Bellagio, Italy Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Cradled by cypress-spiked hills on the tip of the triangle separating Como's two "legs", BELLAGIO has been called the most beautiful town in Italy. With a promenade planted with oleanders and limes, fin-de-siècle hotels painted shades of butterscotch, peach and cream, and a hilly old centre of steep cobbled streets and alleyways – to say nothing of its tremendous location – it's easy to see why Bellagio has become so popular. These days, however, the cobbled streets are lined with upmarket souvenir shops and village life very much plays second fiddle to the tourists. The … more »