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Lake Como history from the water: from the Romans to The Betrothed
Pliny, Isola Comacina, the cardinals' villas and Manzoni's Lecco. The captain of Lario Water Taxi tells the story of the lake the way you see it from a boat.
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Places to visit
The full guide- Central lakeBellagio Lake Como: what to see and how to get there by boat, Castello di Vezio, Varenna: the castle above Lake Como, Fiumelatte, Lake Como: one of Italy's shortest rivers, seen by boat from Varenna, Isola Comacina, Lake Como: the only island, seen from the water, Lenno, Lake Como: the Gulf of Venus seen from the water16 places
- Como branchCernobbio, Lake Como: arriving by boat, what to see and when to go, Como, Italy: what to see in the lake's city, by boat, Moltrasio, Lake Como: the stone village seen from the water, Orrido di Nesso, Lake Como: the gorge, the waterfall and the Ponte della Civera, Torno, Lake Como: the village on the point, seen from the water8 places
- Lecco branchAbbadia Lariana, Lake Como: beaches, the old silk mill and the Wayfarer's Path seen from the boat, Lecco Lake Como: the city of The Betrothed seen from the water, Malgrate Lake Como: the lakefront facing Lecco, Mandello del Lario, Lake Como: the Moto Guzzi town seen from the water4 places
- Upper lakeColico, Lake Como: the top of the lake seen from the boat, Dongo, Lake Como: what to see when you arrive by boat, Gravedona, Lake Como: the upper-lake village seen from the water, Piona Abbey, Lake Como: the monks' cloister at the tip of Olgiasca4 places
Central lake
Bellagio Lake Como: what to see and how to get there by boat
The tip of the headland where the lake splits in two. Lario Water Taxi's captain on Bellagio seen from the water: the villas, the gardens and the best time to arrive.