A weekend in Bergamo, Italy staying at the Cristallo Palace Hotel including visits to Milan and Lake Como
We were up early as we had booked a 6.00 am flight to Bergamo. As it was such an early start to the day we fell asleep before take off and didn't rouse from our slumbers until we were touching down in Bergamo Airport. In the airport we purchased 72 hour travel passes for the Bergamo …
Continue reading Day 1. A short break in Bergamo, Italy
After breakfast in the hotel's restaurant we walked to Bergamo's railway station and bought return train tickets to Milan. Trains depart frequently and the journey time is one hour. On arrival in Milan's Central Railway Station we marvelled at the ornate hall with its large, curved roof adorned with frescoes and chandeliers. We rode the …
Continue reading Day 2. A day in Milan
Following an early breakfast, we boarded a train to Varenna. Unlike the Milan service, this train was very old and not particularly comfortable but it arrived in Lecco one hour later, on time and it was only necessary to cross the platform for the connecting service to Varenna. This second train was crowded with school children …
Continue reading Day 3. Visiting Lake Como from Bergamo
We went down to breakfast promptly when the restaurant opened at 7.00 am as we had a morning flight back to the UK. The Cristallo Palace had been quite a good choice of hotel, rated as a 4 star but probably more of a 3 star standard. Staff had been friendly and the W-Fi worked …
Continue reading Day 4. Final morning in Bergamo
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