HOW TO REACH VILLA VIGONI

BY CAR

From : • Follow the highway Milano-Como-Chiasso (A9) and take the exit Lago di Como, which is the last one before leaving Italy. Follow the road signs indicating Menaggio along the Lake Como. Once you reach the traffic lights in Menaggio, follow the directions towards until you need to turn right towards Loveno. Follow the signs leading you to Villa Vigoni. From Como this journey takes about 45 minutes.

From : • Follow the highway 2 (Gotthard-Autobahn) till the exit Lugano Nord. From Lugano, follow the road signs indicating St. Moritz. Once you pass the Swiss-Italian border in , follow the directions to /Menaggio. Once arrived in Menaggio, follow the directions towards Loveno di Menaggio and Villa Vigoni. From Lugano this journey takes about 45 minutes.

The parking lot is located near the parish church of Holy Lorenzo and Agnese in Via Catulla Mylius Vigoni, approximately 100 meters below the Villa. Parking right in front of the Villa is possible only for people with disabilities and in exceptional cases.

BY TRAIN www..it www..com http://www.ffs.ch/home.html

From the railway station Como San Giovanni (FS)

• From Como San Giovanni (FS) take the bus C10 to Menaggio (ticket price: 4,10€; length: ca. 60 minutes). Timetable and fares: http://www.asfautolinee.it/content/it/home OR: • From Como San Giovanni (FS) walk to piazza Cavour -Cavour square- (ca. 10 minutes) and take the ferry (fast service) to Menaggio (ticket price: 14,80€; length: 34 minutes). Timetable and fares: www.navigazionelaghi.it

From the railway station Como Nord Lago

• From Como Nord Lago go to the bus terminal (piazza Matteotti -Matteotti square-) and take the bus C10 to Menaggio (ticket price: 4,10€; length: ca. 60 minutes). Timetable and fares: http://www.asfautolinee.it/content/it/home OR: • From Como Nord Lago walk to piazza Cavour -Cavour square- (ca. 6 minutes) and take the ferry (fast service) to Menaggio (ticket price: 14,80€; length: 34 minutes). Timetable and fares: www.navigazionelaghi.it

From the railway station Varenna-Esino (FS)

• From the railway station Varenna-Esino (FS) walk to Varenna pier (ca. 5 minutes) and take the ferry to Menaggio (ticket price: 4,60€; length: ca. 15 minutes). Timetable and fares: www.navigazionelaghi.it

From the railway station Lugano (FFS) • From the railway station Lugano (FFS) you can get to the Bus Terminal in Lugano- either by taxi or by taking the bus 2 of the local public transportation system, heading towards , getting off at Palazzo Studi (2-minute walk from the Bus terminal). (ticket price: 2,50€; length: ca. 10 minutes). Timetable and fares: http://www.tplsa.ch/ o From the bus terminal take the bus C12 to Menaggio (ticket price: 6,30€; length: ca. 60 minutes). Timetable and fares: http://www.asfautolinee.it/content/it/home

BY PLANE

From the airport Milano Malpensa (MXP): • From Terminal 1 or 2 take the Malpensa Express train towards Milan. Get off the train in Saronno and take a regional train to Como Nord Lago (ticket price: 10,90€; length: ca. 1 hour and 20 minutes). Timetable and fares: http://www.trenord.it/IT/ o From Como Nord Lago go to the bus terminal (piazza Matteotti -Matteotti square-) and take the bus C10 to Menaggio (ticket price: 4,10€; length: ca. 60 minutes). Timetable and fares: http://www.asfautolinee.it/content/it/home OR: o From Como Nord Lago walk to piazza Cavour -Cavour square- (ca. 6 minutes) and take the ferry (fast service) to Menaggio (ticket price: 14,80€; length: 34 minutes).

Timetable and fares: www.navigazionelaghi.it

From the airport Milano Linate (LIN): • Near the exit Arrivi 6 departs the shuttle service Air Bus to Milano Centrale. Timetable and fares: (http://www.atm.it/it/AltriServizi/Trasporto/Pagine/airbus.aspx) o From Milano Centrale take the train to Como San Giovanni (FS). Timetable and fares: www.trenitalia.com ▪ From Como San Giovanni (FS) take the bus C10 to Menaggio (ticket price: 4,10€; length: ca. 60 minutes). Timetable and fares: http://www.asfautolinee.it/content/it/home OR: ▪ From Como San Giovanni (FS) walk to piazza Cavour -Cavour square- (ca. 10 minutes) and take the ferry (fast service) to Menaggio (ticket price: 14,80€; length: 34 minutes). Timetable and fares: www.navigazionelaghi.it

From the airport Orio al Serio (BGY): • From the airport Orio al Serio take the shuttle service to Milano Centrale (ticket price: ca. 5,00€; length: 1 hour). Timetable and fares: www.autostradale.it www.orioshuttle.com o From Milano Centrale take a train to Como San Giovanni (FS) (ticket price: ca. 4,80€; length: ca. 36 minutes). Timetable and fares: www.trenitalia.com ▪ From Como San Giovanni (FS) take the bus C10 to Menaggio (ticket price: 4,10€; length: ca. 60 minutes). Timetable and fares: http://www.asfautolinee.it/content/it/home OR: ▪ From Como San Giovanni (FS) walk to Cavour square (ca. 10 minutes) and take the ferry (fast service) to Menaggio (ticket price: 14,80€; length: 34 minutes). Timetable and fares: www.navigazionelaghi.it OR: • From railway station (reachable from the airport by public transport) take a train to Varenna-Esino. You will have to change trains in Lecco.

o From the railway station Varenna-Esino (FS) walk to Varenna pier (ca. 5 minutes) and take the ferry to Menaggio (ticket price: 4,60€; length: ca. 15 minutes) from there. Timetable and fares: www.navigazionelaghi.it