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 you’ll 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 Alessandro’s 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. So……… 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 wouldn’t happen on the shuttle bus – I’m 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 Sant’ Andrea Apostolo, well worth a look inside. Then you are ready for the up hill climb……………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 Maurizio…………we were shattered to find there were still more steps to walk up to get to the lighthouse………
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 – 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 D’Este 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 – Easter – wouldn’t you just know it? I called them later to try to book a table for Easter Sunday lunch but they were booked out – again, wouldn’t 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 – and again, wouldn’t 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, I’m not sure if it is still functioning, but it looked like it hasn’t been opened for some considerable time.
The only problem for me at Cacciatore Trattoria was a rather smelly squat toilet, I couldn’t 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 – but there was no cause for alarm – 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 – 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 ‘reserved’ 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
The Christmas tree in the QVB is in place rising up into the dome.
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Some of the sculptures in Mark`s Park at this year`s Sculpture by the Sea on the Bondi to Tamarama Coastal Walk.
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Looking down Barrack St, peeking between the Burberry Building and the old Sydney GPO, now the Fullerton Hotel, at Martin Place getting set up for the Christmas markets.
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The Martin Place Christmas tree is set up, but I am so over seeing it every year with the red and green beach ball look, surely we can have something different occasionally. Looks great for visitors, but if you live here........same old, same old......
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Sydney on weekdays - beautiful blue sky, blue water, I`m settling back into Sydney after returning from London, walked home from work across Sydney Harbour Bridge, I then cheat and catch the bus up the hill from here!!🤣🌞
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Another of my favourites at this year`s Sculpture by the Sea, nice and calming on a day of torrential rain, followed by wild winds, but as it was the last weekend of the exhibition I had to brave it!
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Christmas has come to Sydney!! The Strand Arcade always beautiful anyway, now dressed up in it`s finest festive kit.
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The bombed out ruins of St Dunstan in the East, now a lovely peaceful park, the area around this church was all rebuilt after the war, but this is a nice memorial and a reminder that we shouldn`t do that again...
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The Thames Riverside Walk near Vauxhall Bridge, I caught the tube to Pimlico then walked down to the river on another warm day in London.
1. Lovely old lamp posts along the Riverside Walk near Vauxhall Bridge.
2. The Morpeth Arms on Millbank, a beautiful pub, love the flowers, too early in the day, but looks very inviting.
3. Is it a park bench? Is it a climbing frame? is it a sculpture? I think it is all of these, should be more of them!!
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The Chanel Exhibition at the V&A in South Kensington, London.
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Some of the sculptures along the way from shell man at Tamarama towards Bondi. It was a wild and windy weekend, but at least the rain stopped.
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David Jones Elizabeth Street Store, Sydney Spring Flower Show always attracts attention.
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As I was walking from Canary Wharf tube to the pier, I found this sculpture of Rabbitwoman and Dogman by Gillie and Marc, there is also one in Sydney, scroll down my feed to see that one.
Then I crossed the river on the shuttle ferry to Rotherhithe to begin my walk to Tower Bridge.
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The Prospect of Whitby, the oldest pub in London, built in 1520 - that is 800 years ago, amazing!! Sitting on the banks of the River Thames in the cobbled streets of Wapping.
1. The street front of The Prospect of Whitby.
2. The river side of the pub, when I arrived there the water level was at the top of the steps, by the time I had finished my lunch the tide had gone out, just over an hour later. The noose hanging out there is slightly disconcerting!!
3. Inside the pub
4. The board showing all the Kings and Queens who have reigned since the pub was built, and they have added Charles to this one.
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Popped in to my local for a drink yesterday evening, the Ritz on Piccadilly in London is quite the place 🥂!
1. The front door to the Ritz, complete with very well dressed doormen.
2. The foyer.
3. The centre of the Ritz.
4. In the Rivoli Bar.
5. My cocktail, The Ritz 110, with real gold leaf in it!
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This is the life, a magnificent place to live on the River Thames up past Richmond on the way to Hampton Court. They`ve got the house, the garden, the boat house and a narrow boat tied up out the front🌞
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Along the sculpture walk at Walsh Bay, worth a look before going to the Sydney Theatre.
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David Jones Spring Flower Show, at the Elizabeth St store in Sydney CBD.
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Walking around the streets of Kensington on my way from Kensington Palace to the V&A, love these places, from the mansions to the mews, beautiful....💕
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At Sculpture by the Sea on a wild Sydney weekend, this silver creation was one of my favourites at this year`s exhibition, and in the 3rd photo, looking south past Tamarama and Bronte Beaches at the swirling Ocean and threatening grey skies.
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I found Rabbitwoman and Dogman again at Spitalfields in London, along with a herd of bronze elephants all created by Gilli and Marc. The Herd of Hope was created to raise awareness of the plight of elephants at the hands of poachers in Africa.
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Super clean water in the bay at Tunks Park, looks inviting.....apart from the temperature of it, and the shells that would rip your feet to shreds....but apart from that.....
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A visit to Kew Gardens makes for a very pleasant peaceful day, apart from the fact it is on the flight path to Heathrow! No wonder George lll went mad 🤣😉!!
1. The Elizabeth Gate entrance.
2. The pond in front of The Botanist Restaurant.
3. The Queen`s Garden on the Thames side of Kew Palace.
4. Kew Palace, home of George lll and Queen Charlotte, and their many children.
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This looks like it is upside down, but no, these flowers are all hanging from the ceiling in David Jones Elizabeth Street store at the Spring Flower Show.
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This little dog was in a staring competition with a squirrel sitting at the base of the tree, neither of them moved a muscle, the competition was well under way when ai got there, I watched for 5 or 10 minutes, they had drawn quite a crowd. I have no idea how it ended, but the squirrel can always run up the tree. That little dog was in for the long haul!🤣
2. Gnarly trees along the Birdcage Walk side of St James`s Park.
3. The park gates at The Mall leading up Marlborough Rd to St James`s Palace.
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Walking through London`s Hyde Park, there was sunshine and a bit of rain, that gave me the opportunity to dash over to @harveynichols for lunch, then back into the park.
1. Sculpture Isis on the edge of The Sepentine.
2. The walking path along the south side of The Serpentine under West Carriage Drive.
3. I didn`t see any real horses on my walk in Hyde Park, but this one is part of the memorial to the animals that suffered during the war.
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Little critters on a rock and a very tall whatever that is at this year`s Sculpture by the Sea on the Bondi to Tamarama Coastal Walk.
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Inside the Ricmond Lock, gates closed and the water starting to flood in to raise us up to the water level on the next section of the Thames on our way from Westminster to Hampton Court. There are more pics and info on my website. Click the website link in the bio.
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Sculpture of a little boy, outside what originally a bank building, now the home of Burberry in Sydney, swipe to see the same little boy doing a handstand!!
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On the Walsh Bay Sculpture Walk opposite the Sydney Theatre a variety of sculptures to enhance your walk around the edge of the Harbour.
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Another of London`s really old pubs, this one was rebuilt in 1667 after the Great Fire of London, so must have been there for some years before that!
1. The main entrance to Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese in the Lane.
2. The front of the pub on Fleet St.
3. The list of Kings and Queens who have reigned while this pub has been in business, luckily there is space at the bottom to add Charles lll.
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As the sun sets over Sydney Opera House, shows why this is the golden hour, or maybe the golden 10 minutes at this time of year!! By the time I walked to the northern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge it was dark.
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All Christmas ready in the Strand Arcade in Sydney!!
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Waratah in full bloom along the waters edge at Tunks Park in Sydney. Another magnificent winters day, started off cool and crisp, then beautiful in the sun 🌞
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The Alfresco Emporium at the QVB, all Christmas ready 🎄!!
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The Savoy Hotel on The Strand in London has been one of London`s luxury venues since the late 1800s.
1. The main entrance to The Savoy, the driveway here is the only street in London where you drive on the wrong side of the road.
2. The gold statue of Count Peter stands above the hotel entrance.
3. The Savoy foyer.
4. The American Bar
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You`re not really in London until you see a squirrel, found this little guy enjoying the flowers!! And speaking of flowers.....it`s autumn, not spring, the flowers are amazing St James`s Park.
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After settling into my hotel in London I set off to walk off the jet lag, St James`s Park is one of my favourite London parks. It was quite a warm, overcast day, with 95% humidity, so a really bad hair day!!!
1. Walking down Marlborough Rd towards the park.
2. Deck chairs in the park, (too expensive to sit on, so sitting on the grass next to them is the next bes option🤣) with the Elizabeth Tower, aka Big Ben, peaking over the tree tops.
3. The lake in St James`s Park, looking towards Royal Horse Guards.
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Kookaburra sits on the old park bench.....that`s not really how the song goes, but he wasn`t laughing in an old gum tree at the time!! Just taking in the views on a sunny winters day at Tunks Park in Sydney`s northern suburbs.
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Shopping in Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly in London, one of my favourite stores 🥰.
1. From the top floor looking down through the centre of the store.
2. Piccadilly store front.
3. The cookware department, love the display on the wall.
4. Takeaway yummy things department on.
5, Fortnums Hampers for everyone.
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Another beautiful survivor from the best period of Sydney`s architecture, the Strand Arcade is a lovely example of how a shopping mall used to be!
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More on the Walsh Bay Sculpture Walk, the one in the middle seems to have moved on...!
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This is the entrance to the London Bridge built in the early 1200s, on the north side of the Thames. It is covered in scaffolding and sheets of corrugated tin to protect it from the building going on around it. The current London Bridge is just up the road.
1. Entrance from Lower Thames St, under the tower of St Magnus the Martyr Church.
2. A piece of timber from the old medieval bridge.
3. From the other side of the archway
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Deep blue hydrangeas at the David Jones Spring Flower Show at the Elizabeth Street store.
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The Mayflower Pub at Rotherhithe in London, was the highlight of the Thames Walk, people have been going here for 400 years, and now I`m one of them!! I met the owner`s mum, who lives upstairs, we compared our sore knees 😉! Her dog, Ringo, joined in the conversation, they`re from Liverpool, and no, the rest of the Beatles are not there, just Ringo 🤣 I had delicious fish and chips, and a glass of wine before continuing my walk to Tower Bridge.
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Just flying in for a close up time check on the Sydney Town Hall clock tower. The clock face looks like a mini Big Ben one!
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David Jones Spring Flower Show in the Elizabeth Street store in the Sydney CBD.
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Circular Quay, Sydney`s ferry terminal, don`t know how that big brown box of a building got there, I`m sure it wasn`t there last time I looked!! Good to see the Overseas Shipping Terminal, on the right of the photo, without a gigantic ship in it blocking out the view of ..... everything really!
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So pleased I was out early and beat the crowds that were here later in the day on another warm Autumn day in London.
1. Flower cart at Covent Garden Market.
2. Young ballerina sculpture across Bow St from the Royal Opera House.
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The Ritz is doing extensions, cranes are lowering in the facade of the new part down Arlington St, once the new part is completed, they will be able to do some serious maintenance work on the magnificent original hotel.it`s not easy getting old 😉!
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