
Hotels near Como
22100 Como, CO, Italy
Como anchors the southern end of the lake and is the most accessible base for travellers arriving by train from Milan - Trenord regional services from Milano Cadorna reach Como Nord Lago in about 40 minutes. The town was refounded by Julius Caesar in 59 BC as Novum Comum, and the defensive towers built between 1158 and 1162 under Frederick Barbarossa still mark the old town walls. Piazza Cavour opens directly onto the lakefront ferry terminal and is the natural starting point for any day in Como.
From Piazza Cavour, a 5-minute walk leads to Piazza del Duomo and the cathedral, and another 10 minutes south along the lakeshore reaches Villa Olmo and the neoclassical lakefront promenade. The 1936 Casa del Fascio by Giuseppe Terragni is one of Europe's most studied works of modernist architecture and stands a block behind the cathedral. Como is also the birthplace of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the electric battery; the lakeside Tempio Voltiano commemorates him.
Pro Tip: Buy a sandwich and a slice of focaccia from one of the alimentari on Via Cesare Cantu and eat on the wall along Piazza Cavour rather than booking a sit-down lunch on the square - the same view, half the price, and you can be on the next ferry within twenty minutes.
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