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Como’s Villas and Villages

Famed for the sparkling beauty of its water, romantic villas and
serene lakeside gardens, Lake Como does not disappoint. The
natural setting of thickly wooded mountainsides rising up from Key Nágg Nággioio Bellano
Bellano
Plésio
beside the lake has been drawing visitors since Roman times – Drive route Plésio
the 19th-century Romantics were particularly attached to the Nobiallo
Nobiallo
Cardano
area. This route includes ferry crossings, shore-hugging roads and Cardano
country lanes with several leg-stretching jaunts up to panoramic MENAGGIO
MENAGGIO
viewpoints. Como, Bellagio, Varenna and other villages are perfect Croc Crocee VARENNA
VARENNA
spots to pause and enjoy the water for an afternoon – or longer.
M. di M. di TremezzoTremezzo C o m o C o m o
1700m Grian Griantete
1700m
Cadenabbia
Cadenabbia
BELLAGIO
BELLAGIO
Tremezzo
Tremezzo Pescallo
Pescallo
Loppia
Ortanella
SACRO MONTEO MONTE
SACR Azzano Loppia Ortanella
Azzano
DI OSSUCCIOCIO
DI OSSUC Lenno S. Gio S. Giovannivanni
Lenno
Ossúccio d i d i
Ossúccio
Sala Comacina
Sala Comacina Visg Visgnolanola
Lierna
VILLA Lierna
VILLA
Limontata
Pigra Pigra Limon
BALBIANELLOO
Colonno BALBIANELL L L
Colonno

L a g o Guello a a Grumo
L a g o
Grumo
Guello
g
g
Argegno
Argegno Lézz Lézzenoeno Perlo Perlo o o

Civenna d d Ólcio Ólcio
Civenna
LOMBARDIA SANTUARIO DELLA i i
LOMBARDIA
SANTUARIO DELLA

MADONNA DEL L L
MADONNA DEL
Occagno GHISALLO c c Mandello
Occagno
e
e
GHISALLO
Mandello
Magréglio
del Lárioio
Magréglio c c del Lár
Nesso
Nesso Véleso M. S. M. S. Primo Primo o o
Véleso
1683m
Brienno
Brienno 1683m M. P M. Poncionci Barni Barni
1450m
1450m
Onno Onno
P i a n d . T i v a n o
VALASSINA AND
Zélbio
Zélbio VALASSINA AND
PIAN DEL TIVIANO
Careno
Above Appreciating the lakeside scenery from Bellagio, see p61 M. San Ber 1349 1349 Careno P i a n d . T i v a n o PIAN DEL TIVIANO
M. San Bernadonado
Opposite The winding road up to Santuario della Madonna del Torríggia Va l a s s i n a Va l a s s i n a Lambro Lambro
Torríggia
Ghisallo, see p63 Láglio
Láglio
Colma
Colma
M. di Preaoloeaolo
M. di Pr
Lasnigo
Sormano
Carate Pognana
Carate Pognana 1412m Sormano Lasnigo
1412m
Lário Lário
M. Bisbino Úrio Úrio
M. Bisbino
1329m
1329m
ACTIVITIES Cáglio
Cáglio
Palanzo
Rezzago
Moltrásio Palanzo Rezzago
Moltrásio
Go shopping for silk in stylish Como town Riva Riva M. P M. Palanzonealanzone
1436m
1436m
Torno
Torno
VECCHIA REGINA:
Walk up to the enchanting sacro Monte di Rovenna VECCHIA REGINA:
Rovenna
THE SP71
ossuccio, high above the lake Maslianic THE SP71
Maslianicoo
Cer Cernóbbionóbbio
Explore the fabulous lakeside gardens of
M. Boletto
villas Balbianello, serbelloni and Melzi Blévio M. Boletto
1237m
1237m
Blévio
Tavernola
Tavernola
Cycle or hike in the countryside around
Menaggio where there are trails to suit all levels
BRUNATE
BRUNATE
Play a round of golf in the hills above
COMO
Menaggio COMO
Tavernério
Tavernério
Zig-zag acoss the waters on a traghetto (ferry)
for pure lake romance
Lipomo
Lipomo
Watch a falconry display at the Castello di
Vezio, Varenna
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