Some time ago I made my first trip to the neighboring European country of Italy. The truth is that I did not expect as much beauty as I saw. Take a look at the photos of my journey and you will understand what I mean. Northern Italy is just magical.
1st stop: Ancona.
One hot August morning, our ship, which had set sail from beautiful Patras, approached the Italian coast. This was the first image from the neighboring country that I saw with joy.
2nd italian place and stop: National Road Ancona - Milano.
After arriving in Ancona, we boarded the bus that started its journey to Milan. I remember the vast unstructured arable land on both sides of the road. Sometimes I saw an industrial area.
3rd stop: Milano.
Late in the afternoon we arrived in the capital of European fashion, Milan. Although it was a rainy afternoon, we went out to enjoy its center. Milan Cathedral was one of the most impressive buildings in the city.
4th stop: Como.
Our first destination the next day was the fairytale city of Como. The buildings around the lake were beautiful.
5th stop: Lugano.
The next morning we crossed the Italian-Swiss border and found ourselves in the beautiful and quiet, lagoon city of Lugano.
6th stop: Back to Milano
In the afternoon of the same day we returned to Milan, where we continued our walks.
7th stop: San Giulio, Lago Orta.
The next morning we visited the very picturesque village of San Giulio at Lake Orta.
8th stop: Isola dei Pescatori.
Later that morning we visited the extremely picturesque island: Isola dei Pescatori, that means "The island of fishermen". It is in lake Maggiore.
9th stop: Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore.
Οur visit to the beautiful nearby island of Isola Bella visited.
10th stop: Stresa.
The same afternoon we visited the picturesque and flowery city of Streza.
11th stop: Sirmione:
The next morning we visited the beautiful city where the famous Greek soprano, Maria Callas, lived with her Italian husband, Sirmione at Lake Garda.
12th stop: Venice
The enchanting Venice with its numerous canals was impossible to miss from the list of our destinations in Northern Italy.
13th stop: Cortina d' Ampezzo.
The next day we took the road to the Dolomite Alps. There we visited the beautiful mountain resort Cortina d' Ampezzo.
14th stop: Lago Misurina.
The last but fascinating Italian destination we visited, before our return to Greece, was the picturesque Lake Misourina, in a lush, enchanting landscape of the Italian Alps.
