The area of Lake Como, presents an extremely varied nature that creates landscapes of extraordinary beauty, very important for local tourism as artistic monuments and history.
Lake Como is an ideal place for relaxing holidays, cultural or sports, suitable for all ages and can be used in all seasons.
Visiting Lake Como means above all wanting to discover unusual things, to deepen particular interests, to look at the landscape and the environment with the eye of those who are not satisfied with commonplaces and obviousness.
This territory offers very little space and the itineraries intersect and offer from time to time different ideas depending on the point of view, or even just the means of transport.
EXAMPLE OF ITINERARY
First stop: Como – visit of the historic center and Villa Olmo
We start to discover the city from the Cathedral of Como, to then visit the Teatro Sociale. Then continue on foot to Piazza San Fedele, a city in the city, where there was the ancient grain market. Between the Romanesque basilica and Renaissance houses with exposed wooden structure, there is a lively and frequented pedestrian area. Always on foot, you can get to the Basilica of Sant’Abbondio, a Romanesque masterpiece in the shadow of two twin bell towers. Returning to the shores of the lake, you can not miss the Volta Temple and start from there a splendid walk along the kilometer of Knowledge. A pedestrian itinerary of rare beauty that represents the perfect union between nature and art.
Second Stage: cruise on the lake – about 2 hours until you reach Bellagio
Third Stage: Bellagio – visit of the center and free time
Bellagio, located right on the branch of Lake Como, enchants the visitor with Villa Melzi, a nineteenth-century dwelling designed by Giocondo Albertolli, surrounded by English gardens that conquered Liszt and Stendhal. Even the Serbelloni Park is open to the public with guided tours and offers a view of the three branches of the lake.
Return trip to Milan – about 1 hour
