Guide for the Few

Milan, Around

Day trips from Milan

A day outside the city: Lake Como, the vineyards, the coast.

A day outside the city: Lake Como and its villas, the Franciacorta vineyards, the Ligurian coast, and the Alps.

  • A private tour of the Ca' del Bosco cellars

    A private guided tour of about an hour and a half through the Ca' del Bosco winery in Erbusco, Franciacorta, from the old barrel rooms and caves to the Cupola, with a tasting of the house's wines.

  • A private tour of Villa del Balbianello

    A private guided visit of Guido Monzino's villa, its Loggia Durini and gardens at the tip of the Lavedo promontory on Lake Como, reached by boat from Lido di Lenno.

  • A round at the Villa d'Este Golf Club

    Eighteen holes on Peter Gannon's 1926 course at Montorfano, par 69 over 5,760 metres, 400 metres up among chestnuts, birches and pines, 14 km from Villa d'Este on Lake Como.

  • Pullman Class on the Bernina Express

    A 32-seat historical art deco saloon car on the Bernina Express between Tirano and St Moritz, with champagne on board and a three-course lunch at the La Gatta vineyard.

  • The Riva Aquarama at Como Classic Boats

    A private day on Lake Como in a 1970s Riva Aquarama built entirely in mahogany, with its own captain, for up to six.

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