Lake Como or Cinque Terre?

UsToo · March 2012

DH and I have a conference in Rome in September. As our 10th wedding anniversary is 4 days before the start of the conference, we are renewing our wedding vows in Positano before we head up to Rome for the conference.

After the conference we are spending a week in Tuscany and then 4 days in Venice. We have 3-4 days after that before we fly home from Rome.

We can't decided between Lake Como and Cinque Terre. We've never been to either.

Any advice/suggestions please?

Jells2dot0 · March 2012

I really enjoyed the Lake Como region. It's very different from Rome, Venice, etc. We stayed at Villa d'Este and visited Bellagio while there. However, it's in the opposite direction from your flight out of Rome. Not that Cinque Terre is much better, but it's a little better. Just something to consider.

UsToo · March 2012

Thank you for your response. So do you think Como itself is a good place to stay or somewher else around Lake Como?

Jells2dot0 · March 2012

Most people that I know who went there have stayed in either Bellagio or Cernobbio (which is where I stayed). I never actually went to Como the entire time I was there, so don't know much about it. I know there are others on here who have spent more time there. Hopefully they can help!

ktwed09 · March 2012

We visited the Cinque Terre and Lake Maggiore during our trip this past summer. I loved both, but since you have to pick only one, I guess I'd pick the CT. You really can't go wrong with either (bearing in mind that I didn't visit Lake Como itself).

misshouston · March 2012

We spent 4 days at Lake Como last year and really loved it. We stayed in Bellagio and took ferries around to all of the little towns on the lake. We spent a day in Como and enjoyed it for that amount of time, but I wouldn't choose to stay there.

Knitty · March 2012

If you're also going to the Amalfi coast, then I'd go to the lakes.

I'd also look more closely at spending four days in Venice. I've been there twice and both times was ready to be done after a day.

Sibil · March 2012

I was underwhelmed by Como, but I did like Maggiore. Of course, I only day tripped to both of those (when visiting my sister who was living in Milan), so that could be part of it.

However, I agree with Knitty that if you're already doing the amalfi coast, the lakes would be a better contrast, even if I loved CT. Although, tbh, one of my favorite things about CT was the 2 day trip I took up to Torino when the gray rains cancelled my CT hiking plans.

KappaUCF20 · March 2012

We just went to Lake Como in October and loved it (at least when it wasn't foggy... the fog kind of ruins the pretty views lol). You probably can't go wrong either way though. We stayed in Bellagio because we got a killer deal on a nice hotel room there. Then we just took the ferry to all of the other towns nearby. We did a cooking class at Ristorante Il Caminetto, and it was the highlight of our trip. Moreno is so friendly and bent over backwards for us (even drove us to a local castle afterwards). http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187837-d1091635-Reviews-Ristorante_Il_Caminetto_Cookery_Lessons-Varenna_Lake_Como_Lombardy.html Unfortunately I don't have my pictures up yet.

p.s. On my first trip to Italy, I went to Stresa on Lake Maggiore and loved it there too. The scenery was beautiful.

UsToo · March 2012

Thank you all so much for your advice.

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