The Villa del Balbianello on its wooded peninsula, with its loggia, terraced gardens and the lake around it

Area guide · Lake Como

Tremezzina: Our Favourites

The Villa del Balbianello, the Villa Carlotta, the Grand Hotel Tremezzo, the Sacro Monte and the Greenway.

The back story

  1. Area guide

    Tremezzina: the back story

    Tremezzina·In depth

    Tremezzo, Lenno and Ossuccio: the Villa del Balbianello, the Villa Carlotta, the Grand Hotel Tremezzo and the Greenway.

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What to see and do

  1. On its own peninsula

    Villa del Balbianello

    Lenno, Tremezzina·Villa and garden (FAI)

    The FAI’s villa on a wooded peninsula at Lenno: 18th-century French furniture, Beauvais tapestries and the explorer Guido Monzino’s collections.

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  2. Canova, Hayez, Thorvaldsen

    Villa Carlotta

    Tremezzina·Villa, museum and garden

    The villa of the Clerici marquises at Tremezzo: masterpieces by Canova, Hayez and Thorvaldsen in a botanical garden on the lake.

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  3. UNESCO World Heritage

    Sacro Monte di Ossuccio

    Tremezzina·Sacred mountain

    The chapels climbing to the sanctuary above Ossuccio, one of the Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy listed by UNESCO in 2003.

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  4. The lake’s only island

    Isola Comacina

    Tremezzina·Island

    The small wooded island off Sala Comacina and Ossuccio.

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  5. Colour in every season

    The gardens of the Villa Carlotta

    Tremezzina·Botanical garden

    The botanical garden of the Villa Carlotta, on the slope above the lake at Tremezzo.

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Where to eat

  1. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Roteo

    Sala Comacina·Restaurant

    Creative cooking at Sala Comacina, facing the Isola Comacina.

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  2. Hotel restaurant

    La Terrazza Gualtiero Marchesi

    Tremezzina·Restaurant

    The lakefront terrace of the Grand Hotel Tremezzo, honouring Gualtiero Marchesi’s signature dishes.

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Bars

  1. Belle Époque décor

    T Bar at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo

    Tremezzina·Hotel bar

    The Belle Époque bar of the Grand Hotel Tremezzo, for a light lunch, an aperitivo or a nightcap.

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Where to stay

  1. Art Nouveau, facing Bellagio

    Grand Hotel Tremezzo

    Tremezzina·Grand hotel

    The Art Nouveau grand hotel of Tremezzo, facing Bellagio across the water: three pools, a private beach and the T Spa.

    Via Statale 5401, 22019 TremezzinaExplore View on map

Health and wellness

  1. Hotel spa

    T Spa at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo

    Tremezzina·Hotel spa

    The spa of the Grand Hotel Tremezzo.

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