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Lake Como (Italian: Lago di Como [ˈlaːɡo di ˈkɔːmo], locally [a]), also known as Lario, [b] is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 square kilometres (56 sq mi), making it the third-largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore .
Bellagio is part of the Central Lake Como area, which, together with Lierna, Varenna, Fiumelatte, Cadenabbia, Menaggio, and Tremezzina, is the most exclusive area of Lake Como, with lake-view villa prices exceeding 100 million euros in value. However, purchasing one is almost impossible, as no one sells them, making them a global status symbol.
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It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named Branch of Lecco / Ramo di Lecco). The Bergamo Alps rise to the north and east, cut through by the Valsassina of which Lecco marks the southern end. The lake, narrows to form the River Adda, so bridges were built to improve road communications with Como and Milan.
The following is a list of lakes of Italy. The lakes of Italy can be distinguished, depending on their location within the national territory, between pre-alpine , north-western, Apennine , Sicilian and Sardinian , in addition to lagoons and coastal lakes.
Villa Carlotta is a villa and botanical garden in Tremezzo on Lake Como in Northern Italy.Today the villa is a museum, whose collection includes works by sculptors such as Antonio Canova, Bertel Thorvaldsen, and Giovanni Migliara; painters such as Francesco Hayez; and furniture pieces of previous owners.
In the Middle Ages the inhabitants of Torno built some mills and plants for the processing of wool on the site. In 1573 the governor of Como, count Giovanni Anguissola [], having led in 1547 the conspiracy in which Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza had died, decided to build a villa-fortress outside the city.