No parking on land, so take the ferry

On the ferry between Bellagio & Varenna

Waiting to drive off ferry at Varenna
(Texas license plate- is that legal?)

BELLAGIO & VARENNA, Italy - A frustrating day trying to find parking in Bellagio, the most popular village on Lake Como, and even more popular on a gorgeous sunny day on the last weekend in August. After 20 minutes or so of driving around town unsuccessfully trying to find a spot, we decided to go to Plan B: drive on one of the ferries that criss-crosses the lake and head to another town. Luckily, one was due in a matter of minutes and headed to Varenna, another one of our favorite towns in northern Italy.

Parking wasn't much better in Varenna but we finally found a spot and wandered around town, re-living our past visit there and enjoying the scenery from this vantage point on the Lake.