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To Appreciate the Tranquility in the Lake of Como

March 12th, 2010 -- Posted in travelling | No Comments »

Lake Coml (Lago Di Como) is one of the most famous lakes in Alps area in north Italy. For its incomparable beauty, it is considered the back garden of Milan. It is 40 kilometers far away from Milan, 31 kilometers in length and 5 in width. The north-south lake surrounded by mountains sinks to mudles. With a lake sea level of about 200 meters, it is higher from east to north and lower from west to south. Many places by the lake are cliffs. And the Alps in the north of the lake is like a wall.

By the lakeside mostly planted grape, ficus carica linn(fig), olive and chestnut trees;in the lake are salmon, trout and other fish. You Know What? I Bought a Luxurious links of london for My Mother at a Very Low Price Off the lakeshore built many villas and parks, making lake area a tourist resort. For regular tourists, Italy is a country rich in beautiful sites. Such as good sunshine of Toscana, the mystery of Sicily, the essence of Renaissance in Florence, modern fashion of Milan, and Roman, Venice as well, which all make tourists heartstring.

But seldom travel guides with a lot of travel places make their mention to Lago Di Como which is in the north of Italy. Lake Como has always been renowned as the most beautiful lakes in Italy, there are so many bookmen to praise her in poems, such as: Dante, Shelley, Lawrence. Her beauty has even inspired some renowned musicians like Liszt Verdi.

Besides the beautiful lake and mountains, the luxury villas at lakeside give a unique flavor to Lake Como. That is the reason that why it absorbed many famous people to purchase their mansions there with a great deal of money, Pavarotti, George Clooney and Versace… are all on the long name list. Luxury villa usually has its own bank inside, the paparazzl always swarm around with the lens paddling a little boat. Compare with the famous big style villa aloft, the towns which are built around the Lake Como have another lively scene.

Bellagio is situated upon the extreme cape of the region that divides the Lake Como in two bifurcations. Backed by the mountain and embraced by the lake, it was built as a small city. Look upwards onto the hillside along the lakeshore, you can see some stone paths stretching upward interspersed with all kinds of small specific stores selling local traditional handicrafts, varicolored silk fabrics and gleaming glass wares. A wide variety of traditional craft products attract you very much when walking among the numerous small shops in Bellagio. Being made by hands and by family traditional skills, they are more comfortable and warmer than any modern stuffs.

Fragrance of coffee and cheese waft over from open-air coffee bars and restaurants. Every afternoon and dusk, it’s the noisiest time of the town, tourists comes from different places will kill warm time or enjoy the view on the boat. On the weekend, family tours from other cities around Bellagio are much more than tourists from other countries. So it is no wonder that Lago Di Como is called the back garden of Milan.

At night, stars kindle the small town, you will only hear the sound of wind blowing and water lapping except the sound of your footsteps if you walk in the street. Has it not been for the singing from the bars along the winding bank, you may really lose in the illusion of Middle Age. The popular Fusion in fashion can be seen in Como, you can feel Italy and Switzerland and fusion in this Lake.

Landscape and Lakeview that are typical of Switzerland are seen here. Serene and smooth, it is as beautiful as silk but in no lack of Italian’s boiling passion. Italian’s brisk words and bright smiles are occasionally heard in the serenity of waters and mountains. In Como, quietness and noisiness, leisure life and striking beauty are perfectly matched.