Bellagio holiday apartment rental, Lezzeno with walking, beach/lake nearby, disabled access, rural retreat, TV

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Apartment Magnolia (apartment)

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Apartment Magnolia is an apartment in a lakefront villa which delivers wondrous views and a chance to sample life in a typical Italian village. The living room, the kitchen, the furnished patio and the garden enjoy this non stop view. Both bedrooms have got screened windows and lake view.

Village life comes with the usual sounds , because the villa is situated in the centre of the village. Within a 2 minutes walk, a lakeside restaurant serve up typical Italian dishes and pizzas.They also rent kajaks and canoes. An in town sports complex offers a swimming pool and a tennis court. Just 500 yards away is a boat service with motorboats for hire. The bus stop is 80 yards away, while boats and hydrofoils leave and arrive from the landing stage, 200 yards away.

view from the garden	view from the sitting room
the patio	the villa on the shore of the lake

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The Lombardy / Lake Como Area

Lake Como lies wholly in the region of Lombardy, which occupies the Po Plain and is a somewhat varied region whithin whose vast confinement we find areas of flat land, mighty peaks, gentle undulating hills, enchanting lakes and numerous revers.

Thanks to its rich natural heritage, Lombardy has undergone extensive economic development throughout the centuries, first as an agricultural region then as a highly developped- industrial area. The many towns, scattered over the countryside, were important banking and trading centres in Medioeval and Renaissance times and spread the name of the Lombard?s all ove Europe.

Cypresses, pines and palm trees grow along the shores of Lake Como , laurel on the rocks, vines, olives and lemons on the sunny slopes.
Flowers start blooming in March with daffondils and lily-of-the-valley. The higlight in April and May are the spectacular colours of azaleas, rhododendros and camellias. Roses, oleander and hydrangeas bloom from June to September. The beauty of the parks and gardens are enhaced by magnificent warm autumn colours from the end of September and for the whole of October.
The luxuriance of plant and flowers is favoured by a temperate and mild climate. The averange winter-temperature does not fall below 6-7°C, while the summer-temperature does not exceed 25-30°C which are mitigated in the afternoon by a light breeze, typical of Lake Como.
The local cuisine is based on many typical dishes of Lake area and the surrouding region.
The Como area is famous for its ancient tradition of its silk industry: don't forget to visit the famous Silk Museum in Como.

Summer evening entertainment offers in every village musical concerts, choral and instrumental performances both open-air or in characteristic buildings or churches. Various folk festivals and daily musical entertainment in bars, cafès and restaurants.

Bellagio / Lezzeno area

Lezzeno is a nice village on the shores of Lake Como, on the way from Como to Bellagio( 5 kms. from Bellagio). With its many hamlets scattered along the shore of the Lake and at the foot of the mountains, Lezzeno is also a renowned residential centre. At the end of the village, on the last stretch of road before Bellagio, you can see the "Sassi Grosgalli". These are scenic cliffs that jut out over the lake and they are full of crevices caused by the erosion of the waters.

We know that the area was already inhabited in Roman times from a fragment of a tombstone slab in tha wall of the parish bell tower with an inscription from the 1st-2nd century A.D.
The church of S.Quirico and S.Giulitta was built in the 16th century but was subsequently renovated, Oratorio della Madonna dei Ceppi dates back to the 14th century.
Antica Strada Regia: before the main road was built this path connected Como to Bellagio. Restored last year,the path is clean and well maintained with lots of signs to show the way. Wonderful views can be enjoied from here.
Lezzeno is also an important centre of craftsmanship. Iron wire and metal nets are produced here and it also has shipyards.

To shop for groceries and consumables, there are several small grocers, fruit stores and butchers along Lezzeno's main road. There are also some restaurants and pizzerias where you can find a list of the tipycal dishes of these area: popular first courses are different types of risottos and pasta and for second courses lake fish as well as meat are a popular choice.

How to get there

Transatlantic and intereuropean closest airports:
*Milan Malpensa Airport ,
*Milan Linate Airport ,
*Bergamo Orio al Serio,
*Lugano Airport

Cars:
They are available from www.butgetrentacar.com, Europecar, Hertz, Argushire

Take the Highways A9 Milan-Como Chiasso. Exit in Como SOUTH (Sud) and follow the direction COMO CENTRE or BELLAGIO. When you are in the Centre of Como, follow the direction Bellagio

Trains:
Milano - Chiasso Como San Giovanni
Ferrovie Nord Milano-Saronno-Como Lago
Outside the two train stations there is a bus stop:
Catch the bus COMO - BELLAGIO C30 and get off in Lezzeno. The bus stop is 100 mt. far from the house.

Buses:
Local buses run regularly every hour from Como: Line COMO - BELLAGIO C30.

Taxis:
they are also available from the airports and from the train stations in Como

Ferries:
From Como by Hydrofoil or boat : line Como-Bellagio-Colico, get off in Lezzeno, 300 mts. from the house

Activities near Bellagio

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Furnished in a relaxed, trditional manner, Apartment Magnolia is 100 sqm large, it has got a bright and airy sitting room and a fully furnished new kitchen with microwave oven, dishwasher, cooker, oven, fridge and freezer. The furnishing are comfortable and uncluttered. The bedrooms with screened windows are very large and an extra bed or cot can be added if required. The washing machine is in the bathroom.
Walk a few level feet from the parking area to the entrance. The apartment is on one level.

Further details outdoors:
The garden and the patio overlooking the lake are well furnished with tables, chairs, deck chairs and barbecue. There is a direct access to the beach and to the lake, in which you can swim.

Further details

The owner speaks English fluently and is on hand to answer any questions and to provide you with information about the area.

Conditions

Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
During the winter and cold time, heating is not included and it will cost Euro 1.00 pro unit.
Prices are for four people - please email us if your group is larger

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
October	28 Sep 08	1 Nov 08	550£ 500	0-	0-	3 Nights
March- April	14 Mar 09	9 Apr 09	600£ 545	0-	0-	4 Nights
Easter	9 Apr 09	16 Apr 09	700£ 636	0-	0-	1 Week
April - May	16 Apr 09	30 May 09	600£ 545	0-	0-	4 Nights
June	30 May 09	27 Jun 09	700£ 636	0-	0-	1 Week
July - August	27 Jun 09	29 Aug 09	800£ 727	0-	0-	1 Week
September	29 Aug 09	1 Oct 09	700£ 636	0-	0-	1 Week
October	1 Oct 09	31 Oct 09	600£ 545	0-	0-	4 Nights
November _December	31 Oct 09	21 Dec 09	450£ 409	0-	0-	4 Nights

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

Winter heating is payable locally (Euro 1.00 pro unit).

Prices are for four people - please email us if your group is larger

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Guestbook for Apartment Magnolia

Four days in Lezzeno is not enough! Our time here has been refreshing and delightful and we are already looking forward to our next, longer visit.

The setting is more than I imagined it to be. We enjoyed our stay in Lezzeno, we found we could easily travel to a lot of places which kept us very busy for the week. We will definitly be back.

Thank you so much for your helpful kindness. We would have been lost without all your information and advice,
you are a perfect hostess.

We had a great time here in Lezzeno. You are the luckiest people in the world to live here. If we lived here, we might never leave the patio! What a view!

Thank you for your hospitality! We have enjpyed our home away from home. Your villa is lovely!

How lucky you are to live in such a beautiful place and we are very lucky to share it for a while. We have really appreciated the coolness of the apartment in the early evenings when we get back from our excursions and to be able to go just outside on the beach to swim in the lake and enjoy the more gentle sun of the evenings.

We have been several times to Italy, this year we spent some weeks, with this one being our last. We were looking for a tranquil, scenic place to spend our final week and so we selected Lake Como.In all of our trips, covering almost the entire peninsula, Apartment Magnolia has been the most spectacular setting. Add to that a gracious host who has been most attentive to our needs and you have perfection!

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