It’s not that Porlezza lacks bars and cafes and places to go to in the evening, but this bar is something else indeed! It’s a real wine bar – a haven (and a heaven!) for wine lovers and it’s right next to our apartments! When you turn from the alley to the left in via…
A few weeks ago Jay commented on our first Gelato post telling us that Panna e Cioccolato in Mennagio had been closed and is now operated by someone else under the name Frio. Jay thought they had good gelato. We had to check for ourselves. We just got back from our visit to Porlezza and…
[Image credit: Pizzoccheri Valtellinesi. by Emiko Davis] Pizzoccheri is one of Lombardy’s typical winter pasta dishes. It usually consists of flat short tagliatelle noodles, made from buckwheat flour and common to the area of Valtellina in Northern Italy (the east shore of Lake Como). The buckwheat flour gives them a greyish color and they are easily…
Summer 2014 promo prices for holiday rentals in Porlezza With Summer approaching fast and our apartments already getting booked, we’ve decided to start a special summer promotion for early birds! This summer, your perfect vacation on the lake shore in Northern Italy isn’t just a dream anymore! We’ve cut our prices and you can enjoy…
Cycling has always been popular in Europe but it has been gaining more and more popularity all over the world. It is fun, it is healthy and it is better for the environment than driving a car (not to mention cheaper and no parking issues!). There are many amazing cycling locations all around Europe and…
Not everyone knows that the months of February and March are “carnival” season in Italy (similarly to other places in the world). Usually when people think of “festival” or “carnival” and “Italy” in the same sentence they think of the mask festival in Venice. Little do most people know that all throughout Italy and its…