General
Varenna is a charming lakeside town located on a promontory opposite the fork where Lake Como and Lake Lecco divide. Much less touristy than its nearby neighbour Bellagio, it is peaceful, very quaint and quite idyllic - a garden town framed by green wooded hills and misty blue lake. Cobbled slopes revealing secret lake views are interspersed with bright bougainvillaea, cypress and pine trees. Muted birdsong and the distant hum of a lake steamer are the only sounds. The 16th century Villa Monastero has a classically Italian formal garden and is well worth a morning or afternoon spent in its cool Eden-like symmetry.

Location
Casa Varenna is a two minute walk from the main square, grandly overlooked by The Royal Victoria Hotel, and where payable car parking is available. We recommend clients park here on arrival then utilise a free car park about 100 metres away. Our two newly furnished apartments are both on the first floor of an individually owned palazzo. Next door is a hotel which clients may use for breakfast or just a quiet drink with those views as our backdrop. From Casa Varenna’s main entrance and hallway there are steps or a lift.

Layout
The entrance leads into a short passageway then a kitchen corner with 4 gas ring hob, oven, sink unit, fridge, washing machine and spin dryer. A coolly tasteful and beamed sitting/dining room with sofa bed and a small balcony with lake views framed by pinky red bougainvillaea and pine trees. One double bedded room with fabulous lake views. Shower room, WC etc. The pictures on this page were taken at this property but are not necessarily of the apartment/cottage described here. There is a final cleaning charge of Euro 100, payable locally.