On Lake Como, leisure gets an upgrade. You can sip a Negroni in a centuries-old piazza, hike up to a castle before lunch, and still have time for a swim beneath a waterfall—all before the evening ...

It should come as no surprise that vine-friendly plots intersperse the steep, bristly terrain squished between the lake and the Alps. Though Lake Como’s newish wine denomination, Terre Lariane IGT, ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Just as picturesque within the golden triangle of Bellagio, Varenna is a town in Lake Como with a more “locals” vibe – though it’s still packed in the summer, you’ll mostly see ...

Forget the Amalfi Coast, Capri and the Riviera. The hottest destination in Italy these days is Lake Como. About an hour’s drive north of Milan, the region has an unbelievably picturesque setting that ...

Elizabeth Heath is a writer and editor living on a hill in Umbria, from where she writes about travel in Italy, the rest of Europe, and farther afield. It’s hard to think of Lake Como without thinking ...

We hadn’t planned on living on Lake Como in Northern Italy. Then again, a lot of our nomad destinations aren’t “planned” exactly: we always do our due diligence, but we also often make semi-impulsive ...

The bustling heart of the lake, Como is where most journeys begin. Stroll its medieval center, admire the Gothic-Renaissance Como Cathedral (one of Northern Italy's most important churches), and stop ...