Walking Tour: Tremezzo, Comacina Island & Villa Balbianello - Lake Como Discovery

Highlights

• Guided Walking Tour
• Comacina Island
• Villa Balbianello

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Isola Comacina

   1h 30min

   Isola Comacina is a small wooded island of Italy's Lake Como. The area, called Zoca de l'Oli for its mild climate, is covered by mediterranean vegetation and olive trees for the production of local oil. The only one island of Lake Como, is among the most interesting archeological sites in northern Italy for the early Middle Ages. The island was besieged for a good deal of time by the Lombards under Authari. The island was invaded in 1169 by Frederick Barbarossa and soldiers from the town of Como, who set fire to the island. TICKET ENTRANCE NOT INCLUDED

2. 2

   Villa Del Balbianello

   1h 30min

   Villa del Balbianello is a villa located on the top of the small wooded peninsula of Dosso d'Avedo, in the south-west branch of Lake Como. Villa del Balbianello is famous for its elaborate terraced gardens, with a famous loggia which allowed viewers to admire two different panoramas of the lake, from east to west. The location of the Villa was also used for famous films: Star Wars (2002), Casino Royale (2006), His Demise (2016), A month by the lake (1995) and many others.

3. 3

   Greenway del Lago di Como

   3h

   From Tremezzo, walking through ancient villages and gentle paths, we will walk to Ossuccio along an antique Roman connection road, the "Greenway of the Lake" (roughly m 100 level difference, about 8 km). By the way, enchanting panoramas on the lake, nature and local history.

Before you go

Location