A picture-book village on Lake Como's eastern shore, its pastel houses stacked above a tiny harbor and joined by the lakeside walk.
Villa Monastero, a former Cistercian convent, trails a two-kilometer botanical garden along the water.
When to visit Varenna
Average highs and lows across the year.
What to see first
Villa Monastero
Varenna's convent-turned-villa, its garden stretching along the lake and its hall hosting Nobel laureates.
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What to eat, and drink
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