We spent our Christmas Eve on a tour to Lake Como. It's been a big day, departing on the bus at 9am, returning to Milano by 6pm, then a walk around the city centre and dinner before returning to the hotel.
Lake Como was quite spectacular - definitely the home of the rich and famous; one of the famous ones includes George Clooney who has three villas at Como, although apparently he wasn't staying at any of them for Christmas - he can't have got my email saying I was visiting. When we first arrived at Como, we had a visit to one of the special villas and then a tour of the city, including the Duomo (cathedral). Next it was a trip on the funicular railway to Brunate, 500 meters straight up above Como. Once we were at the top, there were amazing views of Como, the lake and the Alps - have included some photos of the villa, railway and the view from the top. We then spent a couple of hours wandering around Como, before joining up with the group again for a one hour boat cruise on the Lake.
When we got back to Milano, we headed to the Duomo to check out all the last minute Christmas shopping - have included a photo of the magnificent Christmas tree near the Duomo.
Everything will be closed tomorrow for Christmas Day, and apparently many stores and restaurants will be closed Boxing Day too, so we might have a couple of more leisurely days coming up.
Merry Christmas everyone!!
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