museums near Basilica di San Carpoforo

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Como is Lake Como's largest city where you will find shopping, works of art, churches, gardens, museums, theatres, parks and palaces. Places to go inlcude the Duomo, the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio, Villa Olmo, the Volta Temple and Museum, the Teatro...

Discover the captivating beauty of Lake Como, a must-see destination in Northern Italy. Sheraton Lake Como in the midst of it all, surrounded by the natural beauty of the Rhaetian Alps, the blue waters of Lake Como and flourishing gardens, is the...

Offering free bikes, Rosa Blu is located in Como. Free WiFi access is available. Each room here will provide you with a seating area. Featuring a hairdryer, private bathroom also comes with free toiletries. Extras include a desk and bed linen....

Como Sweet Como is located in the centre of Como, a 9-minute walk from the lakeshore and the cathedral. It offers self-catering accommodation with free WiFi throughout....

Antiche Mura Como offers accommodation in Como. Guests have access to a shared living area with fireplace and 2 sofas, where they can enjoy tea, coffee and snacks. The rooms have modern furnishings and share 2 bathrooms....

Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, A Casa Di Maria offers pet-friendly accommodation in Como. Certain rooms have views of the garden or city. You will find a shared kitchen at the property. Ferry Terminal is 2....

Situated in the Como City Centre district in Como, 300 metres from Ferry Terminal, Al Duomo features air-conditioned rooms and studios. All units include a flat-screen TV. All rooms are equipped with a private bathroom fitted with a shower....

Offering a terrace and views of the garden, Villa Maria Cristina Bed and Breakfast is set in Casnate con Bernate in the Lombardy Region, 6 km from Piazza Cavour. Free WiFi is offered and free private parking is available on site....

B&B Villa Olmo is just a few steps from the shores of Lake Como. This property provides free parking and a library of books for guests to read. Rooms offer free Wi-Fi, a TV and private bathroom. They include a washing machine, shampoo and...

Located 5.7 km from Lake Como, Vacanze Casa di Trizzi has a house with a washing machine. It comes with free private parking. The accommodation will provide you with a seating area and a kitchen with an oven and a refrigerator....

ComoLoft offers accommodation in a historic building in Como, 450 metres from the cathedral and a 9-minute walk from the shore of Lake Como. It features free WiFi throughout....

B&B Hotel Como is located in Como, 550 metres from Como Nord Camerlata Train Station. Free WiFi access is available in all areas. Each modern-style room comes with air conditioning, a safe and a TV with satellite channels....

Situated in Como, this apartment features free WiFi. The apartment is 1 km from Ferry Terminal. Private parking is available on site. There is a dining area and a kitchen equipped with oven. Towels and bed linen are provided in this apartment....

Featuring a garden with an outdoor pool, Residence Rossini is a detached villa located in Albavilla in the Lombardy Region. Guests benefit from free WiFi and private parking available on site....

Offering a shared outdoor pool and small fitness centre, Casa Vacanza La Villa is an air-conditioned apartment with free WiFi. It is located in Como, a 2.6 km from Como Nord Lago Train Station and Lake Como shores....

Located 9 km from Lugano and 19 km from Como, Borgo Antico offers pet-friendly accommodation in Pellio Inferiore. Guests benefit from patio. Free private parking is available on site. The kitchenette features an oven....

Offering free WiFi throughout, B&B 7 Archi is located in Como, 800 metres from Como Nord Borghi Train Station. Each room here will provide you with a flat-screen TV....

Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, La Corte Fiorita Como is situated in Como, 800 metres from Ferry Terminal. Rooms have a flat-screen TV. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea from your terrace or balcony....

Ibis Como is just off the A9 motorway exit, 8 km south of Como city centre and Lake Como. It offers private parking, and modern rooms with air conditioning and flat-screen TV....

Featuring a traditional restaurant and a private garden with patio, Baita Carla hotel lies in a peaceful location surrounded by the mountains. The area is ideal for hiking and cycling tours. Guests at the Baita Carla hotel enjoy functional rooms...

Lizard Hotel is the renovation of an old mill. Located a short walk from the historic center of the city of Como, from the shopping area, from the station and from the shores of beautiful Lake Como. Lizard Hotel provides an ideal setting for a...

This 4 star Hotel is situated down town Como at a 10 minute walk from the city’s historical centre and a 20 minute stroll from its beautiful lake and its landmarks including the Duomo, the Brunate Funicular and Villa Olmo. Located 400 meters from...

Hotel Le Due Corti is a historic building with parking and an excellent restaurant. It is set just by Como's old city walls.Rooms at Le Due Corti are quiet and come equipped with satellite TV and ironing facilities. There is free Wi-Fi access in the...

Hotel Borgo Antico is located in the historical city of Como, a few steps away from its amazing lake and from the city centre which is reachable by foot. Our reception will give you all the information and the suggestions you need for romantic trips...

Unspoilt nature and a striking view of Lake Como form the backdrop to the Best Western Hotel Continental.The hotel is just 5 minutes from the railway station and the town centre, and is easily reached from all directions. All areas of the hotel,...

Conveniently situated in the city centre, a stone’s-throw from Lake Como, offering you fully-equipped rooms and flats for a perfect holiday. Car parking is also provided.
We guarantee you quality hotel service with excellent customer service, at a...

Residence Diaz waits for you in a wonderful palace of the 1400s, located in the historical downtown of Como, well restored and contemporary furnished. Offering studios, two rooms flats, completely equipped with all comforts in order to make your...

Housed in one of the historic buildings in the centre of Como, Fontana Rooms is the ideal solution for those who love the tranquillity of the old city but at the same time want to experience the area starting from its heart. A stone's throw from the...

Located at the first floor of a building built in 1892, already "Hotel Cavour", in the central Piazza Cavour, the "Residenza Cavour" is an excellent solution for those who want to spend a few days holiday or a short business stay in Como. Is a...

Our hotel is ideal for business travellers as well as for tourists looking for a good balance among quality, services and prices....

Marco's 3 star Hotel has been run by the Leone Family with care and devotion since 1991. Situated in a strategic position, close to Como Cathedral, Tempio Voltiano, Villa Olmo and the Funicular. It offers an enchanting view of the lake and most of...

Park Hotel Meublè in Como is the place you need to find rest, relaxation as well as fun and the opportunity to visit the amazing surroundings in a 3 star hotel on Lake Como in Italy. Just the accommodation you need in Como, the hotel is situated in...

Hotel Plinius is located in the center only a few steps from the most beautiful squares in Como as Piazza Volta, Piazza Cavour, and Piazza Duomo, this area, now only pedestrian, offers the best sights of the city: restaurants, pizzerias, bars, the...

“Less is more", especially when it comes to a hotel housed in one of the first buildings designed by the great Rationalist architect, Giuseppe Terragni. Re-opened after a complete renovation aimed at respecting the architect’s original vision, today...

The Hotel Milano, is a family-run, it is located in Como. Just 2 km from the motorway exit Como Centre. The Hotel offers a garden, bar, private parking. It is easily accessible from all directions, is only 3 km from the center, served by bus and...

Located near Como’s Cathedral, Terminus was born of the complete restructuring of an early 19th-century palazzo, whose Liberty style and tasteful elegance, typical of the Lombard aristocracy, has been artfully preserved. In addition to revitalising...

Situated between Como and Cernobbio. A converted 19th-century villa. Perched on the edge of Lake Como. 4 star luxury. Welcome to Hotel Villa Flori. The hotel occupies an historic villa is one of the most beautiful on Lake Como. Built in the 19th...

Our small hotel is located on one of Como's most historically rich, most charming thoroughfares, which is full of high-quality restaurants and authentic bars. The rooms of the hotel - which started out as a hostelry way back in the 19 th century -...

Situated within the heart of the inner city and located only within a short walk of the legendary shore of lake Como, Hotel del Duca offers its clients the hospitality of a family run business combined with all modern comforts. Due to the recent...

Hotel Engiadina is located in the town center of Como, near the lake, and only 5 minutes walk from the train station. Near the stadium, the hotel has been completely renovated and is equipped with central air conditioning and parking for guests. A...

Hotel Firenze is a welcoming 3-star hotel located in a historical Neoclassical building, in the very centre of Como, in Piazza Volta – considered the main meeting point of the town and a limited traffic area ensuring a tranquil and social...

The hotel is situated only a few minutes by foot from the railway station in the historic centre of Como, ideal for a short holiday or business travel due to its proximity to the Swiss border. A little city founded during the Roman empire, more than...

Avenue Hotel is a modern 4 stars hotel located in Como, just steps from the charming lake and the main streets of the historic city center. Completely renovated in the style and furnishings, Avenue Hotel is distinguished by its sophisticated design...

Hotel Metropole Suisse is in Como, between the Swiss border and the city of Milan. In the main square at the heart of the city it fronts directly onto the lake itself. The Hotel Metropole has been run by the same family, the Cassani family, for four...

The Hotel Paradiso sul Lago with Amazing View on Lake Como, Pool, Jacuzzi, Pizzeria and Free Car Parking is the ideal place for a stopover after a long trip or at the end of a boat tour on the Lake Como. The terrace has a solarium and an area with...

The "Vista Lago" Hotel is in the little historical village of Brunate, situated on the hillside at 712mt and overlooking the city of Como; it boasts a spectacular panorama of the lake and surrounding Alps. Only 100m from the cable car (funicular)...

The most distinct feature of the hotel is its Restaurant. The dining area is spacious and high-ceilinged, thus, creates an inviting ambiance. The menu is typical Italian cuisine with the mixture of local tradition. Rich pasta dishes, delicious...

In the center of Como, overlooking the lakefront, this historical Art Nouveau palace is composed of the Plinius building and the Pianella wing. An enchanting view of one of the world's most famous landscapes. Located in the heart of the city it is...

The hotel/restaurant “Locanda dell’Oca Bianca" is located in a quite area 10 minutes from the centre of Como. In an ancient Lombard Court have been made recently, after a wise renovation, eighteen hotel rooms. Managed with love by the family that...

Hotel Cruise is a business & congress hotel located just outside Como. The 218 rooms feature wifi, contemporary design fittings combined with comfort and technology ensuring a pleasant stay. The Cruise Restaurant’s cozy design concept is the...

Welcome to Hotel Barchetta Excelsior! Care and attention from the very first moment you step inside! All our professionality is focused on welcoming you and making you feel at home. Feel at ease in our rooms, where an elegant and comfortable...

An outdoor museum focusing on Abstract Sculpture with an exhibition area of more than 120 acres. The Rossini Art Site resonates in many ways with its founder’s desire to create a flexible, friendly and enjoyable place for families. At RAS, kids can...

A guided tour that tells the story of the radio that will provide insight and memories from the olden days before flat screen TVs and the Internet....

A small museum housing artifacts, images and posters describing the history of granite processing in Novate Mezzola. Sanfedelino. For nearly two centuries, extracting granite from the Sanfedelino quarry, so called to recognize the martyr Fedele...

Ancient and modern printing, from mobile characters to computers is the theme of this museum. Here one can see antique-type lithographic presses, machines for the casting of the lead characters, the first cameras dating back from the end of...

Visit a century old mine and see the techniques employed to extract barite an important mineral used to refine sugar, in rubber, coated papers, pigments, glues, plastics and in protective materials against radiation. The material comes out the...

A museum that aims to preserve and offer an account of country life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, documented by artifacts and various objects. The museum is located on two floors: the first one is set up as a home environment...

A series of sculptures and paintings of Italian and European artists, creating a veritable outdoor museum while respecting the area’s pristine landscape. The works have been created by various artists with the intent of both beautifying and...

The House Museum of Moggio was commissioned in 1991 by Maria Goretti who, donated the property to the parish with the stipulation that it be used to benefit the community. The Museum includes historical objects, old photographs, fossils and minerals...

Contains a collection of natural history (fossils, minerals, dioramas of animals and a butterfly collection), archaeological and ethno-anthropological material with a reconstruction of a "Casel ", the typical hut of Maggengo. It is the first local...

The Abegg silk museum is housed in a 17th century silk mill built by the lakeside in Garlate and surrounded by a mulberry grove. It shows discoveries, inventions and machines for silk production, from worm breeding to fabric. It hosts a rich...

The Civic Art Gallery is located at Villa Manzoni in Lecco and hosts a selection of works belonging to the Civic Museums of Lecco and counts four hundreds paintings and two thousands engravings, divided chronologically in thematic rooms. A very...

In 1818, Pietro Monti, came to Abbadia Lariana where he transformed an old building for felting wool into silk production. In 1869 he enlarged the building and he added a new one for the spinning of cocoons; the first of the two spinning machines...

Belgiojoso palace was built in the late 17th and early 18th centuries by the family Locatelli Valle Imagna. It was renovated in 1774 and sold to the principles Belgiojoso d'Este, from which it derives its current name. Since 1928, the palace has...

Built in 1905, the building housed the offices of the Land Registry, taxes and duties where the Lecco went to pay taxes until 1964--hence the name: Palace of Fears. It is now home to temporary exhibitions and the Section of Contemporary Art and...

Gallery space that promotes various forms of art to ordinary people, trying to combine accessibility and quality, local and universal dimension, past and present. If we want people to love culture we have to give them a reason to love it. During the...

In addition to its lavish gardens and picturesque position on the lake, Villa Monastero is also a house museum where a vast number of objects belonging to its several owners are displayed....

Thanks to Giambattista Sommariva the villa reached its greatest glory in the 18th century, being enriched by art masterpieces and becoming a museum. Sommariva was an art collector and bought the estate at the beginning of the century; he enhanced...

Villa Manzoni houses the Museum Manzoni, the Municipal Art Gallery and the Library specialized museums Villa Manzoni, is a neoclassical building, dating from the seventeenth century, in which the residential portion is structured around a porch with...

The Museum holds records of the local history, traditions and customs. Several natural environments are recreated complete with plants, animals, mushrooms fossils and dioramas relating to the local fauna. The museum also has documents about the...

In 1978 a group of friends of the Lake of Como founded an association called "The Collection of Boats of Lake Como" with the aim of saving the age-old and noble nautical traditions of their lake. The museum was opened in 1982 and it is fitted out in...

Positioned within the Grigne, at a height of 1300 m, the Piani Resinelli Mineral Museum Park is placed in a fascinating landscape. They are ancient mines, used from the 16° century up to now, and can today be visited in total safety. The guided...

The Palace was then the scene of memorable historical facts and today becomes the perfect setting for their commemoration museum. Thus it was born in Dongo the innovative Museum of the End of the War: a virtual tour and interactive in the depths of...

Our Museum: a voice which recounts to the future generations the importance of the events that took place in Dongo in April 1945. The last page of the WWII’s history was written here: the tragic tale of a war and a dictatorship which was responsible...

The Moto Guzzi Museum is located in Mandello del lario, Lake Como, the original birth place of the Moto Guzzi Eagle motorcycle established in 1921. See many other models representing milestones in the history of Italian motorcycling. Complete the...

This gem of a museum sits in a spectacular spot, adjacent to the chapel of the La Madonna del Ghisallo – patron saint of cycling – and 600 metres above Bellagio, offering spectacular views of Lake Como to the North and East. Together with the chapel...

More than two hundred navigational instruments are on display in this antique tower-shaped hous. Among the most interesting instruments in this private collection are a XVIII century telescope made in Venice, compasses and solar clocks of various...

The “Luigi Scanagatta" museum is of cultural and historical importance because of the number of birds specimens that was gathered throughout the years and its history. It was established in 1962 by professor Luigi Scanagatta, a well known...

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