What to see
Villas, gardens, churches, castles and viewpoints around the lake. For each place: the reasons to visit, how long a visit takes and who publishes the opening hours.
The lake now
- WeatherFive days, four basins, the wind
- The lake levelThree gauges, the last thirty days
- The measured windThree anemometers, the wind hour by hour
- Snow on the mountainsEight stations, the last thirty days
- WebcamsThe lake, live
- Open nowVillas, museums and churches: what is open and until when
- The light on the lakeThe mountains' shadow, minute by minute
Explore
- Explore the lakeMap and list
- Photographing the lakeThirteen spots, and today's light
- What am I seeingThe mountains around you, named
- Starred restaurantsThe MICHELIN stars
- Stories from the lakeStories, trades, seasons
- Then and nowNineteenth-century views beside recent photographs
- Lake timelineFrom the 1st century to the twentieth, by date
Areas of the lake
Destinations
By interest
Things to see
Itineraries
Build your tripSix questions, one itineraryAn itinerary built on estimated travel times and distances between villages.Which base suits you
The centre of the lake and Como
Other bases
- TremezzinaSleeping among the villas and gardens of the shore, with Villa Carlotta on foot
- Lecco and the eastern branchA train in almost every village, and the mountain starting at the end of the street
- Upper lake: Domaso and ColicoSpace, wind and lakeside campsites
- CernobbioTen minutes from Como, with a square on the water
Where to stayChoosing a baseTrains, boats and car ferries connect different towns and shores: where you stay determines your journeys during the visit.