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Jun 20, 2025

Lake Como and the Bernina Express.

We travelled on this tour in early June 2025. This was our first visit to the Italian Lakes, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The tour was made even better by the excellent tour leader, Matt Purse. Nothing was too much trouble, he shared his first hand knowledge of living in Italy and the Italian way of life and history. All the tours included in the tour were well organised and interesting. The Bernina Express was amazing, although St Moritz was a bit of an anti climax (many shops were closed as it was between seasons). Although the hotel itself (hotel Bazzoni in Tremezzo) was disappointing (mainly due to the restaurant food and specification of rooms) the hotel location was stunning, with views across the lake. We opted for a lake view room and enjoyed watching the boats and ferries shuttling across. There is a ferry stop right outside the hotel, tickets are easy to buy. There is a small shop next to the hotel where water etc. can be purchased, and several bars and restaurants close by. Due to the mountainous location coach travel on excursion days can be long, but comfort stops are included on the route. Overall an excellent holiday, but disappointed with Riviera Travel's choice of hotel. We have stayed in 3 star hotels in Italy before that are so much better.