We arrived late last night and only had enough time to unload the car, find a car park in the town centre, grab a few vitals for dinner and crash!
Today we are keen to have a look around this tiny village called San Mamete on the shores of Lake Lugano, Italy.
This is the front of our building. Gutted and completely renovated about 15 years ago and then sold on, there are now about six individual owners of the eight or so apartments that make up the building. Yes, that's right. The main road is right on the front door step.
Looking through the gate at the side of the building, you can see that it is right on the lake.
Standing at the front door - looking left towards the village about 250 metres away. The footpath ends at the end of our building. After that, your'e on the road.
Looking to the right of our front door. No footpath. Traffic, traffic, traffic.
It gets hairy when the buses come along. But this is just the little local bus. There are great big tourist coaches that come along here. But they have professional drivers. The most difficult situations occur with inexperienced drivers of campervans.
In Cima, the next village along the shore of the lake, there is much more space. (Things are relative, don't forget). One can enjoy a beer under the magnificent plane trees, just across the road from the bar. The waitress runs across the pedestrian crossing with her trays of drinks.
Every village in this mountainous area has watercourses that continually cascade into Lake Lugano from the mountains. This is the middle of summer. Imagine how much water courses down here when the snow is melting in Spring.
San Mamete has managed to forge some extra space along the side of its watercourse to provide two levels of parking ...
... and a pool for children under 12.
Next - Taking the boat to Lugano.
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