Tourist attractions Como

This resort is also known as the "balcony of Italy", by virtue of its extensive view of Lugano, the Alps as far as Monte Rosa and on a clear day, Mont Blanc.

Maggiore, Orta, Como, Iseo and Garda are all legends in their own right. Of glacial origins, these long, narrow expanses of water stretch out from Piedmont to Venetia and from Switzerland to Trentino at the foothills of the Lombardy Alps. The climate..

Adjacent to the façade of the Cathedral, this old communal palace built in the 13C is made up of an arcaded ground floor and an upper floor decorated with windows with three openings.

Started in the late 14C, completed in the Renaissance and crowned with an 18C dome by Juvara , the Como Cathedral has a remarkable façade decorated with exceptional technical skill by the Rodari brothers who also decorated the North Portal , ca..

This splendid location is famous for the Villa d'Este, an opulent 16C residence now converted into a hotel: only guests are allowed into the villa and the lovely surrounding park . The way to see the villa and setting is from the lake, but alternativ..

Textile merchant and keen traveller Arturo Sherrer (1881-1956) created here a unique garden where exuberant vegetation hides exotic structures: Casa Araba, the temple of Nefertiti, Siamese tea pavilion… Among the Mexican pines, bamboo and eucalyptus,..

This Romanesque-Lombard church is decorated with a curious portal in the apse embellished by beautiful low-reliefs. On the inside, which has three naves, do not miss the superb polygonal Romanesque chancel , which is flanked by absidioles and emphas..

This masterpiece of Romanesque Lombard architecture, consecrated in 1093, has a façade that is sober and noble fronted by a beautiful portal. On the inside, which has 5 naves, there is a magnificent collection of 14C frescoes evoking the life of ..

Bound to enchant children, this 1/25 scale reproduction of the main features of each Swiss canton sits over nearly 1 ha of parkland along the lake. There are mini monuments made out of stone, bridges, sites, mountains and lakes as well as the country..

This imposing Neo-classic development was built at the end of the 18C. Its gardens offer a lovely view over Como town and the lake.

This museum presents a choice of paintings by local artists from the 17-20C, with a special place reserved for Antonio Rinaldi (1816-1875), including work of grace and romanticism, but also Guiseppe Antonio Petrini (1677-1758) and Giovanni Serodine (..