Fair weather and mild temperatures.
From Bellagio
This afternoon
- 15:40At the ferry to Varenna
- 16:42The sun leaves Varenna
- 16:45The first boat to Bellagio after the last sunshineLast boat at 21:20
The visit: Pescallo, from 14:00.
Lake Como
Villas and gardens on the water, villages reached by boat, paths high above the lake.
- Length
- 46 km
- Depth
- 410 m
- Shoreline
- 170 km
- Travel areas
- 6
On the lake, right now
Monday 2 November
SeasonSeason
Autumn
September – November
DaylightDaylight
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:08
10 h 03 of daylight at the centre of the lake.
Getting to the lake
Every way inToday
All experiencesUnder this sky
Fair weather and mild temperatures: a day for trails, gardens and terraces over the lake.
Today's suggestion
The Sentiero del Viandante
The stages on the eastern shore pass through villages and terraces; the stations allow a return journey by train.
Upper Lake
Sasso Canale from San Bartolomeo
5 h 30 – 7 hCar neededOpen access
The 2411-metre summit above the upper lake, the Valchiavenna and the Valtellina: from San Bartolomeo by the Alpe di Mezzo, the Terminone ridge and the crest beyond the Sasso Bianco, a long and difficult climb.
Lecco Branch
The Grignetta from the Piani Resinelli
5 h – 7 hCar neededOpen access
The Grigna Meridionale, 2,184 metres between Lecco and Mandello: from the Rifugio Carlo Porta up the Cresta Cermenati to the Bivacco Ferrario on the summit; the Direttissima and the Sentiero Cecilia, with chains and ladders, are for experienced hikers.
In 3D
The lake from above
The lake in relief, at its real heights and in the light of any hour: the mountains' shadow coming down over the water and the villages passing into shade one after another.
Events
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Village festivals, regattas, concerts and exhibitions on the lake, on now and coming up.
The season, now · September – November
Autumn
Woods turning colour, the olive harvest and walks on the lake's hillsides.
In autumn, the chestnut and beech woods above the lake turn colour. Olives are harvested in Tremezzina and Perledo between late October and November. The gardens of Villa Melzi close at the beginning of November; Villa Carlotta, Villa del Balbianello and Villa Monastero stay open in November too, with shorter hours.
Open
- Villa Carlotta, Villa del Balbianello, Villa Monastero, Villa Cipressi
- Castello di Vezio and the Orrido di Bellano
- Museums in Como and Lecco
Closed
- The gardens of Villa Melzi, from November
- The park of Villa del Grumello and the guided tours of Villa Vigoni, from November
- Villa del Balbianello, on Mondays and Wednesdays
Experiences
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Ride the funicular up to Brunate, cross the lake by boat from Como to Colico, walk among the olive trees of the Sentiero del Viandante: for each one, where it starts, how long it takes and whether it works without a car.
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Editorial
See allStories from the lake
Shad dried in the sun, the silk Como has woven since the late eighteenth century, Terragni's Casa del Fascio: stories, trades and traditions of the lake, told with facts and dates.
Story·4 min
Why the lake is shaped like a Y
A valley cut by ice, a massif in the middle and a branch with no outflow: the geography of Lake Como and what it means for travellers.
Story·2 min
Missoltini, the fish preserved in the sun
Shad are caught in summer, dried in the sun and wind and pressed into tins with bay leaves, to be eaten in the months that follow.
Feature·2 min
Como silk
Como has worked silk for centuries: in the district the thread that arrives from Asia is twisted, woven, dyed and printed, mostly for fashion houses.
Feature·2 min
Palazzo Terragni, rationalism beside the cathedral
In 1936 Giuseppe Terragni completed the Casa del Fascio in Como, now Palazzo Terragni: a rationalist building in white marble fifty metres from the apse of the cathedral.