Tremezzo

Rich local families trading with northern Europe built most of the villas on this stretch of Lake Como's western shore in the 17th century, and from the mid-1800s the hotels followed. Tremezzo is essentially a strip of lakefront, with narrow paths climbing the hill behind. Its star is Villa Carlotta, whose terraced gardens bloom with camellias, azaleas and rhododendrons.

Highlights

• Villa Carlotta, with works by Canova and about 8 hectares of gardens
• Villa Meier's public park, joined by Pietro Lingeri's bridge over the road
• Villa AMILA, Lingeri's ship-shaped rationalist home for a motorboat club
• Villa Sola Busca, or La Quiete, where the poet Parini worked as tutor
• Swimming from the steps of a lakeside public park

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