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About ULTIMATE Lake Como Guide

ULTIMATE Lake Como Guide is an independent guide for visitors to Lake Como, Italy. We publish 14 curated lists: restaurants, cafés, bars, hotels, sights, arts & culture, gardens, walks, shopping, health, property, developments, boats and getting around. We cover Como, Cernobbio with Moltrasio, Blevio and Torno, Tremezzina, Bellagio, Varenna, Menaggio and Cadenabbia, Lecco and the upper lake, with day trips to Milan, Bergamo, Lugano and Ticino, Valtellina and Lake Maggiore.

Our editor

Jai Michael is Editor-in-Chief of the ULTIMATE City Guides. With more than 25 years in the media industry, he founded ABSOLUTE brighton and London TV, and has worked with leading luxury brands around the world.

How we choose

Every place in our lists has been checked against its own website or an official source such as the FAI, Navigazione Laghi, Trenord, the Comune di Como, the Province of Lecco, UNESCO, the Consorzio di Tutela dei Vini di Valtellina, SEA Milan Airports, the Consiglio Nazionale del Notariato or The MICHELIN Guide. MICHELIN stars are quoted only from the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Italia. We use no ratings, and we leave out anything we can’t confirm.

Before you go

Opening seasons, hours and timetables change often, and many villas and hotels close in winter. Please check directly with each place, and with official sources, before you travel. Prices are in euros (€).

For venues

Run a venue in Lake Como and spotted something to update? We review our lists regularly and welcome corrections.

Photo credits

• The marble group of Mars and Venus in the museum of the Villa Carlotta, by Pierre André Leclercq, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Villa del Balbianello on its wooded peninsula, with its loggia, terraced gardens and the lake around it, by © FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Villa del Balbianello on its wooded peninsula, with its loggia, terraced gardens and the lake around it, by © FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The loggia of the Villa del Balbianello, its arches dressed in creeper beneath a carved coat of arms, by Sheeba Samuel, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Villa del Balbianello seen from the lake, with its towers and clipped trees, by Ray Swi-hymn, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Aperitivo on the lakeside terrace of Villa d’Este: a cocktail, a spritz and small plates by the flower beds, photo: Courtesy of Villa d’Este.
• The Bellagio waterfront, with its grand hotels, the ferry landing and a lake boat moored in the sun, by Pierre André, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Bellagio waterfront, with its grand hotels, the ferry landing and a lake boat moored in the sun, by Pierre André, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Piazza Vecchia in Bergamo’s Città Alta, with the Palazzo della Ragione and the Campanone, by Steffen Schmitz, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The red and yellow car of the Como–Brunate funicular climbing through the gardens, with Como and the lake below, by Emanu37429, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Como and the first basin of the lake seen from the Brunate funicular, by Emanu37429, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The pastry counter of Pasticceria Poletti in Cernobbio: tarts, cheesecakes, tiramisù and cream buns, photo: Courtesy of Pasticceria Poletti.
• The marble group of Mars and Venus in the museum of the Villa Carlotta, by Pierre André Leclercq, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The marble group of Mars and Venus in the museum of the Villa Carlotta, by Pierre André Leclercq, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A varnished Riva Aquarama wooden motorboat moored on the water, by StuivertjeWisselen, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The fountain on the lakeside Piazza Risorgimento in Cernobbio, with the eastern shore beyond, by Alessandra Jovinelli, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The fountain on the lakeside Piazza Risorgimento in Cernobbio, with the eastern shore beyond, by Alessandra Jovinelli, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The plain of Colico and the mountains at the northern end of Lake Como, by Ysogo, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Isola Comacina, the lake’s only island, in autumn colours, by LigaDue, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The carved marble façade and rose window of Como Cathedral, by CAPTAIN RAJU, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The carved marble façade and rose window of Como Cathedral, by CAPTAIN RAJU, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The painted and gilded vaults and the organs of the nave of Como Cathedral, by Zairon, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Duomo di Milano and the arch of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II on the Piazza del Duomo, by Steffen Schmitz, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Villa Pliniana at Torno, on the water below its cliff, by Riccardo Ortelli, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Varenna ferry landing, with a lake steamer arriving, by Dirk Ingo Franke, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A Navigazione Laghi car ferry crossing the centre of Lake Como towards Varenna, by Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The chapel of the Madonna del Ghisallo, patroness of cyclists, on the pass above Bellagio, by Zairon, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The striped Romanesque church of Santa Maria del Tiglio at Gravedona, on the upper lake, by Kaitu, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The pool terrace of the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, with parasols and palms along the lake, photo: Courtesy of Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni.
• Varenna’s pastel houses and bell tower on the shore of Lake Como, under the wooded cliffs, in evening sun, by Daniel Case, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The roof and lettered façade of the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, with a lake steamer and the mountains across the water, photo: Courtesy of Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni.
• The Cardinal’s Building of Villa d’Este across its gardens, beside a mosaic grotto, with the lake and mountains behind, photo: Courtesy of Villa d’Este.
• The Lecco arm of Lake Como at dusk, between its mountains, by Bramfab, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The lake at Lecco at dawn, with the mountains reflected in still water, by Bramfab, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Lecco arm of Lake Como at dusk, between its mountains, by Bramfab, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Lecco and its lake seen from the mountainside above, with the peaks beyond, by Kaitu, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Lavedo peninsula at Lenno, home of the Villa del Balbianello, seen from the lake, by Daniel Case, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Lugano and its lake seen from the mountains above, with the Alps beyond, by Aconcagua, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Piazza della Riforma in Lugano, with the Palazzo Civico, by JoachimKohler-HB, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Grand Hotel Tremezzo above its floating pool and lakeside terrace, with a wooden launch passing, photo: Courtesy of Grand Hotel Tremezzo.
• Lake Maggiore and the Isola Superiore seen from Isola Bella, with a boat at the landing, by Isiwal, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A stuccoed room of the Villa Manzoni in Lecco, with carved reliefs and a Murano chandelier, by Pier B., licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The avenue of plane trees and the flowering azaleas of the gardens of Villa Melzi, beside the lake, by RaminusFalcon, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Japanese maples in red and gold around the pond in the gardens of Villa Melzi, by Ray in Manila, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The lake and the mountains seen over the clipped trees of the gardens of Villa Melzi, by ChrisSampson87, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Menaggio lakefront, with a lake steamer passing a grand hotel, by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Menaggio lakefront, with a lake steamer passing a grand hotel, by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Duomo di Milano and the arch of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II on the Piazza del Duomo, by Steffen Schmitz, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Flower beds, twisted columns and the loggia of the Villa Monastero garden on the Varenna shore, by Aconcagua, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The village of Morcote on the shore of Lake Lugano, in autumn colours, by JoachimKohler-HB, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Canal houses and bridges in Amsterdam, by Michielverbeek, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Alhambra in Granada in the evening light, by Jebulon, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The floodlit Acropolis and Parthenon at dusk, seen from Philopappos Hill, by Giles Laurent, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The pink sand beach of Harbour Island, the Bahamas, by Rüdiger Stehn from Kiel, Deutschland, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The road winding out to the lighthouse on Cap de Formentor, Mallorca, above the open sea, by Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Grand Palace reflected at dawn, by Nawit science, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The golden sand and calm water of Paynes Bay, St. James, by Barry haynes, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sagrada Família lit up at night, by Maksim Sokolov, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Belgrade's old town and the spire of the Cathedral Church of St Michael above the Sava at sunset, photo: © ULTIMATE International Media.
• The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin against a blue sky, by Berthold Werner, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Royal Pavilion in Brighton under a blue sky, by Qmin, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Romanian Athenaeum in its garden, by Jorge Franganillo, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Hungarian Parliament lit up at night on the Danube, by Tom Ek, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bixby Creek Bridge on the Big Sur coast, by Diliff, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A cruise ship in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro, by Gzzz, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Burj Khalifa and Business Bay at blue hour, by Robert Bock, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A schooner silhouetted against the sunset off Key West, by Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Aerial view of the white sand spit of Ses Illetes and Llevant, the salt pans and, across the strait, Ibiza and Es Vedrà, by Beni Marull, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Baie des Anges, Nice, by Tobi 87, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Blue domes of Oia above the Santorini caldera, by Norbert Nagel, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Helsinki Cathedral above the South Harbour, by Ввласенко, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Hong Kong Island and the harbour at night from Victoria Peak, by Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The walls of Dalt Vila and the cathedral above the harbour of Ibiza Town, in late sun, by Charles from Port Chester, New York, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Hagia Sophia and its minarets in golden evening light, by Nserrano, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Varenna on Lake Como, by Daniel Case, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Las Vegas Strip at dusk, by Dietmar Rabich, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Congress Square, Ljubljana, with the castle on its hill behind, by Petar Milošević, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Palace of Westminster and the Elizabeth Tower lit at dusk across the Thames, by Diliff, licensed CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Downtown Los Angeles at sunset beneath the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains, by Alek Leckszas, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Metrópolis building at the start of the Gran Vía, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• La Seu, Palma’s Gothic cathedral, and the Almudaina above the old sea wall, seen from the Parc de la Mar, by Enric, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• An aerial view of a small island ringed by reef in the Maldives, by Luka Peternel, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Valletta’s honey-coloured skyline, with the dome of the Carmelite church and the spire of St Paul’s, above the harbour at sunset, by Olga Prystai, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Yachts in Puerto Banús, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Turquoise water below the pine-topped cliffs at Cala Macarella, Menorca, by Markus Trienke, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Art Deco hotels on Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, by Robbschultz69, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Duomo di Milano and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II on the Piazza del Duomo, by kuhnmi, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Monaco from above, Port Hercule and Monte-Carlo below the mountains, by Spike, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Taj Mahal Palace and the Gateway of India from the harbour, by iMahesh, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sunset at the Naples Pier, by pmarkham, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The New York City skyline from Top of the Rock, by Dillan Payne, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Eiffel Tower seen from the Trocadéro in Paris, by Chabe01, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Millennium Bridge over the Morača, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and its gardens, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, by Berthold Werner, edit by Böhringer, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The red carriages of the Glacier Express crossing the stone arches of the Landwasser Viaduct below a snow-capped peak, by Kabelleger / David Gubler, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Church of St John at Kaneo above Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• St Peter’s Basilica in Rome under a clear blue sky, by Alvesgaspar, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Golden Gate Bridge seen from Battery Spencer, by Christoph Strässler, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sebilj fountain and the square of Baščaršija, by Yukof, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Lujiazui skyline lit up at night across the Huangpu River, by King of Hearts, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The towers of the Central Business District lit up at night, reflected in Marina Bay, by Bijay Chaurasia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Matterhorn in winter above Zermatt, by JoachimKohler-HB, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Warrior on a Horse fountain in Macedonia Square, Skopje, lit at night, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, under a pink evening sky, by Jose Ligero Loarte, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A caparisoned elephant in the Esala Perahera procession, Kandy, by Daniel Liabeuf, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Gros Piton and Petit Piton, the twin volcanic spires of the UNESCO-listed Pitons, by xiquinhosilva, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Longtail boats on West Railay beach beneath the limestone cliffs, by Krzysztof Golik, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The restored Pyramid of Tirana under a blue sky, by BBB2021, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Rolling green hills and a farmhouse near Pienza in the Val d’Orcia, by Tom Ek, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Calatrava’s Hemisfèric lit at twilight, reflected in its pool, by Diliff, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Grand Canal and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, by Irin Acassi, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The tiled roof of St Stephen’s Cathedral and the rooftops of central Vienna, by Dietmar Rabich, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• St Mark's Church and its tiled roof on St Mark's Square, Zagreb's Upper Town, by Jorge Láscar from Australia, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The neoclassical façade of Villa Olmo in Como, with the fountain in front, by Maurizio Moro5153, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The cobbled path of chapels of the Sacro Monte di Ossuccio, with the lake and the mountains below, by Carlo Dell'Orto, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Painted terracotta figures inside one of the chapels of the Sacro Monte di Ossuccio, by Carlo Dell'Orto, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The avenue of plane trees and the flowering azaleas of the gardens of Villa Melzi, beside the lake, by RaminusFalcon, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A dish of pizzoccheri della Valtellina: buckwheat pasta with potatoes, cabbage and melted cheese, by Aplasia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Villa Pliniana at Torno, on the water below its cliff, by Riccardo Ortelli, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A room at The Lake Como EDITION, with arched French windows onto a balcony and Bellagio across the lake, photo: Courtesy of The Lake Como EDITION.
• Loungers and daybeds on the lakeshore at Filario Hotel & Residences, from above, photo: Courtesy of Filario Hotel & Residences.
• The infinity pool of Filario Hotel & Residences, looking across the lake to Bellagio, photo: Courtesy of Filario Hotel & Residences.
• The lakeside garden of Hotel Villa Flori, with statues, palms and the mountains of the first basin, photo: Courtesy of Hotel Villa Flori.
• The Ristorante Raimondi at Villa Flori: green velvet chairs, a laid table and the lake through the window, photo: Courtesy of Hotel Villa Flori.
• The garden terrace of the Ristorante Raimondi at Villa Flori at dusk, under a tree hung with lights, with Como across the water, photo: Courtesy of Hotel Villa Flori.
• The Grand Hotel Tremezzo above its floating pool and lakeside terrace, with a wooden launch passing, photo: Courtesy of Grand Hotel Tremezzo.
• The floating pool of the Grand Hotel Tremezzo on the lake, with the mountains behind, photo: Courtesy of Grand Hotel Tremezzo.
• A balcony at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo, with two chairs and a wrought-iron rail looking across the lake, photo: Courtesy of Grand Hotel Tremezzo.
• The lit entrance portico of the Grand Hotel Victoria in Menaggio at dusk, photo: Courtesy of Grand Hotel Victoria.
• Villa Roccabruna at Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como, lit at dusk above its lawn and lakeside terrace, photo: Courtesy of Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como.
• The terraced gardens, pool and fountain of Passalacqua above the lake at Moltrasio, photo: Courtesy of Passalacqua.
• Passalacqua’s gardens and Moltrasio at dusk, with the lights of the eastern shore across the lake, photo: Courtesy of Passalacqua.
• The pastry counter of Pasticceria Poletti in Cernobbio: tarts, cheesecakes, tiramisù and cream buns, photo: Courtesy of Pasticceria Poletti.
• A Como Seaplanes floatplane taxiing on the lake at Como, photo: Courtesy of Como Seaplanes.
• Bellagio’s peninsula and the lake from a Como Seaplanes flight, under the wing, photo: Courtesy of Como Seaplanes.
• The lakeside pool and boat dock of Il Sereno at Torno, with a wooden launch and the mountains of the western shore, photo: Courtesy of Il Sereno.
• A room at Il Sereno by Patricia Urquiola, with a green armchair and a wall of glass onto the lake, photo: Courtesy of Il Sereno.
• A suite at Il Sereno, with walnut panelling and a terrace onto the lake, photo: Courtesy of Il Sereno.
• Villa d’Este on the shore at Cernobbio from the air, with its gardens, landing stage and pool on the lake, photo: Courtesy of Villa d’Este.
• Aperitivo on the lakeside terrace of Villa d’Este: a cocktail, a spritz and small plates by the flower beds, photo: Courtesy of Villa d’Este.
• The Cardinal’s Building of Villa d’Este across its gardens, beside a mosaic grotto, with the lake and mountains behind, photo: Courtesy of Villa d’Este.
• A room at Villa d’Este with a draped canopy over the bed and tall windows onto the garden, photo: Courtesy of Villa d’Este.
• La Veranda at Villa d’Este: tables laid under a striped awning on a blue carpet, with the lake and a plane tree beyond, photo: Courtesy of Villa d’Este.
• A sitting room in one of Villa d’Este’s villas: blue velvet sofas, a striped rug and doors open onto a garden terrace, photo: Courtesy of Villa d’Este.
• Bellagio at dusk from the air, with the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni and its pool at the tip of the peninsula, photo: Courtesy of Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni.
• The pool terrace of the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, with parasols and palms along the lake, photo: Courtesy of Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni.
• The roof and lettered façade of the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, with a lake steamer and the mountains across the water, photo: Courtesy of Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni.
• A suite at the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni: patterned wallpaper, gold curtains, a writing desk and a window onto the lake, photo: Courtesy of Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni.
• The fountain on the lakeside Piazza Risorgimento in Cernobbio, with the eastern shore beyond, by Alessandra Jovinelli, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The fountain on the lakeside Piazza Risorgimento in Cernobbio, with the eastern shore beyond, by Alessandra Jovinelli, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• La Veranda at Villa d’Este: tables laid under a striped awning on a blue carpet, with the lake and a plane tree beyond, photo: Courtesy of Villa d’Este.
• A varnished Riva Aquarama wooden motorboat moored on the water, by StuivertjeWisselen, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A Jacquard punched-card machine in the Museo della Seta in Como, before silk design drawings, by Emamonti, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A Jacquard punched-card machine in the Museo della Seta in Como, before silk design drawings, by Emamonti, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A wooden hand loom in the Museo della Seta in Como, by Emamonti, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The columned portico of the Teatro Sociale di Como, by Krzysztof Golik, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Varenna ferry landing, with a lake steamer arriving, by Dirk Ingo Franke, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Villa del Balbianello on its wooded peninsula, with its loggia, terraced gardens and the lake around it, by © FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Art Nouveau façade of the Grand Hotel Tremezzo above its terrace and lakeside pool, by Business Slayer, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The striped Romanesque church of Santa Maria del Tiglio at Gravedona, on the upper lake, by Kaitu, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Varenna’s pastel houses and bell tower on the shore of Lake Como, seen from the ferry, by Daniel Case, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Varenna’s bell tower and lakeside houses below the wooded mountainside, by Daniel Case, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Varenna’s pastel houses and bell tower on the shore of Lake Como, seen from the ferry, by Daniel Case, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Castello di Vezio and the village below it on the wooded promontory above Varenna, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Varenna and the Castello di Vezio above the lake, with Bellagio’s peninsula beyond, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Villa d’Este on the shore at Cernobbio, seen from the lake, by GhePeU, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Villa d’Este and its park at Cernobbio from above, with the hotel’s pool on the lake, by RaminusFalcon, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Tempio Voltiano, the domed temple to Alessandro Volta on the Como lakefront, by Krzysztof Golik, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Lavedo peninsula at Lenno, home of the Villa del Balbianello, seen from the lake, by Daniel Case, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A panettone, cut open to show its raisins and candied peel, in front of a Christmas tree, by Nicola from Fiumicino (Rome), Italy, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Tortellini in brodo: little tortellini floating in a clear broth, by Ramagliolo9 at Italian Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Spaghetti alle vongole, with clams, cherry tomatoes and parsley, by Irureta, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.