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Okay, so we got on the ferry and crossed the lake to Tremezzo…it's a very short (4-minute) ride. It took longer to get out of and into the docks than it took to cross the lake.


On the shore, you see the Hotel Tremezzo (yellow building). It’s very pretty and the views have to be stunning.


Here's another shot of the hotel, a little closer.

Getting off the boat, we walked across the street to the Villa Carlotta. I can't describe it adequately. It was once a mansion. It's now an arboretum with flowering trees and shrubs that have been around for hundreds of years. I was blown away by the size of the azalea and rhododendron bushes. In some cases, they were trees!


Here’s the entrance:

There were literally hillsides of flowers in bloom of every type. We purposely planned our trip with bloom season in mind, but we were still amazed by the spectacular show that we received everywhere we went.


Here’s a huge Lebanon cedar with some azaleas planted near it. The bark was so interesting and pretty. Note the 80-ft tall tree covered in wisteria in the background.


Another view of the 80-ft tree with the wisteria.


As I said, flowers were cascading down the mountainside. This was about 80 acres all up the mountainside, so it was not easy climbing to some of it.


More flowers!


Part of the arboretum included a Japanese garden. This was the staircase up to the garden. The staircase was a lot prettier than the garden at the top, so that’s what I shot.


Violets surround a Lebanon cedar.


Exbury (deciduous) azaleas on a path.

Okay, that’s it for today. More tomorrow…