The back story
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Area guide
Cernobbio, Moltrasio, Blevio and Torno: the back story
The first basin of the lake: Villa d’Este and Passalacqua on the western shore, Mandarin Oriental and Il Sereno on the eastern.
Area guide · Lake Como
Cernobbio, Blevio & Torno: Our Favourites
Villa d’Este and Passalacqua on the western shore, Mandarin Oriental and Il Sereno on the eastern, and Harry’s Bar on the square.
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What to see and do
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Up to five guests
The Riva Aquarama at Villa d’Este
A tour of the lake aboard Villa d’Este’s Riva Aquarama, built at the Riva yard on Lake Iseo.
Where to eat
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One MICHELIN Star
Materia
Creative cooking in Cernobbio. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Via Trieste 1/B, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Il Sereno Al Lago
Chef Raffaele Lenzi’s restaurant at Il Sereno, on the eastern shore. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Via Torrazza 10, 22020 TornoExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
La Veranda at Villa d’Este
The lakeside restaurant of Villa d’Este.
Via Regina 40, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Casa Perrotta
Contemporary Italian cooking in Cernobbio.
Via Cinque Giornate 72, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
La Piazzetta Lake Como
Mediterranean cooking on the Via Regina in Cernobbio.
Via Regina, 34, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
La Veranda, Moltrasio
Country cooking at the Hotel Posta on the Piazza San Rocco in Moltrasio.
Piazza San Rocco 5, 22010 MoltrasioExplore View on map
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Hotel restaurant
L’Aria
Refined Italian cooking with Japanese influences at Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como.
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Hotel restaurant
Passalacqua’s table
Chef Viviana Varese’s seasonal menus at Passalacqua, with feasts in the Cantinone.
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From 5:30 in the morning
Pasticceria Poletti
Cernobbio’s pasticceria on the Via Regina, open from early morning, with a courtyard for summer mornings.
Via Regina 34, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
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By the pool
NAMI Cafe at Mandarin Oriental
The informal poolside café of Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como.
Bars
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Villa d’Este
Bar Canova at Villa d’Este
The bar of Villa d’Este, for coffee by day and a drink in the evening.
Via Regina 40, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
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On the Piazza Risorgimento
Harry’s Bar Cernobbio
The restaurant and bar on Cernobbio’s lakeside square, open all year, with live music every evening.
Piazza Risorgimento 2, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
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Mandarin Oriental
CO.MO Bar & Bistrot
The bar and bistro of Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como, on the eastern shore.
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Patricia Urquiola
The Lobby Bar at Il Sereno
The bar of Il Sereno on the eastern shore, designed by Patricia Urquiola, with its wine cellar.
Shopping
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Silk since 1899
Frey, Cernobbio
The silk house Frey, “Seta dal 1899”, with its shop on the Via Regina in Cernobbio.
Via Regina 71, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
Where to stay
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Since 1873
Villa d’Este
The 16th-century villa at Cernobbio that has been the stage for society since 1873: 151 rooms, four villas in the park and La Veranda on the water.
Via Regina 40, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
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Villa Roccabruna
Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como
A resort around the neoclassical Villa Roccabruna on the eastern shore at Blevio, with a floating pool on the lake and L’Aria’s Italian-Japanese cooking.
Via Caronti 69, 22020 BlevioExplore View on map
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Patricia Urquiola
Il Sereno
A contemporary hotel on the eastern shore at Torno, designed by Patricia Urquiola, with Al Lago, One MICHELIN Star in 2026.
Via Torrazza 10, 22020 TornoExplore View on map
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An 18th-century estate
Passalacqua
An 18th-century estate at Moltrasio with suites in the Villa, the Palazz and the Casa al Lago, open in winter too.
Via Besana 59, 22010 MoltrasioExplore View on map
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All suites
Villa Làrio
An all-suite villa hotel on the eastern shore at Pognana Lario.
Via Giacomo Matteotti 25, 22020 Pognana LarioExplore View on map
Health and wellness
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