
Villas & gardens
Villa Erba
Luchino Visconti's childhood villa, now an exhibition centre.
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14–17 October 2027
Cernobbio
The lake's powerboat race, run since 1949: watched for free from the promenades of Como, Cernobbio, Torno and Blevio.
The event recurs every year in this period, but the dates are not confirmed. Check with the organiser.
The Centomiglia del Lario is the lake's powerboat race: first held in 1949, it has been run every year since and postponed only once, for a flood.
The public watches from the shore with no ticket: from the Villa Olmo and Villa Geno promenades, from Cernobbio, Torno and Blevio.
The seventy-seventh edition runs from 8 to 11 October 2026. The paddock is in the old riding ground of Villa Erba at Cernobbio and the jury sits at the Yacht Club Como; both are for teams, members and guests only. The programme for each day is on the organisers' site.
Distances as the crow flies from where the event is held.
1Oct 2027
A festival of Como and Lombard cooking in participating restaurants across the province of Como.
2Oct 2027

Les Cultures' festival of travel, places and cultures, running since 1997: photo exhibitions, films, books, talks and walks in and around Lecco.