
Where to Stay on Lake Como: Towns & Hotels Compared
A town-by-town guide to basing yourself on Lake Como — Varenna, Bellagio, Menaggio, Tremezzo, Como, Lecco and the northern lake — with…
Everywhere reachable in a day from Milano Centrale: Como, Bergamo, Verona, Lake Garda, Lake Maggiore, Turin, Bologna, Franciacorta and Lugano.

Lake Como's quieter, cheaper western shore: Menaggio's beaches and buses, Villa Carlotta at Tremezzo, Villa del Balbianello at Lenno, Isola Comacina and the ten-kilometre Greenway that links them.

A town-by-town guide to basing yourself on Lake Como — Varenna, Bellagio, Menaggio, Tremezzo, Como, Lecco and the northern lake — with…

Tickets, closing days and how to reach Lake Como's great villa gardens — Balbianello, Carlotta, Melzi and Monastero — plus the famous…

An honest head-to-head on arrival, price, crowds, evenings, swimming and onward travel — with a clear verdict on which of Lake Como's…

How the Lake Como ferries actually work: slow boats, hydrofoils and the car ferry, what each stretch costs, when a day pass…

Como is more than the ferry pier everyone rushes through. A full guide to the Duomo, the Brunate funicular, Villa Olmo, the…

The easiest Lake Como base from Milan: the Passerella walk, Villa Monastero's real ticket prices, the climb to Castello di Vezio and…

The Pearl of Lake Como decoded: Villa Melzi, the Serbelloni park you have to book, Punta Spartivento, where to eat — and…

Which town to base yourself in, how the ferries actually work, the four villas worth your time and what the whole thing…

Bologna Day Trip from Milan: Tagliatelle, Two Towers & Tortellini (2026) A Bologna day trip from Milan is the one I recommend…