Bellagio, the pearl of Lake Como. Victoria’s guide to Villa Melzi, the stepped lanes, Punta Spartivento, ferries, hotels and where to eat.
Bellagio
Lake Como – The Sound of a Riva
There is a particular sound that means summer to me, and it is not birdsong or church bells but the low, patient burble of a wooden Riva easing out of its boathouse while the water is still the colour of…
Bellagio – the First Day
There is a particular quiet that comes off a lake. It is not the quiet of the sea, which is really only distance. It is closer than that, held in by the mountains, the way a room holds a conversation…
