice – end on Martedì Grasso (“Fat Tuesday”), Archbishop St Ambrose decreed that in Milan the party should go on until the following Saturday. No wonder they made him a saint.

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Lombard Experiences

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Places to Eat

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Two Days from Garda to Como
Day One

The smaller lakes and towns are scattered across Lombardy and eastern Piemonte, impossible to see in one short trip, but some of the best can been enjoyed on a leisurely two-day drive from Lake Garda to Lake Como.

Head west on the A4 Autostrada to Brescia to spend your first morning admiring its museum and Roman sights. Having lunched at Due Stelle (see Due Stelle, Brescia), continue to nearby Lake Iseo. Explore the eastern shore, especially the Romanino frescoes in Pisogne, the small museum in Lovere and the weird rock pinnacles outside of Zone.

If you can, spend the night at I Due Roccoli (see I Due Roccoli, Iseo), or at least have dinner there (see I Due Roccoli, Iseo, Lake Iseo).

Day Two

On Day Two, drive north into the Val Calmonica (see Val Calmonica Villages) to view some of the valley’s prehistoric rock carvings. Then head back south to diverge west at Lovere for the back road to Bergamo.

Check into your hotel and spend the afternoon enjoying the Renaissance architecture and carvings of the Colleoni Chapel, the excellent Accademia Carrara gallery, medieval town square and, of course, the town’s shops, cafés and wine bars.

End your day with a hearty meal at the aptly named Antica Hosteria del Vino Buono (the “Ancient Inn of Good Wine”; (see Antica Hosteria del Vino Buono, Bergamo)).

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Arriving in Milan

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Getting Around Milan & the Lakes

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