Bellagio--"The Pearl of the Lario"

Bellagio is right in the triangle where the 2 branches of Lake Como come together.  It was chosen as a residence since ancient times by authors, artists and poets fascinated by the spectacular view and climate.  We were impressed by that fact, but today we came to shop.
We got our tickets and boarded the ferry for Bellagio at the Villa Carlotta stop near our apartment.

It's probably the most beautiful and most upscale of all the little towns around the lake.

There are grand hotels, wonderful restaurants and shops!

The narrow passageways are hardly big enough for a car to drive through, but they do.

Joy and I checked out as many shops as we could before meeting the guys for lunch.

We did take time to peak into the church.  The 12th century church is the Bacilica of San Giacomo renovated in the 17th century.

Rick picked out a great place for lunch called la Punta (The Point) as it was on the farthest point of Bellagio.

There were people picnicking on the grass just beyond the restaurant.

We had an excellent lunch of assorted fish from the lake, but time to move on.

There was only a little time left to finish up some last minute shopping before we had to get back on the ferry for our return trip.

Tonight we prepared a yummy dinner of veggies and a nice white wine.

What a way to end a delightful day.