IS LAKE COMO, ITALY WORTH VISITING ON A BUDGET?! Travel Guide to Bellagio, Varenna & Menaggio!

How much does a vacation to Lake Como, Italy really cost? Can you do luxury on a budget? In this travel guide, we go through how much the ferry to the restaurants cost, the places you 'must see' and things you need to do as well how much it costs to rent a private boat to see the luxurious villas all up and down the lake - this is YOUR guide! We stay in the heart of Lake Como, Bellagio, just outside Menaggio and Varenna one of the most beautiful places in the world, and we see how far $100 goes! If you travel to lake Como if you do, how far will $100 go? In this video I break down the finances of our 4-day trip and what it costs for each of the things we did and experienced, how to do it on a budget and travel cheaply and on a budget. We visited Lake Como, Italy 3 years ago, and this time I paid attention to how much this travel trip vacation costs for the 6 of us. I breakdown the accommodations, transportation, ferry, the best restaurants, gelato, gas, cars, and more, from renting a boat to getting there and not renting a car, taking the ferry, doing tolls, and all of that. Live it up in this epic region of Italy at the base of the Alps and Dolomites. Lake como truly has it all and Lake garda is right there as well!

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📍Lake Como | Filmed May 24th - 28th 2022

0:00 Welcome to the Lake Como, Italy 🇮🇹
0:15 Why This? 🤷
0:38 Where should you stay? 🏠
1:01 Getting between the heart of the Lake ⛴️
1:21 Monstera Gardens? 🌼
1:56 Want to rent a boat here? 🚤
2:53 Picnic time 🧺
3:18 Breakfast ☕
3:58 Gelato 🍨
4:38 Restaurants 🍕
6:02 Getting there 🚓
6:57 Gas prices ⛽
7:06 With that being said...
7:18 $100 in Tuscany 💰
7:28 Ciao 🤌

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[din]

As an Italian we are glad to welcome you guys! Benvenuti!

[britt]

I never leave comments but wow I watched your Cinque Terre video and this one and thought you had been doing this for years and had thousands of subscribers. I watch travel vlogs all the time and you definitely have eye catching content. Keep up the good work!!!

[Kimahgri]

great video! you should have more subscribers

[vicherd]

Thanks for the concise and helpful guide

[justinheiss]

I’m about to visit that area also other areas in Italy like Rome, Tuscany/florence, cinque terre, Venice Milan and lake como

[CLOCKSANDHAM]

Great video, scrolled through so many “influencers” to find your informative video.

[huejaswhole]

Awesome video, Jackson. It's your boy J Doons. Cool seeing you unexpectedly at fultanos. Keep it up man. Great content.

[carolaalmendra]

Excellent video, it is so important to know how much money we need to spend. The views great🐾🐾

[lucyandnvv]

Would you please share with me some more information about the private boat tour?

[charlesg]

Fantastic video! Staying in Bellagio also at an Airbnb the last week of May, approx 2 miles from the town center. How was the water and temps in May when you were there? We have a pool and I want to take advantage of it and also definitely do this boat tour! Just hoping that last week of May isn’t too cool.

[montserrat]

We went in 2018 and stayed in Varenna which is prettier and quieter. We ate at the same restaurant Albergo in Varenna and enjoyed the seafood marinara?. If you do go again, try to hike up Castello de Vezio. Really beautiful, awespme breathtaking views of Lake Como. We did not visit the Monasterio as the views are pretty similar. You do not need to buy the entire mid lake tickets (more costly) if you are only visiting one or two towns along the lake. Just buy single tickets. We got off at Lenno and took the private boat (Euro5) to the Villa del Balbianello and then walked back to Lenno for our ferry ride back. People don't realise how easy it is to go from Milan to Varenna. Cost around Euro6. BTW, there is a very good pizza take away in Belagio. Very fast service with many choices and very cheap as well. Pity we only ate once only!

[GaetanoBottalico]

Loved your video! Can you tell me the name of your accomodation you stayed at in Lake Como (Pescallo) we are looking at going there in September. Cheers

[msdella]

Hello! Enjoy your videos, they’re very informative. I will be traveling to Italy in May 2024 staying for one month. We plan to stay three nights in the lake Como area. Do you have the contact info for the Airbnb you stayed at? Thank you so much and keep the videos coming

[andrearegis]

Lake Maggiore in Piedmont (Stresa, isole borromee) would cost the same...unless you decide to have dinner at "villa Crespi" (lake Orta) 🙂

[cindyherrera]

Does the private boat tour company have a webpage?

[saharh]

Is it hard to drive a boat when you’ve never done it before?