Como Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Italian city
About Como
Como has always been an area of intense activity, as it has been a crossing point between Central Europe and the Mediterranean over the centuries. Built by the Romans at the end of the Piedmont road, it was an important communication point betweenRomeand its northern territories. Until the end of the 1980s, Como was famed for its silk. Como was the birthplace of the Roman scientists Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger, as well as Alessandro Volta, 18th-century inventor of the battery and the man who gave his name to the unit of electrical force – the volt. Como sits at the southern end of the western branch of Lake Como, in a small basin surrounded by wooded moraine hills. It borders directly with Switzerland, in particular with the Canton of Ticino, the district of Mendrisio and the mun
Top Attractions in Como
Explore the best things to see and do in Como:
- ★Basilica di Sant'Abbondio
- ★Bicycle ride
- ★Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
- ★Centro Sportivo Casate
- ★City Walls
- ★Como 1907
- ★Faro Voltiano
- ★Fly in a seaplane
Where to Eat in Como
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴La pizzaccia
- 🍴Panino Buono
- 🍴Sushibar como
Where to Stay in Como
- 🏨B&B Dolce Lario
- 🏨Hotel delle Fiere
- 🏨Hotel Plinius
- 🏨In Riva Al Lago
- 🏨Respau Eco Hostel
- 🏨Tornoalago
Como Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including: