Food
Eating the lake's fish
Missoltini with polenta, whitefish and perch: how the lake cooks its fish.
200 m
- Traditional festivals
- Indicative dates
6 January 2027
Bellagio
The Befana Arrives
- Where
- Piazza Milano in Civenna, and Pescallo
- Recurrence
- every year on 6 January, Epiphany
The event recurs every year in this period, but the dates are not confirmed. Check with the organiser.
The Epiphany gathering on 6 January in the comune of Bellagio, held in two different places: Civenna and Pescallo.
Civenna is up on the Ghisallo road; Pescallo is on the water on the far side of the headland. Decide in advance which one you are heading for.
The programme for the 2026 edition
On 6 January 2026 the Pro Loco of Civenna waits for the Befana in Piazza Milano after the 11:00 mass. At Pescallo the living nativity is at 15:00; at 16:00 the Pro Loco of Bellagio waits for the Befana.
Nearby: places, experiences, services
Distances as the crow flies from where the event is held.
Around the same time
Until31Jan 2027
Marco and Rosa De Marchi: a villa, a collection, a love story
Villa Monastero remembers Marco and Rosa De Marchi, who bequeathed it for public use, ninety years after Marco's death.
Villa Monastero, Casa Museo
22Nov
Christmas in Menaggio
From late November to Epiphany, the ice rink on Piazza Garibaldi, markets on the lakefront, the Loveno nativity scenes and concerts in Santo Stefano.
Piazza Garibaldi, the lakefront and the churches of Menaggiountil 6 January 2027Indicative dates
5Dec
Nativity Scenes and Dioramas Exhibition
Nativity scenes and dioramas in the Torre Viscontea, December to Epiphany.
Torre Viscontea, Leccountil 10 January 2027
7Dec
Christmas in the heart of Gravedona ed Uniti
The nativity trail through the whole village, the lakefront lit up and the “1000 luci sul lago” on Christmas Eve, from early December to Epiphany.
The nativity trail through the village and the lakefront, Gravedona ed Unitiuntil 6 January 2027Indicative dates