The green western shore where the grandest villas and gardens line the water — Villa Carlotta, Villa del Balbianello, and the Greenway path linking the villages, with lively Menaggio just north. A comfortable, scenic base among the gardens and grand hotels, with ferries to Bellagio and Varenna a few minutes across.
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€220–390
typical per night in Italy
You pay for the postcode
One of the pricier addresses in Lake Como.
Where it sits
The circle is Tremezzo & Menaggio and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- A ferry across the lake8 min taxi2.6 km
- Villa Melzi gardens, Bellagio8 min taxi2.7 km
- Bellagio9 min taxi2.8 km
- Lake fish & risotto16 min taxi5.2 km
- Villa Monastero, Varenna16 min taxi5.2 km
- Varenna16 min taxi5.2 km
- The Brunate funicular65 min taxi21.5 km
- Como's Cathedral & old town67 min taxi22.5 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 2.Villa del Balbianello — The most romantic villa on the lake — an 18th-century retreat on a wooded point near Lenno, its loggia and terraced gardens hanging over the water (you may know it from Star Wars and James Bond). Reach it by boat or a pretty lakeside walk; the gardens and the views back over the lake are extraordinary. Book ahead in season.
- 5.Villa Carlotta — A grand lakeside villa at Tremezzo famous for its botanical gardens — terraces of camellias, azaleas and rhododendrons blazing in spring, rare trees, fountains and a museum of neoclassical sculpture inside. One of the great garden villas of the lake, glorious in April–May; combine it with the ferry over from Bellagio.
- 10.The Greenway del Lago — A gentle, well-marked walking path threading the villages of the western shore between Colonno and Griante — through olive groves, old hamlets, villa gates and little coves, with the lake glittering the whole way. Around 10km, mostly flat and easy, and a lovely way to slow down and see the shore on foot; hop a ferry back.
- 13.Isola Comacina — The lake's only island, off the western shore — a tiny, wooded islet of ancient church ruins and a single famous old restaurant, reached by a short boat from Sala Comacina. A peaceful, history-steeped escape with a lovely view back to the shore, and the setting for the June San Giovanni fireworks; a quiet, offbeat half-day.
- 16.Menaggio — The liveliest town of the western shore — a relaxed, handsome place with a pretty lakefront piazza, a promenade, good restaurants and a more local, everyday feel than glossy Bellagio. A well-connected, better-value base and a nice stroll, with ferries across the lake and buses up towards Switzerland and Lugano.
When are you staying?
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