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  • Fascinating Palace dating back to the beginning of the century, Grand Hotel Tremezzo Palace overlooks the Lake Como where the...
  • The Bed and Breakfast Lago di Como is located by a gorgeous villa nearby the city centre, surrounded by the 10000 squared meters...
  • Al-Marnich is a farm holidays in Lombardy (agritourism lake Como - Italy) near Como City (Schignano). This is where you will taste...
  • The Terminus Hotel was born out of the complete restructuring of an early 19th Century building with its composite liberty style...
  • Among flowers, plane-trees and mountains, our garden overlooks sheer above the lake, where we can admire an enchanting scenery...
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Lake Como

Description

Lake Como (also known as "Lario") is the deepest in Italy, 410 meters and one of the deepest in Europe. With its big water mass it has a strong influence on the climate, gifting to the centre of the lake area a weather similar to the Liguria Coast region. Laurels and olive trees grow well, and the numerous gardens host palms and tropical trees. In this area the greenhouses are numerous.
Como province adds to all this an original and fascinating artistic asset in which three main trends may easily outlined. The first one, more garish, is formed by the Lake Como Villas, unique in the world both for their architectural and landscape value and the numerous treasures that they contain. The second, more hidden and cultured, is formed by the incredible concentration in this territory of Romanesque churches, that testify a brilliant and flourishing Middle-Age.
The third asset, more evocative and intriguing, is formed by the many military fortresses of different ages, with their own asset of anecdotes and legends, that testify a turbulent and adventurous past.
Three artistic assets that propose this land for an artistic discover absolutely not banal at all, but stimulating, easily accessible and of significant cultural thickness.
In all seasons the "small" Como Province unveils itself as a rich treasure chest... full of surprises and unexpected experiences as well as unique and evocative landscapes... but also full of hidden beautiful things that deserve a calm visit, with your soul prepared to the wonder and to the aesthetic enjoyment.

some towns
  • Town in the province of Lecco, Vercurago (whose name shows its Celtic origins), until the establishment of the boundaries of the...
  • One of the most beautiful cities in the province of Como, located on the Western shore of Lake Como at the foot of Mount Bisbino,...
  • Town in the province of Como, located on a plateau covered with woods, Brunate is a famous resort well known by the nickname "Balcony...
  • Located at the south-west corner of Como Lake, the city of Lecco rises on an area inhabited since the ancient times. During the...
  • A small town overlooking the western shore of Lake Como, divided into two centers Torriggia and Laglio. It is located along the...
  • A town located on the eastern shore of Lake Como, along the panoramic road that leads from Como to Bellagio, Lezzeno has a clear...
  • Hilly town of the province of Como, located in the Val Menaggio Larian. It is one of the earliest settlements in the area, evidenced...
  • A popular holiday resort placed at the top of Larian Triangle, on one of the Southern branches, Bellagio, also known as "the pearl...
  • Popular tourist resort on the Eastern shore of Lake Como, Lierna has probably Celtic origins, whilst for sure it a Winter settlement...
  • Small town in the province of Como, located on the Western shore of the Lake Como in front of the promontory of Bellagio, one...
accommodations
  • The Terminus Hotel was born out of the complete restructuring of an early 19th Century building with its composite liberty style...
  • Hotel Montesole Montesolaro di Carimate Como Italy Quality 3 Stars Hotel Accommodation Montesolaro di Carimate Como Lombardy Italy
  • Villa d'Este, a former 16th century princely residence, surrounded by a 25 acres park, is more than just a hotel. The luxury and...
  • Castello di Carimate Hotel Como Italy Quality 4 Stars Hotel Accommodation Carimate Como Lombardy Italy
  • Fascinating Palace dating back to the beginning of the century, Grand Hotel Tremezzo Palace overlooks the Lake Como where the...
  • The Bed and Breakfast Lago di Como is located by a gorgeous villa nearby the city centre, surrounded by the 10000 squared meters...
  • Hotel San Gerolamo Vercurago Lecco Italy Bed and Breakfast 3 Stars Hotel Accommodation Restaurant Lecco Lombardy Italy
  • Among flowers, plane-trees and mountains, our garden overlooks sheer above the lake, where we can admire an enchanting scenery...
  • Al-Marnich is a farm holidays in Lombardy (agritourism lake Como - Italy) near Como City (Schignano). This is where you will taste...
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