Lake Como

Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni pool with lake access.

Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni pool with lake access.

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Museums, palaces, villas and parks

Wealthy merchants had magnificent villas and parks built around Lake Como & ndash; Konrad Adenauer also liked to spend his vacation in one of the houses. Today many are open to the public, some of them also have a botanical garden attached. & Nbsp; In the Lake Como region and the adjacent Valtellina / Val Chiavenna area there is also a high density of interesting museums.

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Alprose Chocolate Museum

The Alprose Chocolate Museum in Caslano near Lugano presents the world of chocolate- from its beginnings until today. This museum shows the origin, production and history of chocolate. From the purely historical aspects and individual achievements ...

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Cà Bardassa Museum

The   C & agrave; Bardassa is located in Fraciscio, a district of Campodolcino (1341 m. & Uuml; .M.). The name "Bardassa" comes from the nickname of one of the last owners. The building is owned by the Comunit & agrave; Montana della Valchiave...

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Hermann Hesse Museum, Montagnola

The small but significant Hermann Hesse Museum, which was set up in the old Camuzzi Tower , is the largest of its kind in Switzerland and the third largest in the world after the ones in Calw and Gaienhofen in Germany . The fourth museum dedicated t...

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How much does George Clooney's villa, on Lake Como, cost?

It's now 20 years since George Clooney bought Villa Oleandra, an Art Nouveau building in Laglio on the shores of Lake Como: that's what it's worth today.Summer has now officially begun and with it the "exodus" of Hollywood stars to the...

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Madonna del Ghisallo cycling museum

In Magreglio, not far from Bellagio, there is the tiny church of the Madonna del Ghisallo and the cycling museum of the same name, Museo Del Ciclismo- Madonna Del Ghisallo . The best-known and most legendary cycling greats left their gifts in the cha...

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Model railway museum

The Galleria Baumgartner in Mendrisio Switzerland has set itself the goal of preserving private collections of model railways and other types of model construction in the long term. The Model Railway Museum is also committed to promoting the ho...

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Museo del Tesoro / Treasure Museum

The & ldquo; Museo del Tesoro & ldquo ;, the so-called treasure museum, is located in the fascinating St.Lorenz Kollegiatkirche building, a building complex from the 5th century . The arcades were built between the 17th and 18th centuries and wer...

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Museo della Barca Lariana / Ship Museum Lake Como

Founded in 1982, the ship museum about the shipping history of Lake Como is located in a former spinning mill building from the 19th century. You can see a collection of over 160 boats, including rarities, such as the high-speed motor boats, which ...

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Museo Moto Guzzi / Moto Guzzi factory museum

Mandello del Lario (between Varenna and Lecco) is the headquarters of Moto Guzzi-Werke , which has been producing its legendary motorcycles here since 1921 . For motorcycle enthusiasts, we recommend a detour to the Moto Guzzi Factory Museum in Ma...

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Museum about Swiss Customs on Lake Lugano

The Swiss Customs Museum is entirely dedicated to the fascinating subject of "smuggling". It shows how smugglers went about their "business" at great risk in the formerly economically poor area. Here you can find a lot of information about the liv...

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Museum Bottonera Mill -Mulino di Bottonera

The Bottonera mill was built in 1867  .   The mill of the former pasta factory Moro is in the old artisan district of Chiavenna   in the Bottonera in the upper part of the city between the river Mera and the castle square.  ...

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Museum fortress Montecchio near Colico

The Forte Montecchio is located on a hill above Colico. It is the only still intact fortress from the 1st World War with the four largest cannons in Italy. It was built between 1911 and 1914 according to the plans of General Enrico Rocchi and was ...

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Museum of the Valchiavenna Valley

The Museum of the Valchiavenna Valley with an ax dedicated to the Stone Age is located just behind the Piazza Castello in Chiavenna, near the entrance to the Paradiso botanical-archaeological garden, by the seat of the Valchiavenna Library. A larg...

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Museum San Salvatore, Lugano-Paradiso

The San Salvatore Museum shows the history of the arch brotherhood "Buona Morte e Orazione" and houses valuable objects that have been collected over the centuries. The & ldquo; Scuola di Santa Marta & rdquo ;, which was founded in 1513 as the O...

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Museum Vertemate Franchi Palace

The Vertemate Franchi Palace is located in the locality of Prosto di Piuro , only two kilometers from Chiavenna, in the Bregaglia Valley. The palace was founded in the 16th century by two brothers of the Vertemate family, one of the richest fami...

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Museum Volta / Tempio Voltiano in Como

Near the Como lake promenade, in a neoclassical building from the 1920s, is the museum dedicated to the inventor of the battery, Alessandro Volta, Como's most famous son. In his memory, all the universities in the world at that time had marked m...

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Opening times of the villas, palaces and parks

Historic villas on Lake Como The landscape on Lake Como is breathtaking. The lake, dominated by a majestic Alpine backdrop, was already a busy trade route in Roman times. Noble and wealthy merchants built splendid villas and gardens with lush Medi...

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Partisan Museum Museo della Resistenza / Museo della fine della guerra

The Partisan Museum in Dongo is located inside the town hall (Palazzo Manzi) next to the tourism office. in the town hall of Dongo the Palazzo Manzi.   In April 2014 the opening of the newly designed museum took place on the theme " Museo Fi...

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Picapreda Museum in Novate Mezzola

In Novate Mezzola, on the lake of the same name at the entrance of the Valchiavenna valley, opposite the town hall in Piazza Europa 51/b, there is the small Museo del Pica Preda, in which pictures and devices for granite processing from Sanfedelino a...

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Silk Museum / Museo della seta Como

The Silk Museum of Como was founded in 1990 to document the history and the production process of the silk industry. It offers the possibility to trace the whole path of silk: from the breeding of the silkworms to the spinning of the yarn to the man...

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Villa / Palazzo Gallio Gravedona

Palazzo Gallio was the noble residence of Cardinal Bartolomeo Gallio .   The Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, who was born in Como, was also Prince of the Tre Pievi di Gravedona, Sorico and Dongo. Probably attracted by the mild climate of...

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Villa Balbianello in Lenno

The Villa Balbianello is located in the village of Lenno on the tip of the Lavedo peninsula . Cardinal Angelo Durini built the villa in 1787 where there was already a small Franciscan monastery. The complex is structured in two squares, one plac...

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Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo

Villa Carlotta was built as a summer residence at the instigation of the Marquis Giorgio Clerici at the end of the 17th century. The result was an impressive building with an Italian garden surrounded by statues, stairs and fountains. But it was Gi...

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Villa Cipressi Varenna

The historic Villa Cipressi , located on the southern bank of the headland, was originally the property of the noble Serponti family (1163), and in the nineteenth century it passed into the possession of the baron's family Isimbaldi (18th centu...

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Villa La Collina in Cadenabbia

Konrad Adenauer spent his vacation on Lake Como for the first time in 1957. On many hikes and from the water, he enjoyed the beauty of the landscape. Nevertheless, the Chancellor was always on duty here, preparing decisions and receiving politician...

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Villa Manzoni in Lecco

The villa is now a museum, has a classical   Structure and was the main residence of the Manzoni family for almost two centuries. The property   was part of the huge property owned by Alessandro Manzoni, who owned this   owned in the...

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Villa Melzi in Bellagio

Francesco Melzi d & rsquo; Eril Duke of Lodi and Vice President of the Republic of Italy at the time of Napoleon decided to build a summer residence at the beginning of the 18th century. The project was entrusted to the architect Giocondo Albertol...

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Villa Monastero in Varenna

Villa Monastero is located in Varenna on the road towards Fiumelatte. Its original purpose was, as the name suggests, of a religious nature; it is an old monastery of Cistercian sisters. In 1567, by order of Pope Pius V, the monastery was closed....

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Villa Myllius Vigoni in Menaggio

In 1829 Heinrich Mylius bought a villa on a hill near Menaggio, which has been enlarged and embellished over time to make it more and more rich to create space for the nascent art collection with its pictures, statues and valuable furniture. In th...

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Villa Oleandra - Clooney`s holiday villa on Lake Como

More and more VIPs are following George Clooney to Lake Como. From Rupert Murdoch to Bill Gates to Silvio Berlusconi : Always more VIPs are looking for luxury villas and holiday villas on Lake Como. The third largest lake in Italy has been very...

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Villa Olmo in Como

According to legend, the name of the villa goes back to a huge elm tree ( Olmo ), which tradition tells that Plinio the Younger which planted and which once adorned the park of the villa. The original plans for the villa in neoclassical style (to...

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Villa Pizzo in Cernobbio

Villa Pizzo was built in the 16th century and has often been restored later. Inside there are frescoes from the 18th century. The park of the villa is famous, rich in old trees and diverse vegetation. The garden and park is also accessible for ins...

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Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio

The Villa Serbelloni (Rockefeller Foundation) is located in Bellagio on top of the hill above the historical center, which divides the lake into the two arms Lecco and Como. The villa is surrounded by a beautiful natural park and is only available t...

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Accommodation on Lake Como

Holidays in a holiday home or apartment: The ideal solution for those who want to spend their vaca...

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All sorts of interesting facts

Useful information for vacationers from waste disposal to train timetables. ...

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Books and maps Lake Como

Lake Como maps and books can be found here. Prepare your vacation or choose suitable literature for ...

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Celebrities and other interesting people

Not only Hollywood stars, there are also interesting people on Lake Como, who attract attention wit...

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Curiosities and interesting facts from Lake Como

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Entertainment and nightlife

Our tips for going out for an exceptional evening on Lake Como. So that you can enjoy the nightlife ...

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Events and annual festivals on Lake Como

Here you will find all important annual festivals and events around Lake Como listed alphabeticall...

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Excursion tips, sights, cable cars / mountain railways

We will show you where Lake Como is most beautiful. Below you will find a list from AZ of the most i...

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Gastronomy and recipes

Typical dishes of the Lake Como region are offered in selected restaurants around the lake....

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Guide to Italy

Under the heading & nbsp; "Advice Italy" you will find & nbsp; interesting and useful information...

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Handicrafts

Fine silk, fashion and amaretti. When it comes to handicrafts, it is often not easy to tell the diff...

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History guide: discover history

Especially the middle and upper part of Lake Como are witnesses of an eventful history and rich in w...

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Museums, palaces, villas and parks

Wealthy merchants had magnificent villas and parks built around Lake Como & ndash; Konrad Adenauer a...

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Nature and climate on Lake Como

The Lake Como climate is generally mild and sunny in spring and autumn, hot in summer and dry and m...

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Places on Lake Como

The most beautiful places and towns on Lake Como, from the tranquil mountain villages around Livo to...

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Shopping tips Lake Como

The shopping world on Lake Como offers chic designer stores, outlet shops and delicacies from the ki...

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Sports and leisure from A to Z

The landscape of Lake Como offers hikes and bike tours to suit every taste. For athletes, water spo...

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Town plans and city maps

City and town plans of the more important and larger cities and towns in the region facilitate orien...

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07.06.2020 - Questions about one of our offers, booking or the equipment of a holiday accommodation? We would be happy to help you. [more]

Climbing park - Adventure Park Lake Como

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01.04.2024 - The climbing park opens again. [more]

Timetables overview

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02.05.2022 - All the timetables of the Lake Como region. [more]

Lake Como bathing GOOD

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20.01.2022 - Report in the newspaper La Provincia di Como confirms the improved water quality on Lake Como. [more]

Splügen Pass - Gotthard and San Bernardino Tunnel

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19.01.2022 - Current situation Gotthard and San Bernardino tunnels and Splugenpass. [more]

Fishing on Lake Como

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Weekly markets - Mercatino settimanale

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06.01.2022 - When and where the traditional weekly street markets take place on Lake Como. [more]

Tips on fishing and boating on Lake Como

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03.01.2022 - All the nautical rules for Lake Como and what you need to know about fishing on Lake Como. [more]