The Bellagio waterfront, with its grand hotels, the ferry landing and a lake boat moored in the sun

Area guide · Lake Como

Bellagio: Our Favourites

The Villa Serbelloni at the tip, the gardens of Villa Melzi, Frey’s silk and the road to the Ghisallo.

The back story

  1. Area guide

    Bellagio: the back story

    Bellagio·In depth

    The village on the point where the lake divides: the Villa Serbelloni, the gardens of Villa Melzi and the stepped lanes.

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What to see and do

  1. Laid out 1808–1810

    The Gardens of Villa Melzi

    Bellagio·Garden and museum

    The lakeside gardens of Villa Melzi d’Eril at Bellagio, with a museum and a chapel by the little port of Loppia.

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  2. The cyclists’ museum

    Museo del Ciclismo – Madonna del Ghisallo

    Magreglio·Museum

    The cycling museum on the Ghisallo pass above Bellagio, by the cyclists’ chapel.

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  3. Down to Loppia

    The gardens of Villa Melzi

    Bellagio·Garden

    The lakeside gardens of Villa Melzi, from Bellagio to the port of Loppia.

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  4. From the Piazza Mazzini

    Bellagio Water Limousines

    Bellagio·Boat tours and transfers

    A wooden water limousine from Bellagio’s Piazza Mazzini: shared tours, private charters and transfers.

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Where to eat

  1. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Mistral

    Bellagio·Restaurant

    The restaurant of the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, at the tip of the Bellagio peninsula.

    Via Teresio Olivelli 1, 22021 BellagioExplore View on map

  2. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Filo

    Lezzeno·Restaurant

    The restaurant of Filario Hotel & Residences, on the road to Bellagio.

    SP 583 - Località Bagnana 96, 22025 LezzenoExplore View on map

Shopping

  1. Silk since 1899

    Frey, Bellagio

    Bellagio·Silk shop

    Frey’s silk shop in the lanes of Bellagio, open every day.

    Via Garibaldi 27, 22021 BellagioExplore View on map

Where to stay

  1. At the tip of Bellagio

    Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni

    Bellagio·Grand hotel

    The grand hotel at the tip of the Bellagio peninsula, with Mistral, La Goletta and the Luce del Lago Spa.

    Via Teresio Olivelli 1, 22021 BellagioExplore View on map

  2. Since 1880

    Belvedere Bellagio

    Bellagio·Family hotel

    A family hotel above Bellagio, run by five generations of the Martinelli-Manoni family since 1880.

    Via Valassina 31, 22021 BellagioExplore View on map

  3. Home of Filo

    Filario Hotel & Residences

    Lezzeno·Boutique hotel

    A contemporary hotel on the water at Lezzeno, on the road to Bellagio, home of Filo.

    Strada Provinciale Lariana 583, 89, 22025 LezzenoExplore View on map

Health and wellness

  1. Hotel spa

    Luce del Lago Spa

    Bellagio·Hotel spa

    The spa of the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni at Bellagio.

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  2. Hotel spa

    Belvedere Bellagio spa

    Bellagio·Hotel spa

    The spa of the Belvedere Bellagio, with a steam bath and salt room.

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