Several times a year, I’m fortunate enough to cruise up and down the deep waters of Italy’s mountain-fringed Lake Como. I have explored the tourist sights and lesser-known villages, the stately ...

While Sicily has dramatic cliffsides, Rome has iconic historical settings, and the Amalfi Coast gets all the press (although it might be a tourist trap), the Italian destination that boasts the most ...

Lake Como is a stunning Y-shaped lake in northern Italy, not even an hours bus ride from Milan. It is known for its beautiful ...

One hour north of Milan lies one of the world’s most stunning lake settings, positioned along the Italian and Swiss Alps. At 1,394 feet, the iconic Lake Como is considered the deepest Lake in Italy.

Lake Como, famed for celebrity weddings, offers diverse towns like Bellagio, Varenna, and Menaggio connected by ferries. Visitors enjoy slow travel, local cuisine, and scenic hikes. Best visited April ...

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 ...