Casa dell’Ava is in the mountain village of Pianazzola, near Chiavenna, halfway between Lake Como and St Moritz. Here is our exact location.
The closest airports are at Milan. Choose from either Linate or Malpensa airport or Bergamo airport. It takes roughly 90mins to reach the house (slightly longer from Malpensa). The fastest route is to take the ss36 dual carriageway from Lecco to Colico along the Eastern shore of Lake Como, through an amazing series of tunnels.
We are big fans of Lake Como and we often stop at Bellano or Varenna for a lakeside pizza. You can also take the car ferry across Lake Como from Varenna to Menaggio if you want to take the slower road on the west of the lake. The ferry journey itself is beautiful. You can also call in at places like Villa Carlotta if you want a longer break.
You can get to Chiavenna from Milan reasonably easily by train – TrenItalia.
On Arrival
You have to walk about 200m from the car to the house so we recommend you bring suitcases you can carry. You can download the arrival instructions as a PDF.
