# What to see on Lake Como

Historic villas, lakeside villages and Alpine views: Lake Como's unmissable places.

- 17 votes · 11 items
- Nov 4, 2025 · lorenzo.napoli
- https://even.best/en/l/1014/what-to-see-on-lake-como

## Top 10

1. **Varenna** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Colourful village with the Lovers' Walk.
2. **Como and its cathedral** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Lakeside city with a Gothic-Renaissance cathedral.
3. **Como–Brunate funicular** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Scenic ride above the city.
4. **Bellagio** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — The 'pearl of the lake', with Salita Serbelloni and Villa Melzi.
5. **Villa del Balbianello** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — FAI villa on the Lavedo point, set of famous films.
6. **Villa Olmo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Neoclassical villa on Como's lakefront.
7. **Isola Comacina** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — The lake's only island, with ruins of Romanesque churches.
8. **Cernobbio and Villa d'Este** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Elegant village with the famous grand hotel.
9. **Villa Carlotta** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Villa in Tremezzo with botanical gardens and works by Canova.
10. **Vezio Castle** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Castle above Varenna with views of the lake's three arms.
11. **Piona Abbey** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cistercian abbey with a cloister on the lake.

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