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For three hundred and sixty four days of the year, Isola Comacina, the only island in Lake Como, is best known as the location of a high profile and eccentric restaurant, the Locanda del Isola Comacina.
But once a year, in the last weekend in June, the island is the setting for a fireworks display that [...]

Lake Como has been visited by some of the most illustrious figures in the history of literature and was an obvious attraction for the English ‘lake poet’ William Wordsworth. But was its appeal only the beauty of nature or also the charms of its female residents?
Wordsworth is often quoted describing Lake Como as ‘a treasure [...]

Lake Como, 28 miles long and never more than 2 miles wide, is shaped like an upside down y, dividing into an eastern and western branch about half way down. But for many visitors, the eastern branch is effectively invisible; and even the eastern side of the western branch is a bit of a mystery. [...]

Lake Como has a particular effect on visitors, best summed up in words like relaxing, calming, re-invigorating and even inspiring. You could describe the process as stress busting, wellness creation, holistic therapy or just plain getting your head straight.
But if we’re going to use jargon, I’d rather use the jargon of an earlier millennium. It [...]

The map shows only the most popular places for tourists – mostly located in the central area and on the western side of the western branch. They are all small townships with populations ranging only from a few hundred to a few thouand. Menaggio, Varenna and Bellagio are regarded as ‘must see’.
The four towns at the [...]

San Siro is not the Milan football stadium relocated but rather a change of name for the place formerly known as Santa Maria Rezzonico.
Whilst it has a ‘centre’ with shops and restaurants, it’s probably best regarded as a sort of suburb of Menaggio, with all that means in terms of the closeness of the attractions [...]

Mezzegra is a very small place but very interesting for a particular reason – it was where Mussolini was executed.
Mussolini began his last journey on 25 April 1945, travelling from Milan to Como with his mistress, Claretta Petacci. The next day, they reached Menaggio. On the 27th they were approaching Dongo when they were [...]

The ‘Tremezzina Riviera’ is a short stretch of the western shore of the mid-lake region, running north from Lenno through Tremezzo to just past Cadenabbia-Griante. It’s basically a row of grand lakeside hotels, two noble villas and a prestigious golf club. It’s sometimes known as the ‘Azalean Riviera’ because of the azaleas that bloom, alongside [...]

For most visitors to Lake Como, Tremezzo is a short stretch of lakeside that’s primarily a place for visitors to stay – a base from which it’s very easy to explore the mid-lake (Menaggio, Bellagio and Varenna); the Alto Lario (northern end), and Como. Its tourist activities date back to the time of the nineteenth [...]

Cadenabbia – Griante is one ‘town’. Cadenabbia is the part that fronts onto the lakeside, while Griante is the area about fifty metres up in the hills behind it. Both are principally places to live or stay in, rather than places to visit – accommodation rather than sightseeing.
The main difference between them is that Cadenabbia [...]