Trip Snapshot

The ancient and noble city of Como is the gateway to a natural jewel of Lombardy: The Como Lake. All the walks share scenic landscapes replete with evidence of a long history of settlements. The landscape retains many aspects: the high pastures in the mountains near the Swiss border to the rugged limestone cliffs Group Grigne, the Dolomites of Lake Como, to the forests of beeches, firs and birches running along the ridge. Down from the mountains, you reach the sweet shores' climate "Mediterranean", where you alternate the picturesque lakeside villages of Bellagio, Varenna and Torno. Overlooking the water with fishermen's houses in pastel colors, are a maze of alleys and small creeks for berthing of vessels.