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travel /ˈtravəl/ (verb) to take a journey, especially of some length, or abroad
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villa d’este | lake como | cernobbio, italyphoto credit leading hotels of the worldtraveling to villa d’este on lake como in cernobbio, italy could certainly be described as a journey to a luxurious location. lake como, located about an hour north of milan, is shaped like an inverted Y. alto como, the upper leg of the lake, intersects with the lower legs of the lake, lecco to the east and como to the west, at the town of bellagio, located on the punto (point) at the center of the lake.
map of lake comophoto credit navigazione laghiwhen visiting athens for the first time, a greek friend recommended putting everything into perspective by hiking to the top of philopappos hill, near the acropolis, first. when visiting lake como for the first time, taking guided tour of the park at villa serbelloni in bellagio, puts everything into perspective. the views of all three legs of the lake are spectacular. but, the town of bellagio could only be described as turistico. view of alto como from the park at villa serbelloni in bellagiothe town of menaggio is on the left, and the town of varenna is on the rightphoto credit lisa walsh | innerspace
view of the lower legs of lake como from the park at villa serbelloni in bellagiothe lecco leg of the lake is on the left, and the como leg of the lake is on the rightphoto credit lisa walsh | innerspacevilla serbelloni is now split into two properties, the rockefeller foundation bellagio center, which promotes the ‘well-being of humanity’ by supporting the work of scholars, artists, thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners through conferences and residency programs, and the grand hotel villa serbelloni. many of the other 17th-19th century villas located on the como leg of the lake, such as villa del balbianello in lenno, villa carlotta in tremezzo, or villa melzi in bellagio, also feature spectacular parks and botanical gardens.  villa del balbianello | lenno, italyphoto credit c majno villa carlotta | tremezzo, italyphoto credit villa carlotta villa melzi | bellagio, italyphoto credit scott l robertsonand, villa d’este is no exception. villa d’este is located in cernobbio, a town at the southern end of the como leg of the lake. a most convenient location considering that my husband, bob, and i are explorers instead of resort goers. even so, we couldn’t resist lounging by the hotel pool, which floats on lake como, every evening before dinner at a restaurant recommended by an italian friend. (grazie mille…)  floating pool | villa d’este | lake como | cernobbio, italyphoto credit lisa walsh | innerspacevilla d’este was built in 1568 as the summer residence of cardinal tolomeo gallio from como. it was transformed into a luxury hotel in 1873 by combining the cardinal’s villa with adjoining properties.  cardinal building | villa d’este | cernobbio, italyphoto credit italianvisits.comwe arrived at villa d’este the day after the formula 1 grand prix in monza. (strategic planning…) so, our lake view room in the cardinal building was upgraded to a lake view suite. (lucky us…)
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