Como Lake
- Como, 50 km north of Milan, is the main access town to the lake
and sits at the foot of the 146 sq km body of water. The town is a
good base for exploring the fairytale lakeside villages.
Lago di Como’s western shore stretches a handsome 80 km from
Como (south) to Sorico (north). In Cernobbio art exhibitions can be
viewed in the Villa Bernasconi. In Tremezzo pergolas knitted from
orange trees and some of Europe’s finest rhododendrons, azaleas
and camellias bloom in the botanical gardens of 17th century Villa
Carlotta.
Como’s eastern shore is the least scenic. The southern shore
embraces the pearl of the lake, Bellagio – a pretty little town
indeed, sitting square on the point where the lake’s western
and eastern arms split and head south.