Location: Como-Lecco < Lombardy < Italy
Nearest Airport:
Malpensa at 50
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Nearest Ferry:
Nesso at 1
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Nearest Train:
Como at 16
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Nearest Motorway:
Como at 20
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 1.0
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Car: necessary
Como Lake
The Lake Como is clearly the most distinctive feature of the whole area: it is 46 km long and has a width which varies from 4,3 km (between Cadenebbia and Fiumelatte) and 0.43 km (between Torriggia and Careno). The lake covers an area of 146 sq km and has maximum depth of 410 metres. It has two dependable winds known as the Breva and Tivano. The lake is surrounded by both high mountains and gentle hills; some narrow and impassable valleys and others which are wide and mild; densely populated plains; still untouched woods, small suburbs and big towns; lake and mountain villages; raging torrents and big rivers. The territory - which is now divided into two provinces, Como and Lecco has always been an area of intense activity, being a crossing point between Central Europe and the Mediterranean. The influences of different cultures has been a stimulus to the local inhabitants, creating a fascinating artistic tradition. With its tiny villages stacked perilously.