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Featuring a large garden with barbecue Balcone Fiorito is a B&B in the peaceful hills surrounding Lake Como. It offers free WiFi, private parking, and en suite rooms with an outdoor dining area. With a private balcony or a patio, each room at...
Bellagio Bed and Breakfast is the newly opened low cost accommodations located right in Bellagio town centre 50 mt. away from bars, restaurants, shops and 100 mt. away from the lake. The rooms may guest from 2 to 4 persons, newly furnished with...
The B&B is above Varenna's Hills nearby Castel Vezio that you can see from Varenna centre! This was my dream after 30years working in a bank of a big city always in hurry and in the crowed!! Please take a breath and enjoy what the world is...
Orange House is the new comfortable and convenient bed & breakfast placed in Varenna, "the pearl of the Como Lake". Lovely Varenna, framed by the famous "manzoniane" mountains in the green of the cypresses and the olives, is one of the most...
Located in the small village of Vettius: village where you can spend days very quiet with a chance for lovers mountain hiking. Located near the porch of the restaurant with typical cuisine Vettius del Lario. Located on the route of the Path of the...
The B&B is located in the heart of the historic center of Varenna at the end of the Piazza San Giorgio overlooking the Piazza San Giorgio and the lake. The lake is only 30 meters far , a short walk on the lakeside promenade leads to the ferry...
In one of the most charming and characteristic places of the Como Lake, here we are to open the doors of our home. The B&B “Il Bolentino" was born with the intent to host you as in the most ancient Italian tradition. We will offer you our warmth...
RÒGARO is 5 minutes on foot from the lakefront of Tremezzo on Lake Como with its lively bars and restaurants. Located in a quiet area overlooking the lake this B&B is surrounded by a spacious garden full of flowers and herbs. You can rest in a...
A house built at end of 1800 and recently renovated respecting traditional colours and materials. All rooms offer spacious comfort with spectacular panoramic views of Lake Como and the Vezio Castle. Your hosts, Eliana e Flavio will be happy to offer...
La Sorgente della Luna, Naggio, is surrounded by a beautiful garden overlooking Lake Como, offering the body and soul a vital contact with uncontaminated nature. The territory offers very interesting plant and animal life. In addition, some...
My house is located in the centre of Cardano, nearby of the central square, from which branches off the small and ancient streets of stone bowl. The short trail will take you to my “flowered" gate in wrought iron. My B&B represents an excellent...
The Tower is located on a rocky outcrop above the village of Spurano and it was an ancient watchtower, which probably dates back to the 12th century. The fortified structure, included in the difensive system of the Comacina Island, was probably...
Originally a signalling tower, that later became a fortress as documented 1158. There is no information about the proceeding centuries until 1454 when the area fell into the hands of the Republic of Venice and the Adda River became the natural...
The Castle lies on a peninsula jutting out into Lake Como close to Riva Bianca and its namesake beach. Built in the Romanesque period, the fortress was at the focus of several historical events, like the battle between Milan and Como in 1124. It was...
Also called Tower of Barbarossa, stands high over Mandello dating from the twelfth century. The tower has been rebuilt over the years, but retains interesting architectural features like the arched portal, the remains of painted trophies and a...
At Mount Cross Ardona (m. 1005), a path splits into two. On the left, is a wooded summit then down along a bumpy ride to the entrance of Castel d'Ardona. To the right, a few bends bring you to same point but the road is much easier (1h 30 'from...
It is thought the tower was built at the behest of Fontanedo Bernabo Visconti in 1357, on the defensive line of Upper Lake, but perhaps it was only enhanced an existing structure. It is located about 700 meters downstream of the village of...
Gate Tower is an imposing fortress, 40 meters high, built in 1192, on the initiative of the mayor Hubert de 'Olevano, to defend the entrance to the city of Como. In the fourteenth century the great tower was flanked by two other pentagonal towers,...
In the medieval center of Villincino, was a fortified town built in the late tenth century. The village was owned by the wealthy family Carpani. The town was destroyed in 1278. The small and picturesque district is accessed by going through a tower,...
It is a private building constructed on roman foundation with an irregular square plant. The building, which has crown walls with battlements to protect the round parapet, can be dated between 1360 and 1370. It is a typical castle-enclosure, which...
Fort Fuentes is a former military fort on the hill of Montecchio or Monteggiolo near Colico, northern Italy. It was built by the Spanish governor of Milan, Don Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes, to defend the northern border of the Spanish...
Fort Montecchio-Lusardi is a military fort situated in Colico, in the province of Lecco, northern Italy. It was built between 1911 and 1914. It is the only Italian fort from World War I which has been preserved intact with its original weapons. The...
Trapezoidal shaped castle with three towers built by counts Della Torre of Rezzonico in 1363. It is described as a "castle-fence", fortifying an area of two thousand square meters which surrounded the town and the main tower. Today the castle is...
Baradello Castle is situated on hill dominating the valley like a stone sentinel watching over the town of Como and Spina Verde Park. The top of the tower provides 360 degree views of the city, the Alps and Po Valley. The fortification was used...
Placed on a hill overlooking the town, the castle was built in late Middle Ages to block the way to Valvarrone and it still remains a well-preserved tower, surrounded by ruins of ancient houses. The first proofs date back to 1039, when it suffered a...