This skilift takes you up to a viewing point where you can see the town of pontresina, and the…read moresurrounding mountains. You can also go hiking on the trains that run around the mountains. However, some of those trains can be very long, so you should bring your hiking gear.

Loved this short ferry ride from Bellagio to Cadenabbia…read more Boarded with our group from Ciao Florence. Went up the stairs, but all of the seats were filled with people or their bags and backpacks. Since it was a short 10-15 minute ride across Lake Como, we just stood and enjoyed the view until our guide let us know that it was time to leave the ferry. A nice way to cross Lake Como while enjoying a day ferry hopping.

The car ferry is very convenient among the lake como area, hop on from town to town, and the…read moreschedule is fairly frequent. The bottom floor is usually for cars and vehicles, and the top floor is generally for locals and tourists. I'd say you can easily plan your own trips among different villages in the region.

Our tour provided tickets good for all rides 24 hrs for less than 10 Swiss francs. Riding the tram…read moreespecially good during bad weather is the way to get around. Use Google maps to figure out which trams to take to next destination. Swiss use honor system and only spot check riders for tickets.

I have no honor…read more I've always assumed ma and pa did an excellent job of beating values into me, creating the upstanding individual I was certain I am, but it only took two days with the Swiss for me to see through that fairy tale. It started as soon as I arrived: walking out of the airport to catch a tram, I blamed my lazy nature and language barrier, as well as the prompt arrival of the train car, but deep down I knew it wasn't so. Then I tried to pass it off as spite, blaming wasted effort and money for my future transgressions, though again I knew I was only fooling myself. Finally, it came to a head as I boarded the Pfannenstiel for a peacefully scenic cruise around lake Zurich; these shmoes don't check for tickets, and I am the bigger schmuck for buying not one, but two! I can't say it will always be so, but I have never seen a ticket taker during my 48 hours in this land of milk and honey. Philadelphia, Pa, of the USA, has a public transportation system that has taught me for decades that you don't pay unless forced, so I immedietley implemented that practice here in Zurich with no regrets. Actually, I have one regret- the first time I tried to take the polybahn (lift-car/escalator), we bought tickets valid for 10 minutes only from the machine by the door, only to find that it had stopped running for the day about 7 minutes prior. Enter aforementioned spite. Be advised, every bus, tram, boat, and lift that we took seemed to roll on the honor system, and we didn't make the same "polybahn" mistake twice. You would rather know about service? Well, those trams abound, going everywhere, and they run prompt and often. Did I mention the buses and such are "free"?

This small port has convenient commute routes to Verenna and Bellagio. Based on my limited…read moreexperience, you'll need to hold your tickets bought at other ports for returning trips if you're approaching from a different port than the initial departure port.