5 Towns Worth Visiting Around Lake Como; Curious and Interesting Facts About Lake Como

Useful and Interesting Facts and Information About Lake Como

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Lake Como, Italy

Why exactly World’s aristocrats loved Lake Como so much, and what opportunities it opens up for us today: about travel, local cuisine, historical places, mountain hiking, cycling, horseback riding, and sports on Lake Como, you will read in this article.

Finally, the moment has come when you escaped from everyday life and decided to relax and gain strength, breathing in the purest mountain air of the Alps and contemplating the landscapes that are enchanted with their splendor. An hour's drive from the airport Milan Malpensa, you are in one of the most heavenly corners of the earth - Lake Como.

A place where you can walk among palm trees and blooming rhododendrons, admiring the snow-capped mountains and their reflections in the mirror of the emerald surface of the lake, must be magical, right? With its superb microclimate, Lake Como in northern Italy makes you look for unusual words to capture its sophistication, but a simple "Bellissimo" (beautiful) is a start. With these words, the American magazine HUFFPOST introduced Lake Como in its article about the 20 most beautiful lakes in the world, written based on its research over a whole year, and according to numerous parameters, LAKE COMO took 1st place in this honorable list! Therefore, we can safely say that Lake Como is the most beautiful lake not only in Italy but throughout the world!

It is this region of Italy with a uniquely mild climate and a breathtakingly picturesque landscape of the lake, with its luxurious vegetation and adjacent medieval towns, ideal for hiking and romantic dinners, that historically attracted the world aristocracy and the creative elite, and at the present time it has been chosen by both tourists and tourists. And those who want to connect their fate with Italy and camp and tour Lake Como. The zone of this third largest and deepest lake in Italy is distinguished by its unique location, which gives advantages incomparable to other regions of Italy, namely:

• Mild comfortable climate throughout the year, a huge number of sunny days and clear clean air of the adjacent Alps protecting from harsh northern winds;

• About an hour by car to the capital of fashion and business Milan and its airports, as well as to numerous ski resorts in Italy and Switzerland;

• ALL water sports are available here: sailing, windsurfing, kite surfing, and others;

• walks on the lake on a boat, boat, or sailboat;

• cycling along numerous well-maintained cycle paths, as well as trekking along picturesque and mountainous routes of varying difficulty;

• Many old villas are open to the public;

• Variety of coastal towns with picturesque embankments, old streets, and churches;

• Proximity to the Swiss border and much, much more.

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5 Towns Worth Visiting Around Lake Como

Lake Como is elongated, and at the bottom, it is divided into two parts: one ends in the city of Como, the other (eastern) in the city of Lecco. Along the eastern part of the lake, there is a railway connecting Milan with the mountainous areas, as well as a road from Milan to the top of the lake without a single traffic light! In the upper, northeastern part of the lake, there is a town

Colico

Chosen by surfers for its large, specially designated beach and favorable wind, as well as for the very atmosphere of relaxation and sports, incomparable evening sunsets, a large selection of restaurants and bars, and holidays and entertainment organized almost every evening on the central promenade. It attracts not only friends surfers with families from Milan and the surrounding area, but also tourists from Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Russia, and other countries. The school of an experienced instructor Giordano offers lessons in wind and kite surfing, but those who are far from these sports can have a great time riding bicycles (the bike path starts right from the beach and leads in different directions, one is more picturesque than the other, you can’t go around everything even in a week), kayaking or just playing ball or badminton. At the beginning of the bike path, there is a riding center where you can take lessons or just ride horses, take a course in hypnotherapy, and for kids, there is a pony school. Even in Colico, you can climb the medieval fortresses with panoramic views, Forte Montecchio and Forte Fuentes, not far from the lake shore, in one of them there is a museum of military equipment from the Second World War, and in the other, you can wander through the ruins of military barracks. It is easy to get from Milan to Colico along the highway built in the late 80s, it passes through the tunnels, bypassing the towns, which is very convenient for travel, and there are no traffic jams and traffic lights.

Far, on the same northeastern part of the lake is the town

Dervio, Italy

Dervio (Dervio)

Most sailing, windsurfing, and kite surfing schools are located here because the famous afternoon wind “breva” starts from here, and it is here that it is most uniform, so riding in Dervio, as well as all over the lake downwind towards Colico, is a pleasure!. While! Wind lovers enjoy gliding across lake Como. their history-loving friends, five minutes away by car, in Pione, will discover an ancient abbey of astonishing serenity, with a medieval church and frescoes on the walls preserved in the abbey courtyard. In the olive gardens, you can see the monks picking olives, and in the shop, you can buy the imperial herbal tincture made according to their old recipe, as well as hand-made creams, herbal preparations, and medicinal caramels.

On our site, you will also find Properties in Dervio.

Immediately after Dervio, moving towards Milan, you will enter the town.

Bellano, Italy

Bellano

With its luxurious embankment with plane trees

The old part of Bellano is located along the lake, it is full of old narrow streets, shops, restaurants, cafes, and pastry shops with delicious sweets. New houses are built mainly on a hill, which does not prevent their inhabitants from walking to the lake: Italians are very careful about their health and physical fitness, and such exercises, as well as walks in the mountains, help them always stay in great shape. The view of the lake from Bellano is stunning, striking in the variety of scenery and the width of the lake. During the season from May to September, holidays, concerts, and even open-air operas are often held on the embankment! Some apartments in Bellano with stunning lake views can be found in the section Bellano Properties.

Very close to Bellano is fabulous Varenna, which attracts tourists all year round, with its luxurious villas, fabulous square, gourmet cuisine of local restaurants, and narrow streets descending to the lake, from where the most beautiful landscape on Lake Como opens up.

From Colico, you can take the bike path to the other part of the lake, and then ride along the promenade down the west side, along the towns of Sorico, Gera Lario, and Domaso. These towns are especially lively in summer, they are especially loved by the Dutch, Germans, and Austrians, for their large beaches with clear waters like the sea, for inexpensive camping and apartments, and, of course, for sports, windsurfing and sailing are specially developed in this area. Here,

Domaso, Italy

in Domaso

You can rent electric bikes, on which you can easily climb mountain routes and enjoy breathtaking landscapes from a height. Next to the rental, on the lawn opposite the lake, yoga classes are held in the mornings with Russian- and English-speaking instructors. And after lunch, everyone is on the water: some are on a kite, some are windsurfing, and some are on a yacht under sail! By the way, to sail on Lake Como on a sailing yacht, it is not necessary to have your own yacht or rent it (for rent you will be asked for international rights): some local yachtsmen are ready to take you around the lake for a small fee! Well, if you are not afraid of heights and want to get a lot of adrenaline - there is a paragliding school above the town of Sorico, and you can paraglide over the mountains and Lake Como, paired with an experienced pilot Fabio! In winter he works in Livigno at an altitude of 3000 meters (Carosello 3000), the largest ski resort in the north of Italy, and every day, under favorable weather conditions, up to 10 paragliding flights.

This year, several new complexes are being built in this area of the lake: new apartments in Domaso, of various sizes, with terraces and amazing views of the lake, just 200 meters from the embankment, you can find them in the section Real Estate in Domaso.

Moving from Domaso towards the city of Como, you will find yourself in a historically famous town called.

Musso Town Italy

Musso (Musso)

It was here in April 1945 that the Italian fascist leader Mussolini was stopped and identified by partisans while trying to escape in a German convoy, after which he was shot in the neighboring town of Dongo. Musso has an interesting medieval history, with monuments that have survived to this day, and you will read more about this in the article about Musso. Today it is a small town, with a stunningly beautiful view of Lake Como, with absolute silence and clean alpine air (the main road passes through a tunnel in the mountain outside the town), and this is an ideal vacation option for those who want solitude with nature, beautiful landscapes and a lake. Two steps away from home.

Descending from Musso down the lake towards Como, you will find yourself in a picturesque town

Tremezzina Town, Italy

Tremezzina (Tremezzina)

This amazing town, together with its suburbs of Ossuccio and Mezzegra, has a unique location: on the western shore of the lake, next to Menaggio, a stone's throw from the famous Villa Carlotta, known throughout the world for its magnificent botanical garden and the most visited on the lake Como, directly opposite the island of Comacina, only 30 km from the city of Como. Boats run from the embankment to the famous Villa Balbianello, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the only island of Comacina on the lake, inhabited during the Roman Empire and now empty, but insanely beautiful, with festive fireworks in the summer season and an open restaurant.

Tremezzina has a very developed infrastructure: restaurants, bars, supermarkets, and shops, many boats with different routes, and a bus to Como. For recreation and entertainment, there is a huge choice here: from walking through the famous villas and their grandiose parks to sailing and playing golf and tennis.

Medzegra is crossed by a beautiful footpath called "Green Way". It is a quiet walk, carefully marked with signs and metal plaques on the pavement. There is no better way to get to know this charming town and its surroundings than by following this path, which will allow you to discover its artistic and natural beauties.

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