Mandello del Lario

We woke this morning in Nesso and spent the morning driving around part of Lake Como. The drive was amazing, one of the most scenic roads, narrow, winding its way along the lake, tight corners, DH was enjoying ever minute of the drive. We stopped and took pictures and just enjoyed the moments. 

"il dolce far niente"

The sweetness of doing nothing.

We drove around the lake to our 

destination for today, Mandello del Lario. A small town on the shores of the lake. We picked up some mini pizzas and ate lunch on a bench over looking the water. We wandered town, stopped for a coffee and tea and killed time till 3pm, when the Moto Guzzi Museum opened for an hour. The purpose of stopping in this part of Italy.

The iconic red door to the factory. The museum had tons of bikes starting from their first in 1921 onwards. DH enjoyed looking at them all. 

Having learned the hard way that when you are outside of tourist hell, it is harder to find places to eat DH and I went to the local store and bought some bread, meat, cheese and olives for dinner.

Tonight we are sleeping in a very small B&B in Maggiana. A mediaeval village with a tower. The B&B has been restored and modernized and is quiet nice. The old village is charming but there isn't anything up here for food or beverage tonight as the one Cafe is closed on Tuesday. Good thing we had stopped in town already for food!

Lake Como is a beautiful area, especially if you like tight roads. Would be amazing on a motorcycle for sure!