Lake Como, the old Lario of the Romans, pushes its northmost point into the Valchiavenna and Valtellina regions, towards the high and snowy.

Passes of the Spluga, Maloja and the Stelvio, ancient routes for journeys and trade towards the North Europe. Between the Alps and the Padana Plain, close to the Italian and Swiss border, the lake is distinguished by an incredible variety of landscapes and settlements. The lake is 46 km long, 146 km surface area,410 m at its deepest point, 4.3 km wide (between Cadenabbia and Fiumelatte). The lake opens up a narrow course, forking at Bellagio into two arms. The eastern side is dotted with small towns of rare beauty where history, art and nature harmoniously come together, protected by the mild lake climate. The western arm is more famous; it has always been the destination for tourist and travellers. The discovery of these places, thanks to the presence of many important guests, has made towns like Menaggio, Bellagio, Tremezzo and Cadenabbia world-famous but in the same area you can also find wild landscapes and villages almost unexplored. . In this section we provide an initial description, by region, of the sights and the most popular monuments.

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