Camping Village Riviera

As may have been mentioned (cough), famous sorts stay around these parts: Lake Como and its surrounding area is a beaut place, with stone villages overlooking snow-capped mountains, lakefront piazzas, luxury celeb-filled villas, and spectacular Lake Como, one of the most famed Italian lake destinations and a popular holiday place since the days of ancient Rome. Walk or cycle around the shores of the lake, swim among its waters, or take a ferry up and down its length (kids go free, how fab), stopping at Lenno and Villa Balbianello. Bellagio, the 'pearl of the lake', is a must for its tiny cobbled alleys, a highly scenic setting and two gardens, Villa Serbelloni and Villa Melzi. The nearby town of Como has an ancient centre with a Gothic and Renaissance main cathedral, a tenth century church and the nine hundred year old gateway Porta Vittoria. And if you fancy some romance (si), make for a meal in Varenna, the small and peaceful resort with uphill piazza and a thirteenth century church.