Argegno holiday apartment rental with walking, beach/lake nearby, log fire, balcony/terrace, TV, DVD

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Apartment Argegno (apartment)

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This luxury apartment with breathtaking views is located only 400m from the beautiful lakeside village of Argegno with numerous bars, restaurants, shops and a busy passenger ferry port to take you all around the lake. A trip to the local panifico is a must, as is the local home made ice cream from Zoe's in the piazzo. Enjoy a morning espresso on the balcony or take a stroll to one of the many lakeside cafe's in the village.

We are located about 6 mins away from the village centre with a very safe pedestrian path, taking you down through the heart of the village with narrow cobbled lanes and archways, past the local panifico with aromas of
freshly baked bread and leaving you in the middle of the Piazza where you can get fantastic ice cream made on the premises at Zoë’s. The village has a small mini market to provide you with all the basics .There is a bank with international cash machine, a small harbor with marina, fishing tackle shop, cable-car station to take you into the mountains to the village of Pigra where you can have the experience of Como from the sky (cable cars run every half hour with a break from 12- 2).The village has it own pebble beach with an adjoining pizzeria where you can hire sun loungers etc.or fish to your hearts content.

There are numerous small bars in the village and a fantastic selection of restaurants and snack bars and in the surrounding areas (La Grillia 2km up the road that the property is on ,is our favourite with great value in a beautiful rustic Italian setting).Café Colombo is a tiny beautiful wine bar in the corner of the square with Italian 'tapas' and snacks available all day and a great atmosphere at night .There is a new restaurant, recently opened in the village piazzo beside the fountain , called La Piazzetta which serves a wide selection of food .
In winter a chef from a top local restaurant is available to come to the apartment and prepare a delightful gourmet Italian meal for you. Ideal for special occasions or a romantic treat.

Drinks on the balcony at sunset	Views from the living room
Cosy nights in	Master bedroom

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The Lombardy / Lake Como Area

Lake Como is easily accessible by air, road and rail, which makes it an ideal location for holidays, weekends and short breaks. Italian life around the Lake starts very early (the local bakery is usually sold out of most of its bread by eight thirty) and ends quite early with dinner starting at about 7and bars closing around midnight . Also
everywhere is very child friendly .Italy is strictly no-smoking indoors.

Getting your timing right is very important as most shops close from 12.30 until 3 and most restaurants finish serving lunch at 2 with not another bite to be got until about 5 when they fire up their pizza ovens.There is a small shop in the village where you can get most of the basics but I suggest you stop off in Bennet Shopping Centre in Como Nord (you will drive past it on your way to the apartment from the airport) where there is
a very large supermarket which will cater for all of your needs.


With regard to place to visit top priority is a slow ferry on the lake to anywhere ! Best places are Bellagio (a must for lunch ),Menaggio, Como lakefront (also great for shopping with a flea market on Thursday mornings
and all day Saturday. There is a small food market in Argegno on Monday mornings where you can get fresh meat ,fish veg and locally produced cheeses.

You must visit some of the villas with the most popular being Villa Carlotta which has beautiful gardens and is open to the public . You may want to take the cable car to Pigra.The view from there is amazing.
This operates every 30 mins until noon and resumes at 2 . There is a small restaurant in Pigra. We have included some information leaflets in the 'Va Bene' folder with regard to places to visit . Of course Switzerland is only 30 mins drive away and Lake Lugano is well worth a visit.

For some retail therapy I would recommend Bellagio with current Milan fashions and some good bargains to be had in Italian designer sunglasses, handbags etc. Como is famous in the region for its silk. There is a huge outlet centre called Foxtown (info on net) just over the border in Switzerland (15 mins from Como) where the Milanese go to do serious shopping. Don't forget to bring your passport.

Argegno area

We are located about 6 mins away from the village centre with a very safe pedestrian path, taking you down through the heart of the village with narrow cobbled lanes and archways, past the local panifico with aromas of
freshly baked bread and leaving you in the middle of the Piazza where you can get fantastic ice cream made on the premises at Zoë’s.

The village has a small mini market to provide you with all the basics .There is a bank with international cash machine, a small harbor with marina, fishing tackle shop, cable-car station to take you into the mountains to the village of Pigra where you can have the experience of Como from the sky (cable cars run every half hour with a break from 12- 2).The village has it own pebble beach with an adjoining pizzeria where you can hire sun loungers etc.or fish to your hearts content. There are numerous small bars in the village and a
fantastic selection of restaurants and snack bars and in the surrounding areas (La Grillia 2km up the road that the property is on ,is our favourite with great value in a beautiful rustic Italian setting).Café Colombo is a
tiny beautiful wine bar in the corner of the square with Italian 'tapas' and snacks available all day and a great atmosphere at night .There is a new restaurant, recently opened in the village piazzo beside the fountain ,
called La Piazzetta which serves a wide selection of food . The village lies on the main lakeside road and therefore is on the main bus route up and down the lake .It also has a ferry port stop for passenger
ferries (both slow ferry and hydrofoil) and these are a great way of seeing the lake which is at its best when viewed from the water.

You can get daily rambler tickets so you can hop on and off at your leisure .Bellagio is one town not to miss. Taxis are available from Como town but these can be expensive so it is better to rely of public transport which is both inexpensive and reliable. Car hire is recommended as you need to explore the
lake to optimize your time there although we prefer to laze on the balcony with a bottle of locally produced Pinot Grigio and just watch the world pass by.

How to get there

Lake Como is easily accessible by air, road and rail, which makes it an ideal location for holidays, weekends and short breaks.
By air
Various airports and airlines serve the Milan/Como area as follows:
Milan Linate - approx. 1 hour from Como town – airlines include Alitalia, BA, Easyjet. There is a bus service into central Milan from where you can pick up a train to Como.
Milan Malpensa - slightly nearer than Linate and just 40 minutes from Como town - airlines include Alitalia, Lufthansa, KLM, BA. There is a twice-daily direct bus service to Como and along the lakeside as far as Menaggio. There is also a train station at the airport or buses into central Milan.
Milan Bergamo – approx. 1 hour 15 mins from Como town - airlines include Ryan Air. There is a bus service to Bergamo rail station, from where you can get trains to Milan and Como.
And further away, but still accessible, Verona, Venice and Turin.
By train click here to go to Italian train timetables - www.trenitalia.com
Depending on where you are staying on the Lake, there are 2 train stations in Como, a main station Como S. Giovanni, with a regular bus service to all parts of the lake and a smaller one, Como Nord Lago, which is directly by the lakeside and links in with ferry timetables. For other parts of the lake, you can get trains to Varenna, from where you can link into ferry timetables.
It is also possible to get trains from all over Italy to Como, via Milan bringing Genoa, Venice, Florence, Pisa and many other cities within easy reach.
By car - Self-drive
Como and the Lake are easily accessible from all of the above airports, with a modern motorway network (A9) bringing you directly to Como town and then lake-side roads taking you to your chosen destinations. We supply complete directions by car our property.
The address for the apartment is 27 via per Scighnano ,Argegno ,Como.
Post code for Argegno is 22010
Google Maps link http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.937833,9.126903&spn=0.003671,0.010836&z=17&om=1

Activities near Argegno

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The apartment has 2 large double bedrooms with queen sized beds and a daybed in each. The large lounge has an L-shaped double sofabed, TV, DVD player, playstation, hi fi. Meals can be taken in the formal dining area or out on the large wraparound balcony.
The apartment has gas central heating as well as a traditional log fire. Hot water is provided on demand from the gas boiler. There are two large bedrooms each containing a queen sized bed and a single daybed, which can convert to a double if needed. The kitchen is
a brand new traditional kitchen fully equipped for all budding Italian master chefs. Drinking the water is fine as it comes from the alpine reservoirs. There is a utility room with washing machine, gas boiler andstorage. The bathroom has been newly tiled with Italian marble floor and wall tiles .It has a bath/shower bidet w.c and sink with large vanity unit with large mirror (great for make up, so I am told). The living room has a table that can seat 6, L-shaped sofa that converts into a double bed, single armchair, TV, DVD, hi fi, playstation. There is a satellite dish that is pointed at the astra satellite so bring your sky viewer card if you feel you
can't do without your weekly fix of TV, also very handy for children .The balcony is large enough to dine on. Every window has great lake views with the best reserved for the picture window in the living room and the two windows in themaster bedroom.

Further details outdoors:
The property is in a typical Italian house (three floors, each with a self-contained apartment) Ours is on the second floor, to reach it, you have to walk down about 20 steps .It is on a private road that is exclusively for the use of the residents in the house which is gated. There is one parking space on this road for the apartment

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	28 Sep 08	1 Nov 08	800£  645	0-	0-	Flexible
	1 Nov 08	20 Dec 08	700£  565	0-	0-	Flexible
Christmas and ski season	20 Dec 08	4 Jan 09	1000£  806	0-	0-	Flexible
	4 Jan 09	5 Apr 09	700£  565	0-	0-	Flexible
	5 Apr 09	19 Apr 09	1000£  806	0-	0-	1 Week
	19 Apr 09	3 May 09	900£  726	0-	0-	1 Week
	3 May 09	31 May 09	1100£  887	0-	0-	1 Week
	31 May 09	30 Aug 09	1500£  1,210	0-	0-	1 Week
	30 Aug 09	27 Sep 09	1400£  1,129	0-	0-	1 Week
	27 Sep 09	1 Nov 09	900£  726	0-	0-	Flexible
	1 Nov 09	20 Dec 09	700£  565	0-	0-	Flexible
	20 Dec 09	3 Jan 10	1000£  806	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.

Cleaning €70

Contact by e-mail. 20% by time of booking.

Balance 8 weeks prior to arrival. A fully refundable security deposit of 200 euros to be paid to agent on arrival. This will be returned on last day .

Preferred payment method -Credit Card

Check- in no later than 9 pm.

Guestbook

Everything exceeded our expectations. The apartment was stunning, all the little touches made it home from home. The view is hopefully imprinted on my mind forever.Thank you for letting us share a little bit of your heaven. Christine
We had a fabulous time in Lake Como. You are so lucky to have such a fantastic apartment. The view was outstanding, and we are missing it already! We would love to go back one day - even my daughter is impressed by all our photos and says she'd like to go! It will be a holiday we will always remember.
Many thanks for everything.Caroline and Mervyn
At the risk of becoming repetative I now truly understand the meaning of' 'breathtaking views'and having travelled up and down the lake I believe this view is best.The apartment is beautiful having everything you could wish for. Christine and Kate.
The view from the balcony is somthing you only dream of,to wake up to it everydayis like winning the lottery.Thank you for allowing us a memorable holiday and a chance to share in your little piece of heaven.Yvonne ,Liam and Phyllis

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Name:	David Ross
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