It was a lovely start to the morning when we woke up in Lezzeno.
So lovely that it was a shame to have to leave Lake Como behind. Alas, we did, and kudos to Conrad again for doing the driving and to Van for doing the navigating. And there I sat in the back again, not rattling anyone by talking too much. I kept my cool. Until the rest stop.
Folks, look at this: an Eataly.
No, this is not a regular occurrence in Italy, but how awesome is this?
A freaking Eataly!
Love it. We actually didn't eat anything there, though we bought a few snacks. Oh, and for those reading this who think Eataly is an American thing, no, sorry. It's an Italian company that started out there.
Enough of that, and back on the road with us!
On this trip, we've spent time in Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, and - finally - Piedmont. Just past the village of Cremolino, we came to our hotel, the Nordelaia.
I'm going to let the photos do the talking here. The hotel building was gorgeous outside
and in.
Our suite was spacious
and opened out not just to a terrace on the garden level
but another large one overtop the hotel entrance. The restaurant building was also handsome.
We were greeted with glasses of their own wine to sip,
shown around, and then left to get settled in our room. After that, we wandered more to take in the views of the valley,
the vineyards,
and Cremolino,
then relaxed some
and eventually found our way over to the bar at the restaurant. What a space!
We enjoyed cocktails there
and some lighter fare for dinner.
Van had found Nordelaia - he did all of our hotel research and bookings - and showed it to me. A book, an article, an online feature - I can't recall. But I was smitten when I saw it, and I knew we had to stay there. We only got two nights, but I am so glad we did!
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