Duration: 1 hour
Our shortest and most photographed departure: the first basin of Lake Como and its historic villas, aboard a wooden taxi boat with a private skipper.
We leave the Como harbour and within minutes the city gives way to gardens: the neoclassical facade of Villa Olmo, then Villa Erba and Villa Pizzo in Cernobbio, the little harbour of Moltrasio and, across the water, the pastel houses of Blevio.
This is the right cruise if your time is short, if you are in town for a single day, or if you want to introduce someone to the lake aboard a real wooden boat. Your skipper slows down at every villa for photographs and tells you who lived there.
We meet you at an agreed jetty in the town centre, quick briefing and off we go.
Slow cruising along the western shore, past historic gardens and stone boathouses.
Passing the village of Cernobbio, its historic hotels and the Villa Pizzo park.
Crossing to the Blevio shore and returning to Como with the cathedral and mountains ahead.
Your skipper slows down in front of each villa and explains what you are looking at.
Itineraries
2 hours
From Como towards Torno, Laglio and Nesso, past period mansions, stone boathouses and gardens running into the water.
Guests who want the best balance of time, scenery and relaxation.
Como · Torno · Laglio · Nesso
From €700 per boat
1–6 guests · departure from Como
Up to 11 guests · 7–11 guests: +€50/hour per boat
Details
3 hours
The heart of the lake from the water: Villa del Balbianello, the tip of Bellagio and Villa Melzi. Panoramic tour, no landing.
Guests who want to see mid-lake and the most famous places on the Lario.
Balbianello · Bellagio · Villa Melzi
From €900 per boat
1–6 guests · departure from Como
Up to 11 guests · 7–11 guests: +€50/hour per boat
Details
5 hours
From Como up to Varenna and Menaggio, with free time in the villages and lunch at a waterfront restaurant.
Families, groups of friends and anyone with a single day on the lake.
Como · Bellagio · Varenna · Menaggio
From €1,500 per boat
1–6 guests · departure from Como
Up to 11 guests · 7–11 guests: +€50/hour per boat
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