A walker among the olive trees on the Sentiero del Viandante above Varenna, the middle of the lake ahead.

Maurizio Moro5153 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Things to do on the lake

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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Eating the lake's fish
1 h 30 – 2 h 30Centro Lago
The climb to the Ghisallo
2 h – 5 hThe Triangle
Volta's Como
2 h 30 – 6 hFirst Basin
The villa-shore walk
45 min – 1 h 30First BasinOpen access
The Forts Trail at Colico
2 h 30 – 3 h 30Upper LakeOpen access

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Things to do on the lake

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Eating the lake's fish

The climb to the Ghisallo

Volta's Como

The villa-shore walk

The Forts Trail at Colico