WHERE TO GO IN COMO

🏛️ Como Cathedral (Duomo di Como)

Overview: One of the most impressive cathedrals in Northern Italy, blending Gothic and Renaissance styles. It took nearly four centuries to complete.

Address: Piazza Duomo, 22100 Como CO, Italy
How to Get There: 2-minute walk from Piazza Cavour; 10-minute walk from Como Lago train station
Highlights: Stained glass windows, 15th-century tapestries, sculptures, rose window
Price: Free entrance

🚠 Funicolare Como–Brunate

Overview: This historic funicular railway climbs up to Brunate, offering panoramic views over Como, the lake, and the Alps.

Address: Piazza Alcide de Gasperi, 4, 22100 Como CO, Italy
How to Get There: 5-minute walk from Como Lago train station
Highlights: Scenic ride, sunset views, lighthouse of Volta
Price: €6.70 round-trip (adults); discounts available

🖼️ Pinacoteca Civica (Civic Art Gallery)

Overview: Housed in the 17th-century Palazzo Volpi, this museum showcases artworks from the Middle Ages to modern times.

Address: Via Armando Diaz, 84, 22100 Como CO, Italy
How to Get There: 8-minute walk from Como Cathedral
Highlights: Frescoes, sculpture, modern art, and local historical pieces
Price: €4 general admission; free on the first Sunday of the month

🏞️ Passeggiata Lino Gelpi (Lakefront Promenade)

Overview: A beautiful pedestrian walkway along the lake, ideal for walking, cycling, or sitting with gelato.

Address: Starts near Piazza Cavour and continues past Tempio Voltiano
How to Get There: Direct access from Piazza Cavour
Highlights: Sculptures, lake views, benches, swan spotting, sunset
Price: Free

⚡ Tempio Voltiano (Volta Temple)

Overview: A museum dedicated to Alessandro Volta, inventor of the electric battery, who was born in Como.

Address: Viale Marconi, 1, 22100 Como CO, Italy
How to Get There: 10-minute walk from Como Lago train station
Highlights: Historical instruments, Volta’s inventions, neoclassical temple
Price: €4 adults; free for under 18

🏰 Porta Torre & Medieval Walls

Overview: A massive 12th-century gate that once defended the city, part of the well-preserved medieval walls of Como.

Address: Piazza Vittoria, 22100 Como CO, Italy
How to Get There: 8-minute walk from the Cathedral
Highlights: Ancient city gate, medieval wall walk, local markets nearby
Price: Free

🧭 8. Basilica di San Fedele

Overview: A Romanesque church dating back to the 12th century, built on the site of an early Christian martyrdom.

Address: Piazza San Fedele, 22100 Como CO, Italy
How to Get There: 3-minute walk from Como Cathedral
Highlights: Stone carvings, apse mosaics, quiet square
Price: Free entrance

🌇 Brunate Lighthouse (Faro Voltiano)

Overview: A stunning lighthouse offering 360-degree views over Como, the lake, and (on clear days) the Alps and Milan skyline.

Address: Via Giacomo Scalini, Brunate, CO
How to Get There: Take the Funicolare to Brunate, then a 30-minute uphill walk or short bus ride
Highlights: Panoramic views, commemorative Volta statue, hilltop scenery
Price: €2