An ancient Roman column excavated here marks the entrance to this charming hotel. The rooms are beautifully furnished, with parquet floors and well-stocked bathrooms. The breakfast buffet is excellent and the staff is known for its courtesy. 9904821 Sorriso Novara Al Sorriso. Small, clean and quiet, but fairly undistinguished if not for the two stars Michelin awarded its remarkable restaurant.
Dinner is expensive and well worth it.
Bellagio La Pergola. On the southern shore of Lake Como, parts of this building are 500 years old. Rooms are furnished simply with antiques. Lenno, Tremezzo Como San Giorgio. A stately hotel built in the 1920s, with a gorgeous flowering garden that leads straight down to a private terrace on the beach.