Italy

We have a couple of spare days between our house sit in Kandersteg in Switzerland and our next housesit in Castronno in northern Italy, so we decided to explore Como on our route, a resort town on the edge of the Italian Alps.  The surrounds of Como are known as a playground of the rich and famous; but the old town is a popular destination for ordinary visitors, and a nice northern Italian village with a medieval centre.

We are in Como in northern Italy for a few days between housesits.  The people we are next housesitting for in Castronno told us about a great bushwalk in the mountains around Como, so we decided to walk it while we are here.

The walk runs along a  high ridge above the shore of Lake Como, with great views of the lake and its surrounding towns.