Airbnbs in Lake Como

Impressive Renaissance museums and fabulous Airbnbs in Lake Como

Are you a person who likes to enjoy art and culture? Do you like history and quiet cities? Do you enjoy magical sunsets? Our Airbnbs in Lake Como have exactly what you are looking for. From Villa del Balbianello to Villa Carlotta and from Villa D'Este to Villa Monasteri, you will find Airbnbs with high-quality amenities for your stay. You will be amazed at what this beautiful region has to offer, including impressive Renaissance museums, dazzling views of the lake, Victorian Gardens, old military castles and much more. The ornate interior of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta is well worth appreciating, and the view of the Castello di Vezio will take your breath away. This makes Lake Como a unique travel destination for many. Don't wait any longer, grab your luggage and find a villa in Lake Como.

Airbnbs in Lake Como with an incredible view of the lake

Because this town is a tourist destination with high traffic of visitors throughout the year, it has grown in quality of accommodation services, offering affordable Airbnbs in Lake Como for every occasion. In the town, you will have the opportunity to stay in an Airbnb with enough space for up to 6 people to rest perfectly. Most properties boast incredible views of the lake and have a stone design that seems to have been brought from the Renaissance era.

Rest assured, the Airbnbs in Lake Como are of the highest quality.

The properties in Lake Como often include the following amenities:

• Parking
• Terrace
• TV
• Internet
• Lake view

Lake Como for architecture lovers

Once you find the perfect Airbnb in Lake Como, you can visit many sites and buildings in this wonderful area. Arguably one of the most prominent is La Villa del Balbianello, a true masterpiece at the tip of the Labedo peninsula, a promontory jutting out to the north of Lake Como, and was built in 1787. The Renaissance style gives the impression that everything is new thanks to careful maintenance. Despite belonging to Polo Lambertenghi in the 20th century, the city underwent several changes until its current state. Visitors can also enter the halls to see displays of artwork on the walls, admire the rooms, and tour the beautiful indoor and outdoor gardens. Get to know this extraordinary work of architectural art, appreciate all the history that surrounds the cloisters, and observe the magic that is hidden in each piece.

Lake Como for culture lovers

Similarly, culture lovers have many places to visit around the city, each one with great beauty and character to highlight. One of the most important is Villa Monasterio, a magnificent building of eclectic design and Nordic style, very luxurious. The site was originally a Cistercian monastery founded in Varenna at the end of the 12th century, but it now lies below modern buildings. The monastery grew in importance and wealth, purchasing much property, especially around Lierna, but was eventually reduced to just six mothers and closed in 1567 by papal decree. Today the villa is halfway between Varenna and Fiumelatte and has a botanical garden. Museums and convention centres. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour the museum and enjoy original exhibits covering more than eight centuries of history, tour the botanical gardens, learn about many exotic plants, and occasionally attend lectures by Nobel Laureates. It should be noted that renting an apartment in Lake Como is a good idea if you are planning to visit these places.

1. Go hiking on an impressive mountain
2. Take a boat ride to a small island
3. Take a ride on a cute funicular
4. Get to know a wonderful water gorge
5. Gain insight at a historic church
6. Go inside a castle
7. Admire the impressive decorations of the church

1. Go hiking on an impressive mountain

One of the most striking characteristics of this beautiful town is that it is surrounded by a mountainous network that gives it a hue that improves the panoramic image. Among the benefits of the place, what tourists can enjoy the most is hiking. In Monte Grona, for example, there are many routes of different levels of difficulty and some have organisations that provide clothing and instructions to climb them and reach the top of the mountain. The best thing of all is that during the entire route, you can see the splendour of the lake in combination with the mountains and the city, a truly privileged view with ever better vision. Enjoy hiking around this majestic mountain near the town, and book an Airbnb in Lake Como now!

2. Take a boat ride to a small island

Isola Comacina is an islet that is located in the centre of the lake and can be accessed through a boat ride that is purchased in the centre of the city. The islet is endowed with a beautiful presence from the moment you approach it and when you are on it you realize that it has a series of beautiful high-luxury buildings and that they also have a history as rich as the rest of Lake Como. The fact of being there and taking the boat ride to get closer to the islet I have discovered the history and the culture that is in it is simply a great experience.

3. Take a ride on a cute funicular

Como-Brunate funicular is an electric funicular route which is a walk that crosses an incredible mountain and allows you to see a privileged view of Lake Como throughout the route. The route has several stations where you can go down to see beautiful natural places and exotic plants, or you can take a direct trip to the top of the mountain for one of the most spectacular views in the entire region. As if that were not enough, at the end of the route there is a store that refers to both the town and the funicular and has many miniature souvenirs that you can take home as a gift for a loved one.

4. Get to know a wonderful water gorge

The Oridi di Bellano is a most visited tourist attraction thanks to its extraordinary beauty, in reality, it is simple, it is the passage of water that over the years has been creating an increasingly deep gorge between two mountains and that today is It has become a tourist attraction thanks to the fact that they have added an observation walkway that allows you to appreciate both the water and the fall and the surrounding vegetation from up close. The truth is that the whole place has a more special thanks to the different colours that contrast between the mountain and the vegetation. You can get some stunning photographs.

5. Gain insight at a historic church

Located in a small Italian church, the Madonna del Guisalo is famous in the cycling world for being at the top of the Puerto del Ghisallo, part of the traditional route of the Tour of Lombardy. In the middle of the 20th century, Pope Pius XII declared her the universal patron saint of cyclists, and even the entourage of cyclists carried torches blessed by the Pope from Rome to the sanctuary. Inside the sanctuary is the Bicycle Museum, which houses many memorabilia of famous cyclists, most notably the bikes of Bartali, Coppi and Felice Gimondi.

6. Go inside a castle

Castello di Vezio is a spectacular castle that dates back to medieval times and is a tourist attraction thanks to the fact that it has a stone construction that is on top of a mountain that surrounds a lake. Inside the castle, you can get pieces of art such as sculptures and paintings that are centuries old and were made by renowned artists, as well as the architectural construction is a masterpiece in itself and as if that were not enough, the castle offers an extraordinary view both of the city as of the lake.

7. Admire the impressive decorations of the church

The Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta is a magnificent Catholic temple in the Lake Como region of Lombardy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is arguably the most important religious monument in the city and one of the most visited tourist sites. The cathedral contains many works of devotional art, most notably the important painting of Saint Joseph Giambattista Pittoni. Inside, the church is so beautifully decorated that even the most famous churches in the world would be envious. If the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta caught your attention, you should find an affordable Airbnb in Lake Como to rent and set foot in this cathedral!