A long overdue visit of the land of Dolce Vita

After the most recent cold snap we felt the desire to get out and go catch some sun rays, so we booked an apartment in lakeshore resort at Lago Maggiore in Italy, a well deserved break filled of nice weather, excellent food, some hiking and a good portion of dolce far niente.

An apartment with a view

our house guest

Restrictions with regards to Covid still apply, so one had to use an online registration form before entering the country and the use of masks was still mandatory in shops, supermarkets or public buildings.

Our homebase in Cannero Riviera

Never getting enough of the shabby chic of Italian architecture.

We went hiking in the area and especially liked the region around the local mountain Mount Morissolo at 1311m.

post hiking

The vegetation is rich and colourful, and oranges and lemons area already ripe and ready to be picked.

A boat trip to Cannobio

Impressions from Cannobio

Ah... the food!

(Almost) lost places

Carmine Superiore

Cassino

Donego

Viggiona

A week of fun, relaxation and culinary pleasure passed by in no time and a five hour drive in low (to our surprise) traffic brought us back home, back to reality.