Tag: Lake Como
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The best villas and gardens on Lake Como: Villa del Balbianello, Villa Carlotta, Villa Melzi, Villa Serbelloni, Villa Monastero, when to go and how to visit them by boat.
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How to ride the Bernina Express from Milan and Lake Como to St Moritz: tours vs independent travel, the best seats, Valtellina wine and a night in the Engadine.
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How to see Lake Como from the water: public ferry, shared boat tours, day trips from Milan, licence-free self-drive boats, private skippered boats and classic wooden runabouts compared, with typical prices and tips.
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Long before wellness retreats and fitness influencers made “movement” a lifestyle buzzword, Lake Como’s elite were already living it.
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Lake Como from the water is one thing. Lake Como from above is another entirely. The mountains, the villas, the villages arranged along the shoreline, the deep blue-green of the…
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Lake Como has a reputation problem when it comes to food. Travelers arrive expecting mediocre tourist menus and overpriced pasta with a view — and in the most crowded spots on the most crowded days, that is exactly what they find.
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There is one experience on Lake Como that no hotel room, no restaurant terrace, and no hilltop viewpoint can replicate — seeing the lake from the water. The villas, the gardens, the villages, and the mountains reveal themselves differently from a boat.
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Most visitors to Lake Como come for the villas, the hotels, and the views. The serious traveler comes also for the wine.
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Golf on Lake Como is a different experience from any other golf destination in Europe. The courses here are not resort layouts designed for casual vacationers.
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Lake Como has a long and distinguished tennis history. Wealthy British and German travelers built courts here in the late 19th century, and the tradition continues today.