- Purchase a spherical journey ticket for the Funicular to Brunate
- Take the funicular to the highest (about 1,500 toes from the place you began)
- Stroll as much as the Volta Lighthouse.
The “stroll” as much as the lighthouse is extra like a 30 – 45 minute endurance stroll up the steep streets and paths to the highest of the mountain the place you’ll be rewarded with superb panoramic views of Lake Como, the Alps, and the encircling villages for a lot of miles. Keep in mind to admire the houses alongside the way in which. We noticed one with a dangling swimming pool!
The lighthouse (Faro Voltiano) honors and is a memorial to the physicist, chemist, and electrical pioneer Alessandro Volta who invented the primary electrical battery and found methane. Volta lived in Brunate for a short while. The lighthouse will not be open through the summer time, nevertheless, you possibly can nonetheless admire the spectacular views from its base. The Volta Lighthouse is sort of 100 years outdated (it opened in 1927 on the a hundredth anniversary of Alessandro Volta dying), however on this a part of the world, that makes it a teen.
The village for Brunate is a pleasant place to seize a refreshment after your hike to the lighthouse earlier than taking the funicular again right down to Como. In the event you’re adventurous or really feel notably responsible in regards to the huge portions of pizza and Aperol Spritz you might have consumed, you possibly can hike from Molina to Brunate and the lighthouse or from the lighthouse to Molina with bus or taxi switch to Como (all day journey, probably longer for a few of us).
Tip – folks stand on the steps of the funicular and don’t board except they’ve the seat they need. Every of the funicular compartments is rated for 14 individuals, not simply the 4 sitting down! I’ve by no means seen 14 individuals in a compartment, however I’ve seen folks left behind and ready for the subsequent funicular!