The weather is getting colder all over the world and with temperatures reaching below zero sometimes, “vacation” is not what most people think about. The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think of winter is curling up with thick blankets, good books, a cheerful fire and hot chocolate. Packing a suitcase,…
[Image: Porlezza as seen from Mote Generoso. source: http://ilgiorno.campionatodigiornalismo.it/2015/04/15/porlezza-la-grande-bellezza] Porlezza, The great Beauty PORLEZZA is a town located on the Italian side of Lake Lugano, in Lombardy. This year the town was runner-up in the entire Province of Como for the number of tourists who visited it. The name of the town, derived from Latin and meaning “harbor…
It’s a new year and we’re excited! We’re excited because we finally prepared and opened our newest property to the public. You can now book a villa (complete with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a garden!) in a quaint little village overlooking lake Como. We are also having a special sale for our Facebook fans…
[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…
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…
Porlezza is accessible by public transport but most tourists who get to the area drive there, either with their own cars or with a rental car they pick up at the airport. Now, you may have heard some horror stories about driving in Italy but not all of them are true. Still many tourists can’t…
Pittoreske Häuschen mit roten Ziegeldächern und alten Kirchtürme inmitten des wunderschönen Valsolda-Tals – der Seegegend Norditaliens, nicht weit von den unberührten italienischen Alpen entfernt.Das Städtchen Porlezza liegt zwar in Italien, grenzt jedoch an die Schweiz und verbindet die Landschaften der Schweizer Alpen mit der lebendigen Atmosphäre, dem Charm und dem bunten Leben Italiens. Die Stadt…
Today we want to take you to a magical place. While we believe that the entire area of Porlezza and the whole of the Lombrady region for that matter is magical, there is one place that you simply must not miss on any trip to Northern Italy – Bellagio. Bellagio is a small town (population:…
Porlezza Avec ses habitations pittoresques, ses toits en ardoises rouges et son vieux clocher, Porlezza se trouve au sœur de l’ensorcelante vallée de Valsoda – dans la région des lacs du Nord de l’Italie – au pied des sublimes Alpes italiennes. Quoique du coté italien de la frontière, la bourgade de Porlezza jouxte la Suisse,…
Appartements de vacances au cœur de la vieille ville A un jet de pierre des rives du lac, au cœur du centre de la vieille ville de Porlezza, vous êtes invités à la résidence Rezia 9.Nous vous proposons 4 somptueux appartements dans la même demeure, pouvant accommoder entre 2 et 6 personnes. La demeure date…