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- Bellagio, the crotch of Lago di Como
Headed to Lake Como and the Italian Alps and the town of Bellagio. The winding drive was beautiful but hair-raising much of the time with oncoming drivers zipping around the corner in our lane at high speed. Stopped in Nesso to see the Orrido di Nesso. This involved about a million stairs down to the water to see the famous but imho overrated gorge and waterfall. Had a good lunch in town up on a shady terrace with a great view. Scarier than our drive was finding our rental apartment and our paid parking place through the massive crowds of daytrippers (they didn’t realize they were on an actual road). Did some exploring and grocery shopping. Bellagio is really picturesque, but it’s built on a steep hill so required climbing many stairs. Happily, by late afternoon the crowds had left and our experience improved.