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Lake Como sightseeing opportunities are found mostly in the mid Lake area, the western side of the Lake, Como town and the northern end of the Lake (Alto Lario). The mid Lake area (Menaggio, Bellagio and Varenna) Menaggio is the most popular town on the western side of the Lake. At its heart is the [...]

Some visitors happily find their own way around Lake Como, perhaps with the help of a guide book. For others who are perhaps travelling in groups or don’t hire a car or just prefer the transport and information to be organised by somebody else; there are guided tours available. Guided tours are here defined as [...]

Many visitors to Lake Como will automatically find themselves doing more walking than they do at home, either around the small towns that line the edges of the Lake, or in the large gardens of some of the aristocratic villas. But there are also walks for walking’s sake, along the Lakeside and in the hills, [...]

There is a ‘dirt path’ walk between Dongo and Gravedona, by the side of the lake. It’s either three or four kilometres long, depending on which description you read, but somehow doesn’t seem that far when you walk it. At various points along the path there are tables and seating, where you can have a [...]

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 is not a seaside resort – there are no wide sandy beaches there. But a number of places around the Lake have mostly shingle beaches and/or lidos – areas with sun-beds, pools and refreshments: Two swimming pools and a ‘beach’ are open in summer in the grounds of the Villa Olmo, in Como, [...]

You can go on holiday for a few days at Lake Como, never having set foot on a sailing boat before, take a few hours of lessons spread over three to five days and return home a week later with a basic ability to sail a boat. Or, if you already know the basics, you [...]

Lake Como gives visitors a unique opportunity to ‘self drive’ sail in warm weather and beautiful surroundings. The two Tabo Surf Centres, in Gera Lario and Sorico, are a good example of this end of the sailing spectrum. They have a dozen boats for hire, both single hulls and catamarans. You don’t need a ‘licence’ [...]

For visitors to Lake Como, the word ‘sailing’ can mean a number of different things. For example, a group of people can charter a boat with a skipper, rather like hiring a Limo with a chauffeur. Alternatively, one or two people can arrange the sailing equivalent of self drive hire – renting a smaller boat [...]

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 [...]