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Cute little town, nice restaurants dotted around. Great mountain views and walks close by. Amazing gelato. Only negative was no supermarket so had to travel to another town by ferry to get supplies.
We went off season so most restaurants were closed but we loved it! Much preferred over Menaggio and Bellagio. Consider day trip tickets. Easy to get to and from ferries. Loved Royal Victoria Hotel for pizzas and dessert.
Great for a very romantic trip right after Christmas - most of the people are gone then and you get an entire Italian village for yourself. Enjoy late night walks through empty, narrow streets with your better half! Also, spectacular views of the lake, surrounded by snowy mountains, ferry trips between the villages, train right through the mountains and delicious coffee. Be sure to visit amazing villas and their incredible gardens. Milano, Bergamo & St. Moritz are an hour train ride away
Charming mountain village, with trekking ways to the mountain, a beautiful "pasarela" over tus lake with magic bars and restaurants that surprise with their quality. You can take the ferry to visit other little villas, there's a castle with a panoramic route. Really great place.
I can’t wait to go back👏👏Winter time is a great time to visit. Less tourists therefore you can appreciate the small quaint streets and alleyways better. Plenty of eating places open out of season. Public transport is amazing.
Loved Varenna beautiful village very pretty. Wherever we ate was good - & views to die for. Bella Lake Como. Ferry service was excellent from here making getting over to Bellagio & other villages easy. We did a day trip on the Bernina express from Varenna up to St Moritz & back which was a full day on the trains but very enjoyable. You are able to organise tickets through the information office at the train station and the girls there were very helpful.
“Clean, crisp and beautifully decorated. Perfect location for exploring Varenna town. Our host Diana was delightful and had all the info to help us explore Lake Como. The room was an airy and light and just perfect place to stay. We didn't want to leave!! Thank you Diana from both of us!!”
“We were greeted by Simone at check in with a welcome drink and snack, very much apprecited after a long day of travel! The apartment is lovely and has a great view from the balcony. Breakfast was great. Varenna was the perfect location to explore Lake Como. Beautiful views, lots of nice restaurants, not as busy as Bellagio but a close ferry ride away for shopping.”
“Everything, the view, the staff, the room. The hotel is perfect to enjoy Varenna and the lake”
“My partner and I stayed here for our honeymoon and it was a lovely place. Great location, staff were all lovely and helpful. They even gave us a bottle of sparkling wine as we were just married. The room was cleaned daily, and was at the front of the hotel with a beautiful balcony view. I would highly recommend staying here if you are looking for somewhere in Varenna.”
“There were two things I loved about Villa Cipressi: its situation in a beautiful old garden on the edge of Lake Como (complete with cypresses) and the stunning view of the lake from the windows in our room. The room was comfortable but not outstanding in its presentation; the view, however, more than compensated! It was a reasonable walk from the train station to the hotel, and there were plenty of restaurants close by in the town, and right on the lake. Varenna is also a great place to access ferries for day trips on the lake.”