Lunch Above the Lake

 

About a year and a half ago when I was in Italy enjoying Lake Como, I had a wonderful lunch experience high up in the mountains that surround the Lake.  

The view at this little family owned place was pretty spectacular.  And since dining took place on the long patio, we could enjoy the view while eating.

The food was simple peasant food but it was delicious.  My entree was lake fish with greens and polenta.  It seemed the perfect choice to eat while taking in the spectacular view.

The restaurant itself sat right on the edge of the mountain.  It looked like a rustic farmhouse and in fact, there were farm animals just on the other side of the road.

The hillside we were on was steep so when we arrived, we had to walk down a little to get to the restaurant.  I love how they retained the wall opposite that grand view with a stone wall planted with herbs and flowers.  

We came to enjoy the view and enjoy it we did.  This was the best way to get a good perspective of just how huge Lake Como is.  

Later that same day, we took a ferry over to the other side of the lake to visit another village.  When we stopped for some gelato, we noticed that we could see the restaurant where we had lunch high up on the mountain side.  I zoomed in to get this hazy photo but at least you can see just how it was perched right on the side of the mountain.  It was the perfect viewing point.