Monday
Monday evening we have a guided tour of the Villa Monastero main building “Casa Museo”. The price is 10 EUR per person to be paid in cash at Registration or later.

There will be 2 groups and the possibility to have an “aperitivo” at the Villa Monastero garden Bar while waiting for the tour or afterwards, including drinks and snacks for an additional 10 EUR which you can pay directly at the Bar (cash/cards/etc.).

Tuesday 
F or Tuesday evening, we have booked the terrace of the Vezio Castle, in Vezio:

https://www.castellodivezio.it/EN/home-en.html
https://www.castellodivezio.it/EN/refreshment.html

for an aperitivo including some food. Vezio Castle has one of the most amazing view of Lake Como. The cost will be 20 EUR per person which you can pay directly there. A group of us will walk together from Villa Monastero to Vezio (please note that the walk includes some steep parts). There is the possibility to get there by car if you have your own wheels. We need to reach a minimum number of 30 participants, so we hope that you will join us! We can assure you that the hike is totally worth it. 

Wednesday
On Wednesday afternoon, we are planning to have a private boat transfer at 2pm to Colonno on the other side of the Lake Como,  and then walk on the “Greenway” from Colonno to Lenno. In Lenno, we will have another private boat transfer to Varenna at 6pm. Dinner will be in Varenna (see below). 

The path from Colonno to Lenno is the first half of the full “Lake Como Greenway”. It is about 5km long along an ancient and very panoramic route going through small villages, olive groves with fantastic views of the lake. The path is mostly flat with some occasional steep but short parts. You can find more information on the “Greenway” here:https://greenwaylagodicomo.com/en/trails/greenway-lake-como/

On the way to Colonno, we are also planning to stop briefly on the Isola Comacina: https://isola-comacina.it/en/

The cost of the boat transfers is 30 EUR to be paid CASH at the registration. 

Workshop  dinner
The w orkshop dinner will be held on Wednesday June 19th at “La Veranda dei Pescatori” (Via la Perladina 4, 23828 Perledo) starting from 8:00pm (https://laverandadeipescatori.it/). The restaurant is at walking distance from the conference venue (see map below).

The menu will include an appetizer, a main course and a dessert composition. Coffee and drinks (water and wine) will be included.

The cost per person is 55€ to be paid individually at the restaurant.


Below you can find a map of the way from Villa Monastero the "La Veranda dei Pescatori".

Thursday
Finally, on Thursday evening there is a free concert in Villa Monastero garden (“Aperitivo Musicale”) with (again!) the possibility to have an aperitivo:
https://www.villamonastero.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Aperitivi-Musicali-Varenna.pdf