Molina is a small village above Faggeto Lario on the eastern shore of the Como branch of the lake. Restaurants in the village are five minutes on foot. Como, Bellagio and Milan are close enough for a day trip.
The house lies within a protected nature reserve. Wild boar and mountain goats live around it, and the garden is deliberately a little wild, with cherries, mulberries, peaches, apricots, figs, grapes and herbs.
Where we like to eat
In Molina
Antica MolinaOur favourite: a family cooking good Italian food at fair prices
Trattoria di PipiHearty mountain food such as pork knuckle with polenta
Tipo TipiciLocal dishes and coffee by the central car park
Il Vapore (Faggeto)Down by the lake, a little more refined
Towards Como
Il Vapore, TornoLovely terrace in a small lakeside town
Il Sereno, TornoThe famous hotel, with a very upscale restaurant
Momi, BlevioRight on the lake, with an exuberant chef
Antica Trattoria della Pila, ComoTraditional, with beautiful antique interiors
Crotto del Sergente, ComoHidden away, very good food inside and out
La Costa, AlbateA couple with a great wine cellar and a small restaurant
Crianza, ComoUpscale Apulian cuisine
Towards Bellagio
Villa Lario, Pognana LarioUpscale, with an unmatched view of the lake
La Meridiana, Pognana LarioFamily restaurant with a lake-view terrace, great for lunch
Trattoria del Porto, CarenoOne set menu, very good and inexpensive, on the shore
Ittiturismo Mella, BellagioFish from a family of fishermen
