Why visit Torino, a charming little town close to the Swiss border? How about vineyards, apple farms, lakes, mountains, a beautiful cathedral, archaeological sites, cobbled streets and a train station from which you can board a single gauge train? Are those reasons enough?
Enroute from Milan, we stopped at Orrido di Bellano, to view the gorge and waterfall,then headed to Varenna for lunch alongside Lake Como. Dinner was in the wine cellar of a restored old Torino villa.
The first two days were great and action packed, but the BEST day was the third, when we boarded the Bernina Express. Theoretically, we could have ridden it all the way to St. Mortitz, but instead we disembarked in Diavolezza to take a cable car part way up the mountain to a terrace and restaurant.
The view was spectacular from there, but some of us wanted an even better glimpse of the glacier, so off we went. I was very glad I had packed my hiking boots, because we had to get past a couple of icy patches to reach the summit.
What a great place for a photo op!
Destination NOW 
See any windsurfers on Lake Como?
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No wind surfers—-just ferries and private boats. Maybe too late in the season?
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Fabulous landscape! Thanks for the great photos.
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Thanks, Nancy. We are having much better weather than we had in Iceland, although today we had rain for the first time.
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Gorgeous! Lake Como has been on my travel list for a while… after seeing your photos, it’s moved up a bit.
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