The luxury hotels around the lake – from Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni to Villa d’Este – have gorgeous pools flanked by perfectly lined sunloungers, each providing a spectacular lake view. Still, you don’t have to pay hundreds and thousands of euros per night to enjoy swimming in an open-air pool at Lake Como.

Famed for its elegance, the sumptuous Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas is inspired by the Lake Como town of Bellagio. Como. Lake Como is a giant upside-down Y, with Como at the foot of the western arm. The walled town of Como, regarded as the silk capital of the world, has a charming pedestrian-friendly historic center, a pretty waterfront and

Sitting on the shores of Lake Como, Villa d'Este is an escape to Renaissance Italy amid timeless works of art and Pellegrino Pellegrini's Italian garden. This Renaissance era Palace on the shores of Lake Como, is a portal to another world. Within the Villa d’Este, experience a brand of luxury that is indeed, timeless.

Perfectly positioned on a lake with the Alps at its back, lucky Lugano has a little bit of everything. Ride a cable car up Monte San Salvatore or Monte Bre for sunny panoramas of lake, rivers, mountains and red-roofed buildings.

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