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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

Understanding Lake ComoThe Y shape, explained
First Basin1–2 nights, or as your gateway
Centro Lago3–4 nights
Upper Lake3–5 nights
Lecco Branch2–4 nights
The Triangle1–2 nights, or as a day out from Bellagio
Val d'Intelvi1–2 nights, or half a day out of Argegno

Destinations

BellagioA full day; 2–3 nights as a base
VarennaHalf a day; 2–3 nights as a base in the centre of the lake
MenaggioHalf a day; 3–4 nights as a base
ComoHalf a day for the centre, a full day with Brunate
All destinations

Seasons

SpringMarch – May
SummerJune – August
AutumnSeptember – November
WinterDecember – February

By interest

Water and boats
Villas and gardens
Food and tradition
Walking
Culture and architecture
Beaches and swimming
Every theme

Things to see

Villa CarlottaTremezzina
Lake Como Landscape MuseumTremezzina
Villa del BalbianelloTremezzina
Villa Melzi GardensBellagio
Everything to see

Itineraries

Lake Como in 24 hours1 day
Como in a day, on foot1 day
Bellagio in a day, on foot1 day
Varenna in a day, on foot1 day
Every itinerary

Planning

Getting around Lake Como
Every boat now, on the map
What you see from the boat
Lake Como without a car
When to visit Lake Como
What to do when it rains
All practical guides

Build your tripSix questions, one itineraryAn itinerary built on estimated travel times and distances between villages.

When

Today
This weekend
This month
Events on Lake Como
The lake, month by month

Every year

Lecco Città dei Promessi SposiVilla Manzoni and other places in Lecco
Autumn Festival at Villa CarlottaVilla Carlotta, Tremezzo
Trofeo Villa d'Este ACI Como (Como Rally)Como and the roads around the lake

What kind

Culture35
Music28
Sport25
Food & wine21
Markets13

EventsVillage festivalsProcessions and fireworks over the water for the patron saints, lake-fish festivals, regattas of lucie: the festivals that come back every year in the lake's villages.

Which base suits you

Compare the bases
With a railway station
With children
Historic hotels

The centre of the lake and Como

VarennaA station on the line from Milan, and ferries to Bellagio and Menaggio
MenaggioCentre-lake ferries and buses to Como and Lugano
BellagioOn the headland between the two branches, with centre-lake ferries
ComoTrains to Milan, museums and the funicular to Brunate

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.

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Historic hotels

Hotels in villas and palaces with a documented history: who built them, when they became hotels and what can still be seen.

The cream front of the Palace Hotel in Como, at the end of the garden path, between the trees. — karin123 · CC BY 3.0

Historic hotels

Palace Hotel
Como · a hotel since 1898
Albergo Terminus
Como
Hotel Metropole Suisse
Como · a hotel since 1892
Albergo Posta
Como
Villa Flori
Como · a hotel since 1960
Villa d'Este
Cernobbio · a hotel since 1873
Passalacqua
Moltrasio · a hotel since 2022
Grand Hotel Tremezzo
Tremezzina · a hotel since 1910
Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni
Bellagio · a hotel since 1873
Palazzo Genazzini
Bellagio
Hotel Villa Cipressi
Varenna
Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como
Blevio · a hotel since 2010

First Basin
Centro Lago
Upper Lake
Lecco Branch
The Triangle
Val d'Intelvi
Stories

Como
Bellagio
Varenna
Menaggio
Tremezzina
Cernobbio
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Itineraries
The lake, month by month
The lake without steps
Your first time on Lake Como
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Getting around Lake Como
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Water taxis and private hire

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