Lakeside walk from Dongo to Gravedona
There is a ‘dirt path’ walk between Dongo and Gravedona, by the side of the lake. It’s either three or four kilometres long, depending on which description you read, but somehow doesn’t seem that far when you walk it. At various points along the path there are tables and seating, where you can have a [...]
St Gothard Passed
San Gottardo is a church on the mountainside about two hundred metres above Dongo. Setting off to walk there, we got lost and passed it without seeing it, ending up about twice as high as we should have been (somewhere near Switzerland, I think). This is what happens when you forget to take the map [...]
Pilgrims’ Progress
We’ve spent a lot of the time at Lake Como walking. It’s ironic that when you use public transport, you seem to end up walking a lot. But over and above that, we picked up details of routes from the brilliant tourist information office in Menaggio and just walked for the sake of walking. Well, [...]
