Trip Over to Brunate from Como
Selecting High Ground
A visit to Como must include a trip up to Brunate, (pronounced:- Broo-nart-eh) , high – very high – up on the ridge. The views over Lake Como and some of the lakeside towns create a memorable panorama, and looking way up and over the northern end of the lake, the snow covered Swiss Alps complete the postcard.
From the lakeside path leading to Villa Olmo on the other side of the lake you can see the funicular carriages heading up and down through the trees, just as they have done since it opened in 1894. There have been a few upgrades in that time, from steam to electricity in 1911 and more recently the carriages were replaced with very comfortable, fully air-conditioned ones.
The Como-Brunate Funicolare Station is a short walk around the east side of the lake and the funicular departs every 15 minutes, or every 30 minutes in winter, and takes 7 minutes to travel up just over 1 km of track to the Brunate station 500 mts above the lake. In those 7 minutes everyone is taking photos frantically as the view changes constantly. Going up in the morning is good idea as by afternoon you will be taking photos directly into the sun – which can also give a good effect with the sunlight sparkling on the lake below, and youβll have the opportunity to take advantage of that on the way back down after lunch.
As the funicular rises up from the lake the historic town of Como looks more and more like a model on exhibition in a museum, and the boats in the harbour rapidly get smaller, shrinking into the distance.
At the halfway crossover point the track splits in two to allow the downhill carriage to pass, this causes much hustle and bustle as everyone in the carriage turns their gaze away from the view and trains their lens on track above.
Brunate is a small town, and most of the residents seemed to be away when we were there. As is normal in European holiday destinations, things pick up from Easter onwards, (we were there the week before Easter), the weather was magnificent and with few other tourists the peace and quiet was perfect.
From Brunate you can go even higher up to Faro Voltiano, a lighthouse built in 1927, 100 years after the death of Alessandro Volta, a local lad made good after inventing batteries. There are a number of statues, squares, museums and of course the lighthouse named in Alessandroβs honour in the Como area.
After alighting the funicular and climbing the stairs to leave the platform, signs all directed us from the funicular to the shuttle bus from Brunate up to Faro Voltiano, but again, that is something that starts at Easter. Soβ¦β¦β¦ we set off on the steep walk up a few kilometres of winding roads, cobbled tracks and steep uneven steps. The walk gives the advantage of having many rest stops along the way to catch your breath, only to have it taken away by the view, and take many photos, which wouldnβt happen on the shuttle bus – Iβm digging deep here looking for the positives in walking up a very steep hill!
Up the first stairs from the main square you come to a small cobbled piazza outside the church, from here you get your first taste of the view looking north towards the alps of Northern Italy and Switzerland. Behind you is the beautiful little church, Chiesa Santβ Andrea Apostolo, well worth a look inside. Then you are ready for the up hill climbβ¦β¦β¦β¦β¦passing villas all shuttered and waiting for the inhabitants to arrive for the summer and peeking between houses to see the amazing view they have from their balconies. In some places you have the choice of heading up a short, steep, uneven path or taking the more gentle climb following the road, both give interesting things to see along the way, the decision is purely based on fitness levels.
Arriving in the village of San Maurizioβ¦β¦β¦β¦we were shattered to find there were still more steps to walk up to get to the lighthouseβ¦β¦β¦
We pressed on. The lighthouse is not the most impressive looking building, I held out high hopes for the views from the other side of it, and was not to be disappointed β looking down on the seaplanes flying over the lake as the fast ferry to Bellagio was heading up Lake Como well over 700mts below, passing the lakeside town of Cernobbio, home of the Villa DβEste luxury hotel. During the summer the lake is dotted with boats as this area turns into one of the many playgrounds of the locals enjoying their beautiful lake, the tourists who book their summer holidays here, and of course, the rich and famous.
The time came to leave the never ending panorama and head back down the hill, looking forward to lunch back in Brunate having worked up quite an appetite. Striding down a different cobbled track for the downhill walk we came across a medieval lookout tower and ancient wall from back in the days when you would see the undesirables approaching from the watch tower knowing, or hoping, you were safe behind the wall that could keep them out.
Back in Brunate hoping to have lunch at the Bellavista Hotel having read the delicious food is served at tables lined up at the windows, we were met with closed gates, not due to open until the following weekend β Easter β wouldnβt you just know it? I called them later to try to book a table for Easter Sunday lunch but they were booked out β again, wouldnβt you just know it?? A couple of weeks later I booked a table there for lunch, but when we arrived to catch the funicular up from Como we found that the funicular was closed for the next few weeks for maintenance before the peak summer season β and again, wouldnβt you just know it??? So lunch at the Bellavista was not to be, on this holiday at least.
I asked a man in one of the souvenir shops in the main square if there were any restaurants in the area that would be open, he directed us down a lane on the other side of the hill to Cacciatore Trattoria, a home style restaurant with seating both inside and out.
As we were quite hot after all the walking we began our meal sitting outside in the shade, it soon became quite chilly so we moved into the sun, the meals and local wines were delicious. Then as the temperature dropped further, we were on the shady side of the hill, we moved inside for a cheese platter and another glass of wine. I think the locals would enjoy this place in the evenings to catch up with each other and discuss their days.
On the path outside Cacciatore there was this access cover for the aquaduct, Iβm not sure if it is still functioning, but it looked like it hasnβt been opened for some considerable time.
The only problem for me at Cacciatore Trattoria was a rather smelly squat toilet, I couldnβt bring myself to use it. We headed back to the area near the Brunate funicular station, there were a few seats outside in the sun at one of the bars so we ordered coffee. I asked if they had a bathroom I could use, I was told to go to the brown door with a gesture in the direction I was to walk. About 20 mtrs down the road there was an unmarked brown door, I tentatively pushed the door a bit frightened of what I might find β but there was no cause for alarm β perfectly clean public toilets. So remember when visiting Brunate, look for the brown door just to the right after getting off the funicular.
Heading back down to Como at the end of a fantastic day in Brunate there are many more photo opportunities, the best place to be on the funicular is standing right at the front window. If you sit in the front seat someone will stand in front of you, so stake out your territory as soon as you get on. We discovered this by accident as we were about to board the previous funicular the doors suddenly closed and having put our return tickets into the turnstile we were now trapped between the turnstile and the boom gate waiting for the next funicular. This foiled the plans of a group of teenagers who had deliberately missed the previous carriage thinking they would be first in line to choose the front row for the trip down β that position was now reserved for us!!! I could see them trying to formulate a plan for how they were going to get in to the carriage one door back and leap over the chairs to get the front row first. We calmly took up our βreservedβ position and held our ground.
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Itinerary for Trip Over to Italy – Milan, Como and Venice
Qantas flight (Emirates code share) to Milan (Malpensa) from Sydney via Dubai
Stayed in Milan, Airbnb, for a week before going to Como
Picked up in Milan by Como Limousines and driven to Como
Stayed in Como, Airbnb, for 3 weeks
Picked up in Como by Como Limousines and driven to Venice
In Venice, water taxi to Al Ponte Antico Hotel for 3 nights and water taxi back
Picked up in Venice by Como Limousines and driven back to Como
Picked up in Como by Como Limousines and driven back to Milan (Malpensa) Airport
Qantas flight (Emirates code share) to Sydney via Dubai
A beautiful spring day in London, cool, crisp, but so much warmer than I was expecting π St James`s Park was in full bloomπΌπ·βοΈπΊ
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On the way to work this morning, no rain, not too hot, a perfect Sydney day!!
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Walking through St Leonards Park in North Sydney, things took a turn last week when the weather took a dramatic turn, and I got a hole in my "warerproof" shoe covers π₯Ίπ§!!!
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After climbing up hundreds of steps on a narrow stone spiral staircase, the views were amazing from the top of the magnificent, medieval Siena Duomo.
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The southern end of the Queen Victoria Building being watched over by Queen Victoria, and Sydney Town Hall across the road.
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Flowers exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea.
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High up in Porto Venere on the Italian coast, just south of Cinque Terre, looking over the sea from the castle. Lovely place to visit and just a short bus ride from La Spezia.
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Taking a short break from posting pics from my recent Trip Over to Italy, back here in Sydney, the Royal Botanic Gardens on the edge of Sydney Harbour, held the Fleurs de Villes exhibition at Calyx, this exhibit was just inside the entrance gates near the Sydney Opera House. One of those perfect winter days π!!
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It was incredibly hot and humid, then wild winds hammered the trees, then thunder and lightening , then it poured.......
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In Florence I stayed @hotelatlanticpalaceflorence , just a short walk from the railway station, and an equally short walk to Duomo Firenze, Ufizzi Gallery and Ponte Vecchio. The roof top bar at the sister hotel, Hotel Machiavelli, 50 mtrs down the street has amazing views over Florence. In the hotel foyer is an amazing vase made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Italian Constitution in 1898. The city of unbelievable art and design starts right here in the hotel π€©. The hotel is very comfortable, safe and serves a lovely breakfast to fuel you up for a day of exploring.
For more info about the hotels I stayed in on my Solo Italian Aventure, click the link to my website in the bio.
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We`re all ready for Santa here in Sydney π
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#christmasinsydney #christmasreadyβ€οΈππ #waitingforsanta #merrychristmasπ
For more info about train travel in Italy and where I stayed on my recent solo Italian adventure to Venice, Florence, Siena, Pisa, La Spezia and Cinque Terre - click the link to my website in the bio.
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Corniglia is the middle village in Cinque Terre, the only village that doesn`t have direct access to the sea. This is what has kept it as the lovliest and most authentic of the 5 villages. It has retained its character and hasn`t sold out to tourism. Easy to get to on the train, then you either walk up a giant zig-zag staircase, or catch the shuttle bus up to the village. Or, if you are driving, Corniglia is the only village you can get to by road.
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It`s all about eating.......ππ₯ππ!!
#christmasinsydney #eatingseason #festivefoodandmood
The beautiful medieval city of Siena, one of my favourite places in Italy. It was the third place on my solo Italian adventure, I was made very welcome @relaisdegliangeli a lovely boutique hotel.....I could have stayed forever π
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Venice is beautiful in the sun π, no matter where you look this watery paradise in amazing!! Can`t wait to go back one day π
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Monterosso al Mare is the only one of the five villages that are in the Cinque Terre National Park that has a beach. The village is in 2 sections separated by a rocky path where you can get great views of both areas.
I caught the ferry all the way up to Monterosso from La Spezia, so I could see all the villages from the water first, then from here, I bought a 2 day Cinque Terre Pass at the station, this gives unlimited train travel, and the bus from Corniglia Station up to the village, very important!!!
Day one was the ferry trip, then I wandered around Monterosso, I caught the train to the next village, Vernazza, then jumped back on the train to Manarola. Then caught the train back to La Spezia.
Day two, I caught the train from La Spezia to Corniglia, then the shuttle bus up to the village. After exploring the village, I was back on the shuttle bus to the station and caught the train back to Riomaggiore, the last of the five villages to visit.
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After arriving at Venice`s Marco Polo Airport, I caught the Alilaguna Water Transport directly to Rialto, then when I left Venice by train to Florence, I caught the Vaporetto from Rialto to Ferrovia, the ferry stop at the station, then straight on to the train, suitcase in the gap between the seats, and off we went, so efficient. Very easy, even for an old chic like me on a solo Italian adventure!!π₯
For more info on the art of train travel in Italy, click the link to my website in the bio.
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All the decorations are nearly down as Sydney marches into 2025, walking through @theqvb on my way to work is a beautiful way to start the day, especially as it`s been soooooo hot and humidity, or raining lately, a bit of air-con helps!!!
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Christmas is coming to The Stand Arcade in Sydney, same decorations every year, but they always look good here πππ
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Wandering around the water front area in La Spezia, people watching, boat watching,eating and a nice glass of wine at the end of a hard day site seeing π₯!
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Up in Lerici Castle they ran film of the battles that happened in medieval times as the beautiful Italian coastline was invaded, I spent a bit of time exploring the Castle waiting for the rain to stop before continuing my walk around the bay, then catching the bus back to La Spezia.
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Manarola is the 2nd village in Cinque Terre as you head north, beautiful clear blue water along the rocky coastline. The hills rise steeply up into the grape growing terraces π₯.
Very easy to get to by train, or ferry, or for the more energetic, along the hiking trails! I wanted to walk some of the trails, but decided against it as my knee sometimes has problems and I had already really put it to the test on this holiday climbing thousands of medieval steps, I didn`t fancy get stuck alone out on one of the trails. I didn`t see many/any other hikers in early spring, although it would have been ideal weather for it.
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The next stop on my solo Italian adventure was La Spezia, I caught the train from Siena, one change along the way. That went well, I was a bit scared because there was only 6 minutes to change, but the train I was changing to came in on the other side of the platform I was on, perfect!!
La Spezia was my base for exploring Cinque Terre and the surrounding area, I checked into @hotelfirenzelaspezia which was just near the station, and set off exploring the town and harbour.
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The pond in Sydney`s Royal Botanic Gardens, with glimpses of Sydney Harbour in the background.
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Walking around Cremorne Point from Mosman Bay out to the point, with great views everywhere you lookπππππ
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The beach club on the bay between Lerici and San Terenzo, in the Gulf of Poets, Italy, just waiting for the sun to come out.
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San Terenzo Castle has been looking over the town and beach since the 12th century, it has seen some stuff in it`s time!! All around the base of the castle is full of kayaks storage and other small boats waiting for a summer out on the bay.
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Went off into the countryside to the village of Shere in Surrey, just a short train trip from Waterloo Station, a fabulous pub lunch!!
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Strange weather, but at least we don`t have a cyclone to contend with.....
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Having arrived in London really early, my hotel room wasn`t ready, so I left my luggage there and went to the Victoria and Albert Museum to see the Naomi Campbell exhibition while I waited. Love it when a visit to London coincides with a great exhibition @vamuseum
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More from Hyde Park in Sydney on my lunchtime walk.
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A few flowers on trees and hanging over people`s fences on the local streets.
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On my way to the bus stop the other day, I noticed the row of trees on the main road are all this weird yellowish colour where the bark has peeled off, is this normal??? Certainly not my favourite colour!!
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A lunchtime walk in Hyde Park today, the Archibald Fountain has been all cleaned up, the flowers are blooming and the bin chickens are loving it!!
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As the ferry leaves Mosman Bay as seen from the Cremorne Point walk, Sydney Harbour was sparkling all weekendπππππ
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In Westfield shopping centre in Sydney CBD, all sparkled up a ready for Santa π
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Flowers are out and about on the Cremorne Point walk!!
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It was hot, then it got very humid, lots of cloud.....maybe rain later, but there was a nice breeze on the harbour. I`m ready for summer to end....
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Sydney` Royal Botanic Gardens starting to come to life at the end of winter. It is still winter here, but we are having hotter weather that we get in peak summer, hopefully this doesn`t mean we are in for a relentlessly hot summer π³
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All the wildlife came out to see the end of 2024, before their habitat gets taken over by human wildlife all looking for a fireworks watching spot for the big show at midnight on Sydney Harbour. Further around Cremorne Point the "No Alcohol" signs were all being put up, Porta loos were being put in place, home owners were putting up signs to ask people not to climb on the fences and garden walls - the price you pay to live in this beautiful area, one night of hell to start off every new year!!
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Beautiful weather to walk around Cremorne Point....finally.....for weeks it has been too hot, too humid, too stormy, too windy, too just generally unpleasant - then today...Perfect, just right πππ!
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All the flowers are still looking fabulous on the walk around Cremorne Point on Sydney`s North Shore.
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All the action out on Sydney Harbour last weekendπππππ, this weekend it has done nothing but rain, or rain moreπ§π§π§
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Blue sky and sunshine, then 24 hours later all hell had broken loose. We had a massive storm, followed by lots of rain.....
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#stleonardspark #northsydney #blueskyandsunshine #raindrops #gumtree #walkinthepark #sydneylocal #sydneylife #sydneystorm #sydneyaustralia
Pisa is a short train trip from my base in La Spezia, finally a lovely sunny dayπ!! Arriving in Pisa, after crossing the river, I walked up the main street, looked in a few shops, then wandered through a few piazza`s until I caught my first glimpse of the Leaning Tower - amazing!!! The whole area was so well managed, all the lawns are there to keep people back from all the monuments, that way everyone can see, instead of just a few. A fantastic day tripπ
#pisa #torredelpisa #torredelpisa #solotravel #solotravelinitaly #solotrip #neverstopexploring #madeinitaly #tripovertoitaly #traveltheworldwithme #italianarchitecture #italianhistory #italytravel #italianadventure #historicbuildingsenrichourlives #oldbuildingsmakemehappy #seekandyoushallfind #seeeverythingdoeverything #experiencelifethroughtravel #traveladdict #daytripfromlaspezia
On the morning commute the sky couldn`t make up it`s mind - all blue sky and fluffy white clouds in one direction, and very grey in the other.....this continued all day leading into the Australia Day long weekend.
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#morninginspiration #morningcommute #flowersinthestreets #walkinthepark #whiteflowers #pinkflowers #sydney #sydneystyle #northsydney #stleonardspark #stleonardsparknorthsydney #seetheworldthroughmyeyes
I think this critter is a Water Dragon, apparently they live around Cremorne Point on Sydney Harbours North Shore. We just stared at each other for a while, then he ran off down into the bush towards the water.
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#waterdragon #sydneyweekend #sydneynorthshore #sydneylife #sydneyharbourwalks #sydneybythesea #sydneyharbourbridge #sydneyharbour #sydneyoperahouse #sydneywaterdragon #cremornepoint #cremornepointwalk #pinkflowers #blueskyandsunshine
The Chanel Christmas window at David Jones in Sydney CBD. It`s been sooooo hot lately, adding snow to pics in Sydney really helps!!ππβοΈπβοΈπ
#christmasinsydney #christmastree #christmasdecorations #christmasiscoming #sydneystreets #davidjones #chanel #chanelChristmas #hotinthecity #sydney #sydneystyle #sydneylife #sydneystyle #sydneychristmas #sydneyaustralia #sydneycbd #sydneylocal #lunchtimewalks
