Hearing the bells of a distant church chime as a boatman rows her across the placid waters of Lake Como, Gina, one of the characters of Stendhal’s novel The Charterhouse of Parma, has a sudden revelation. “Don’t resist the happiness that is coming to meet you!”, she imagines the bells whispering to her. “Make haste to enjoy it!”.⁠ ⁠ #PlaceOfWonder #PassalacquaLakeComo #LakeComo #LakeComoItaly #BeautifulHotels #LakeComoHotel #ItalyLovers #LagoDiComo