Guidebook for Lenno
Food Scene
Ristorante Pizzeria Il Cris
13 Via Armando DiazLocal food, casual dinning
Trattoria Santo Stefano
3 Piazza 11 FebbraioReasonable food in a top location by the lake. Tends to be very popular for outdoor dining during the summer season so best to book in advance, but you can try your luck at lunchtime. Avoid Tuesday lunch (market day in Lenno).
12 locals recommend
Albergo Ristorante Plinio
3 Via Carlo LomazziReasonable food in a top location by the lake. Tends to be very popular for outdoor dining during the summer season so best to book in advance, but you can try your luck at lunchtime. Avoid Tuesday lunch (market day in Lenno).
The best gelato on Lake Como, period. They even sell tubs to take home, which most locals do.
12 locals recommend
La Fabbrica Del Gelato
15 Piazza 11 FebbraioThe best gelato on Lake Como, period. They even sell tubs to take home, which most locals do.
Ristorante Lago
5 Lungolago LomazzoGood food and wine selection
Ali di Alice
4 Via del Rialepiedmontese inspired. Worth to try.
Hotel Ristorante La Darsena
3 Via ReginaRoteo
Michelin level cousin, 10 mins driving from the apartment .
Ristorante Crotto dei Platani
73 Via ReginaAntica Trattoria del Risorgimento
8 Via Sant'AbbondioLocanda La Tirlindana
5 Piazza Giacomo MatteottiRistorante Alle Darsene di Loppia
Via Melzi d'ErilIl Ristorante Di Paolo
5 Largo CavourRistorante Materia
32 Via Cinque GiornateRistorante Mistral
1 Via RomaDrinks & Nightlife
Once popular with footballers from Milan at the weekend, now a little quieter but still a nice place for a pre- or post-dinner drink, or even an afternoon of cocktails by the lake (they have their own small sand beach with loungers!)
47 locals recommend
Lido di Lenno
1 Via ComoediaOnce popular with footballers from Milan at the weekend, now a little quieter but still a nice place for a pre- or post-dinner drink, or even an afternoon of cocktails by the lake (they have their own small sand beach with loungers!)
Sightseeing
If you only see one villa on Lake Como, see this one.
Possibly the best location for a house on the whole lake, it has featured in several films (Star Wars and James Bond) and is rumoured to have been built the site of one of Roman emperor's villa.
Now a national museum with a quirky collection belonging to the last owner, an aristocratic Italian explorer. The formal gardens are absolutely stunning.
Check the opening times before you go as they are a bit strange and consider walking there from the park outside the Lido di Lenno (about 20 minutes, some uphill).
337 locals recommend
Villa del Balbianello
Via Guido DelmatiIf you only see one villa on Lake Como, see this one.
Possibly the best location for a house on the whole lake, it has featured in several films (Star Wars and James Bond) and is rumoured to have been built the site of one of Roman emperor's villa.
Now a national museum with a quirky collection belonging to the last owner, an aristocratic Italian explorer. The formal gardens are absolutely stunning.
Check the opening times before you go as they are a bit strange and consider walking there from the park outside the Lido di Lenno (about 20 minutes, some uphill).
Parks & Nature
This is a long walk (3-4 hours round trip, very steep in parts) but for those who are active and fit definitely worth the hike.
At the turning point in the trail, hidden deep in a forest valley is a 1000-year old monestary which is still used in religious festivals.
Keep your eyes and ears open for deer, foxes and wild boar.
San Benedetto
This is a long walk (3-4 hours round trip, very steep in parts) but for those who are active and fit definitely worth the hike.
At the turning point in the trail, hidden deep in a forest valley is a 1000-year old monestary which is still used in religious festivals.
Keep your eyes and ears open for deer, foxes and wild boar.
A small farming community in the hills above Lenno and Mezzegra, this is another steep climb of 1-2 hours but you are rewarded with amazing lake views all the way up.
Narro
A small farming community in the hills above Lenno and Mezzegra, this is another steep climb of 1-2 hours but you are rewarded with amazing lake views all the way up.
Essentials
Sigma Supermercato
28 Via StataleClosed during lunchtimes (12-2pm).
Dino market srl
30 Via Statale