Where to go for lakes
Each card opens the matching section of the destination guide.
Lake ComoBellagio, Varenna, Menaggio, Tremezzina, LeccoOpen the Lake Como guide →Lake GardaSirmione, Desenzano, Malcesine, RivaOpen the Lake Garda guide →Maggiore, Orta, Iseo & LuganoBorromean Islands, Orta San Giulio, Monte Isola, LuganoOpen the Maggiore, Orta, Iseo & Lugano guide →VeronaLake Garda from VeronaOpen the Verona guide →Italian Lakes overviewDedicated guideOpen →
Questions travellers ask
- Lake Como without a car — and where you can swimTrain to Varenna, boats to Bellagio and Menaggio, and lidos for swimming.
- Lake Garda: the best base without a carDesenzano or Peschiera for trains, Riva for mountains — and why the ferry north takes 4 hours.
- Lake Iseo and Lake Orta without a carSulzano and Monte Isola ferries, kayaking from Lovere, Orta San Giulio.
- Island hopping in Italy: Aeolian, Bay of Naples, Tuscan islands, lakes2026 ferry seasons, operators and car-free connections between the islands.