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{{short description|Lake in Lombardy, Italy}}
{{redirect-multi|2|Como Lake|Lario|the Italian actress|Veronica Lario|other uses|Como Lake (disambiguation)|and|Lake Como (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name = Lake Como
| native_name = {{native name|it|Lago di Como}}<br />{{native name|lmo|Lagh de Comm}}
| image = Sentiero del Viandante DSC 6340 (14020554463).jpg
| caption = Panoramic view of Lake Como with the [[Alps]] and [[Bellagio (Italian region)|Bellagio]]
| image_bathymetry = Lago di Como.png
| caption_bathymetry =
| location = [[Lombardy]], [[Italy]]
|pushpin_map=Italy Lombardy
| coords = {{coord|46|00|N|9|16|E|region:IT_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}
| type =
| inflow = [[Adda (river)|Adda]], [[Mera (Lake Como)|Mera]]
| outflow = [[Adda (river)|Adda]]
| catchment = {{convert|4509|km²|abbr=on}}<ref name=iii/>
| basin_countries = Italy, Switzerland
| length = {{convert|46|km|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|4.5|km|abbr=on}}
| area = {{convert|146|km2|abbr=on}}
| depth = {{convert|154|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=iii/>
| max-depth = {{convert|425|m|abbr=on}}
| volume = {{convert|22.5|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}
| residence_time = 5.5 years<ref name=iii/>
| shore = {{convert|160|km|abbr=on}}
| elevation = {{convert|198|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=iii/>
| islands = [[Isola Comacina]]
| cities = [[Como]], [[Lecco]] ''(see [[#Places|section]])''
| reference = <ref name=iii>{{cite web|title=Laghi italiani|publisher=Istituto Italiano di Idrobiologia|url=http://www.iii.to.cnr.it/limnol/cicloac/lagit.htm|access-date=2006-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205043503/http://www.iii.to.cnr.it/limnol/cicloac/lagit.htm|archive-date=2010-02-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

'''Lake Como''' ({{lang-it|Lago di Como}} {{IPA-it|ˈlaːɡo di ˈkɔːmo|}}, {{IPA-itdia|ˈkoːmo|local}}; {{lang-lmo|label=[[Western Lombard]]|Lagh de Còmm}} {{IPA-lmo|ˈlɑː‿dːe ˈkɔm|}},{{efn|In isolation, {{lang|lmo|lagh}} is pronounced {{IPA-lmo|ˈlɑːk|}}.}} ''Cómm'' {{IPA-lmo|ˈkom|}} or ''Cùmm'' {{IPA-lmo|ˈkum|}}), also known as '''Lario''' ({{IPA-it|ˈlaːrjo|lang}}; after the {{lang-la|Larius Lacus}}), is a [[Glacial lake|lake of glacial origin]] in [[Lombardy]], [[Italy]]. It has an area of {{Convert|146|km2||abbr=}}, making it the third-largest lake in Italy, after [[Lake Garda]] and [[Lake Maggiore]]. At over {{Convert|400|m||abbr=}} deep, it is the [[List of lakes by depth|fifth deepest lake]] in [[Europe]], and the deepest outside Norway; the bottom of the lake is more than {{Convert|200|m||abbr=}} below sea level.

Lake Como has been a popular retreat for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times, and a very popular tourist attraction with many artistic and cultural gems. It has many villas and palaces such as [[Villa Olmo]], [[Villa Serbelloni]], and [[Villa Carlotta]]. Many famous people have had and have homes on the shores of Lake Como.

One of its particularities is its characteristic "Y" shape, which forms the so-called "[[Triangolo lariano|Larian Triangle]]", with the little town of [[Canzo]] as its capital.

In 2014, ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' called it the most beautiful lake in the world for its microclimate and environment with prestigious villas and villages.<ref>{{cite web|title=The World's 20 Most Beautiful Lakes|publisher=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=2014|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fodors/the-worlds-20-most-beauti_b_4219429.html|access-date=22 May 2017}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The lake's name in [[Latin]] is ''Larius'', Italianised as ''Lario'', but this name is rarely used; it is usually called ''Lago di Como'' (literally "lake of Como"). In guidebooks the lake may be variously referred to as Lake Como, Lake of Como, or Como Lake. Its name comes from the city of [[Como]], known to the Romans as ''Comum''.

==Geography==
[[File:Aerial photographs 2010-by-RaBoe-47.jpg|thumb|Aerial photograph of Lake Como, showing its distinctive three-armed shape]]
The lake is shaped much like an inverted letter "[[Y]]". The northern branch begins at the town of [[Colico]], while the towns of [[Como]] and [[Lecco]] sit at the ends of the southwestern and southeastern branches respectively. The small towns of [[Bellagio (Italian region)|Bellagio]], [[Menaggio]] and [[Varenna]] are situated at the intersection of the three branches of the lake: a triangular boat service operates between them.

Lake Como is fed primarily by the [[Adda (river)|Adda]], which enters the lake near [[Colico]] and flows out at [[Lecco]]. This geological conformation makes the southwestern branch a dead end, and so Como, unlike Lecco, is often flooded.

The mountainous pre-alpine territory between the two southern arms of the lake (between Como, Bellagio, and Lecco) is known as the [[Triangolo lariano|Larian Triangle]],<ref>The meaning of ''Larian'' is "related to the Lake Como", since the [[Latin language|Latin]] name of Lake Como was ''Larius''. So, the expression ''[[Triangolo lariano]]'', or, in [[English language|English]], [[Triangolo lariano|Larian Triangle]], means exactly "Lake Como Triangle" or "Triangle of the Lake Como".</ref> or ''Triangolo lariano''. The source of the river [[Lambro]] is here. At the centre of the triangle, the town of [[Canzo]] is the seat of the ''[[:simple:Italian mountain community|Comunità montana]] del [[Triangolo lariano]]'', an association of the 31 [[comune|municipalities]] that represent the 71,000 inhabitants of the area.

===Climate===
{{see also|Italian Lakes#Climate}}
Lake Como weather is [[humid subtropical]] (''Cfa'' in the [[Köppen climate classification]]). In the winter, the lake helps to maintain a higher temperature in the surrounding region. Average daily temperatures range from about {{convert|3.7|°C|0|abbr=on}} in January to {{convert|23.4|°C|0|abbr=on}} in July, according to historical weather data from [[Como]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clisun.casaccia.enea.it/profili/tabelle/062%20%5BComo%5D%20capoluogo.Txt|title=Climate data for Como}}</ref> Water temperatures can reach an average of {{convert|24|°C|0|abbr=on}} during the month of July. Snowfall is erratic and primarily affects the higher elevations. Rainfall is heaviest in May and lowest during the winter months.

{{Weather box
| width = auto
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| location = Lake Como

| Jan high C = 6.8
| Feb high C = 9.0
| Mar high C =12.9
| Apr high C =17.2
| May high C =21.1
| Jun high C =25.6
| Jul high C =28.5
| Aug high C =27.2
| Sep high C =23.7
| Oct high C =18.1
| Nov high C =11.7
| Dec high C = 7.8

| Jan mean C = 3.7
| Feb mean C = 5.5
| Mar mean C = 8.8
| Apr mean C =12.7
| May mean C =16.4
| Jun mean C =20.7
| Jul mean C =23.4
| Aug mean C =22.4
| Sep mean C =18.9
| Oct mean C =14.0
| Nov mean C = 8.5
| Dec mean C = 4.7

| Jan low C = 0.5
| Feb low C = 2.0
| Mar low C = 4.8
| Apr low C = 8.2
| May low C =11.8
| Jun low C =15.8
| Jul low C =18.2
| Aug low C =17.6
| Sep low C =14.1
| Oct low C =10.0
| Nov low C = 5.3
| Dec low C = 1.5

| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 69
| Feb precipitation mm = 76
| Mar precipitation mm =117
| Apr precipitation mm =107
| May precipitation mm =161
| Jun precipitation mm =134
| Jul precipitation mm = 85
| Aug precipitation mm =136
| Sep precipitation mm =116
| Oct precipitation mm =125
| Nov precipitation mm =129
| Dec precipitation mm = 63

|source = {{cite web
| url = http://clisun.casaccia.enea.it/profili/tabelle/062%20%5BComo%5D%20capoluogo.Txt
| title = Climate data for Como
| access-date = March 17, 2019}}
}}

==Tourism==
As a tourist destination, Lake Como is popular for its landscapes, wildlife, and spas.<ref>[http://www.inghams.co.uk/lakes-mountains-holidays/resorts/location/item165325/lake-como-selection/ Lake Como holidays], ''inghams.com'', April 20, 2010</ref> It is a venue for [[sailing]], [[windsurfing]], and [[kitesurfing]].<ref>[http://www.italiaspeed.com/2006/cars/fiat/06/kiteboardpro/0606.html 2006 Kiteboard Pro World Tour event, Lake Como], ''Italiaspeed.com'', June 6, 2006</ref> In 1818 [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]] wrote to [[Thomas Love Peacock]]: "This lake exceeds anything I ever beheld in beauty, with the exception of the [[Arbutus unedo|arbutus]] islands of [[Killarney]]. It is long and narrow, and has the appearance of a mighty river winding among the mountains and the forests".<ref>{{Cite book
|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19061/19061-h/19061-h.htm
|editor=Francis W Halsey
|title=Seeing Europe with Famous Authors
|volume=VIII
|year=1914
|publisher=Funk & Wagnells
}}</ref>

In the area surrounding Lake Como there are several farms which produce goods such as honey, olive oil, cheese, milk, eggs and salamis. Visitors can find lists of these farms and typically visit the farm itself in person to make their purchases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lakecomo.it/en/sports/shopping_and_spare_time/directly_from_the_producer|title=Directly from the producer - Lago di Como|website=www.lakecomo.it}}</ref>

In 2018, the Italian luxury label [[Dolce and Gabbana]] held a fashion event on Lake Como.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/dolce-gabbana-alta-moda-como-2018|title=Inside The Opulence Of Dolce & Gabbana's Lake Como Extravaganza|last=Singer|first=Olivia|magazine=[[Vogue UK]]|date=2018-07-08|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref>

===Lakeside villas===
[[File:Villa Carlotta (Tremezzo) - DSC02504.JPG|thumb|Villa Carlotta]]
[[File:Villa Melzi (Bellagio) - DSC02854.JPG|thumb|right|Villa Melzi d'Eril]]
[[File:Varenna Italy, waterfront at sunset.jpg|alt=The Lake Como waterfront at sunset, Varenna.|thumb|The Lake Como waterfront at sunset, Varenna.]]
[[File:Villa Balbianello on Como Lake 8.jpg|thumb|Villa del Balbianello]]
[[File:View of Lake Como from Villa Monastero, Varenna.jpg|thumb|Lake Como from lakeside villa]]
The lake is well known for the attractive [[villa]]s that have been built there since Roman times, when [[Pliny the Younger]] built the ''Comedia'' and the ''Tragedia'' resorts. Many villas on the lake shores have admirable gardens that benefit from the mild climate induced by the stabilizing presence of {{Convert|22.5|km3||abbr=}} of lake water and can sustain many subtropical and Mediterranean plants.

[[Villa Carlotta]] was built for the [[Milan]]ese Marquis Giorgio Clerici in 1690 and occupies a site of over {{Convert|7|ha||abbr=}} at [[Tremezzo]], facing the [[Bellagio (Italian region)|Bellagio]] peninsula. An [[Italian garden]] (with steps, fountains, and sculptures) was laid out at the same time. The villa was later sold to powerful banker and Napoleonic politician Giovanni Battista Sommariva. [[Stendhal]] was his guest in 1818, and his visit is recalled at the start of ''[[La Chartreuse de Parme]]''. In 1843 it was purchased by Princess Marianne of Nassau as a wedding present for her daughter Carlotta, after whom the villa is now named. The latter, together with her husband Georg II of Saxen-Meiningen, laid out the woodland landscape park in [[Romanticism|Romantic]] style. The villa today includes a museum of agricultural implements as well as important works of sculpture by Sommariva's friend [[Antonio Canova]] and by [[Luigi Acquisti]].<ref>See Infoparchi, ''Villa Carlotta''; Villacarlotta.it, ''Villa Carlotta''; Macadam, Alta</ref>

[[Villa d'Este (Cernobbio)|Villa d'Este]], in [[Cernobbio]], was built in 1568 by Cardinal [[Tolomeo Gallio]], a native of the town. In 1816–1817 the villa was home to [[Caroline of Brunswick]], estranged wife of the Prince of Wales and shortly to become [[Queen consort|Queen Consort]] of [[George IV of the United Kingdom|King George IV]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. The landscaped gardens in the English style are a product of this period. Later in the century it was turned into a luxury hotel. Today the Villa d'Este is known for attracting celebrity guests.

[[Villa del Balbianello]], famous for its elaborate terraced gardens, lies on a promontory of the western shore of the lake near [[Isola Comacina]]. Built in 1787 on the site of a Franciscan monastery, it was the final home of the explorer [[Guido Monzino]] and today houses a museum devoted to his work.

[[Bellagio (Italian region)|Villa Melzi d'Eril]] in Bellagio was built in [[neo-classical style]] by architect [[Giocondo Albertolli]] in 1808–1810 as the summer residence of Duke Francesco Melzi d'Eril, who was vice-president of the Napoleonic [[Italian Republic (Napoleonic)|Italian Republic]]. The park includes an [[orangery]], a private chapel, fine statues, and a [[Japanese garden]], and is planted, as often on lake Como, with huge [[rhododendron]]s. 19th-century guests at the Villa included [[Stendhal]] and [[Franz Liszt]].<ref>See Infoparchi, ''Villa Melzi''.</ref>

[[Villa Serbelloni]], also in Bellagio, hosts the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, a {{Convert|50|acre|m2|abbr=|adj=on}} international conference center set up and managed by the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] since 1959, which also operates a "scholar-in-residence" program for scholars from around the world. This is believed to have been the site of Pliny the Younger's villa "Tragedia". Its well-known park was created at the end of the 18th century by Alessandro Serbelloni.

Many famous people have or have had homes on the shores of Lake Como, such as [[Matthew Bellamy]], [[John Kerry]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[George Clooney]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeinitaly.com/italian-movies/clooney.asp|title=Lifeinitaly.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106054721/http://www.lifeinitaly.com/italian-movies/clooney.asp|archive-date=2009-11-06}}</ref> [[Gianni Versace]], [[Ronaldinho Gaucho|Ronaldinho]], [[Sylvester Stallone]], [[Julian Lennon]], [[Richard Branson]], [[Ben Spies]], [[Pierina Legnani]], [[Lionel Messi]] and [[José Mourinho]].

===Ferries===
The Lake Como ferry service is a highly developed public transport system linking the many small towns around the Lake. A motorized service began in 1826 when a steamship with sails, the "[[SS Lario|Lario]]", was launched by the newly established ''[[Società privilegiata per l'impresa dei battelli a vapore nel Regno Lombardo Veneto]]''. Since 1952 the system has been run under the auspices of a government organization called first the ''Gestione Commissariale Governativa'' and subsequently the ''[[Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi]]'', which is also responsible for services on [[Lake Maggiore]] and [[Lake Garda]].<ref>Massimo Gozzi, [http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/eng/com/storia/como/1.html "History of Navigation on Lake Como"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015075933/http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/eng/com/storia/como/1.html|date=2009-10-15 }}, Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi, 2007, pp 1–2.</ref><ref>[http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/eng/sed/sede.html "General Management"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505021209/http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/eng/sed/sede.html|date=2010-05-05 }}, Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi, 2007.</ref>

Today there are three main services:
* '''Motorship''' services along the western branch and northern end of the Lake (between Colico or Piona and Como town), with additional shuttles to the mid-lake area.
* '''Fast services''' that follow broadly the same route, but use faster hydrofoils, stop less frequently, and cost extra.
* '''Ferries''' that run only between the popular mid-lake villages of Menaggio, Bellagio, and Varenna, plus Cadenabbia. Some of these boats carry vehicles as well as passengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/eng/com/nlc_ora.html|title=‘Autumn Timetable 2009’ Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316160050/http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/eng/com/nlc_ora.html|archive-date=2010-03-16}}</ref>
{{wide image|navicomo.JPG|500px|The paddle steamer ''Concordia'' and the car ferry ''Plinio''}}

===Sacro Monte di Ossuccio===
[[File:Sacro Monte di Ossuccio. Cappella 5. La Disputa di Gesù con i Dottori nel Tempio.JPG|thumb|right|Chapel 5 of Sacro Monte di Ossuccio. Disputation with the Doctors]]
The [[Sacro Monte di Ossuccio]] ("Holy Mount of [[Ossuccio]]") is a sanctuary located on a hillside slope between olive groves and woods along the western edge of Lake Como facing [[Isola Comacina]]. Fifteen [[Baroque]] inspired [[chapels]], built between 1635 and 1710, and dedicated to the [[Rosary|Mysteries of the Rosary]] are dotted along the way that leads to the Monastery. This building is the last in the chain and is dedicated to the [[Coronation of the Virgin]].

In 2003, the [[Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy]], including that of Ossuccio, were added by [[UNESCO]] to the [[World Heritage List]].

=={{anchor|Places}} Villages, resorts, and other notable localities near the lake==
[[File:Tremezzo, giardini pubblici (Ian Spackman 2007-007-0-).jpg|thumb|The Parco Meier, a public garden at [[Tremezzo]]]]
[[File:Good como lake photo.jpg|thumb|Menaggio from Lake Como]]

{| class=wikitable
|+ Cities and villages on Lake Como
|-
! Western shore <br>{{small|from North to South}}
! South shore <br>{{small|from West to East}}
! Eastern shore <br>{{small|from North to South}}
|- valign=top
|
* [[Domaso]]
* [[Gravedona]]
* [[Dongo, Lombardy|Dongo]]
* [[Musso (CO)|Musso]]
* [[Menaggio]]
* [[Cadenabbia]]
* [[Griante]]
* [[Tremezzo]]
* [[Mezzegra]]
* [[Lenno]]
* [[Ossuccio]]
* [[Sala Comacina]]
* [[Colonno]]
* [[Argegno]]
* [[Brienno]]
* [[Moltrasio]]
* [[Cernobbio]]
* [[Como]]
|
* [[Como]]
* [[Blevio]]
* [[Brunate]]
* [[Bellagio (Italian region)|Bellagio]]
* [[Malgrate]]
* [[Lecco]]
|
* [[Colico]]
* [[Dorio, Lombardy|Dorio]]
* [[Dervio]]
* [[Bellano]]
* [[Varenna]]
* [[Lierna]]
* [[Mandello del Lario]]
* [[Lecco]]
|}

==References in literature==
[[File:Strada su su.JPG|thumb|right|Lake Como at [[Lecco]]]]
* [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] retreats to a "metropolitan hotel" on Lake Como after his plans are foiled by [[James Bond]] in the novel ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' by [[Ian Fleming]].
* [[Catullus|Gaius Catullus]] asks his friend Caecilius to depart from Lake Como to Rome in poem 35.
* [[Paul the Deacon]], a Lombard grammarian and poet of the 8th century, wrote one of his better known poems in praise of Lake Como (''Versus in Laude Larii Laci'').<ref>M.G.H. Poetae Karolini Aevi, I, pp. 42-43: [http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00000831/image_50 dMGH.de]</ref>
* [[Alessandro Manzoni]] chose to start his ''[[The Betrothed (Manzoni novel)|The Betrothed]]'' with a graphic description of Lake Como.
* Fabrice del Dongo, the protagonist of ''[[The Charterhouse of Parma]]'' by [[Stendhal]], is born and raised near Lake Como.
* [[Letitia Elizabeth Landon]]'s poem {{ws|[[s:Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L. E. L.) in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1837/Lake of Como|The Lake of Como]]}} was published in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1837.
* [[Mark Twain]] visited Lake Como in the summer of 1867. He describes the lake and its environs at length in ''[[The Innocents Abroad]]'', which recounts a lengthy pleasure excursion to Jerusalem.
* In [[The Prelude]], [[William Wordsworth]]'s autobiographical long poem, he recounts how he stayed at "Como's Lake" during his walking tour of the Alps.
* In [[The Last Man]], the 1826 [[Frankenstein|novel]] by [[Mary Shelley]], Verney and his companions summer in a villa at Lake Como.[https://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/mws/lastman/iii-8.htm Chapter VIII.]
* The lake is referenced by Jean in [[August Strindberg]]'s magnum opus play'' [[Miss Julie]].''
* [[Ernest Hemingway]]'s character Lieutenant Henry in ''[[A Farewell to Arms]]'' talks about taking a vacation to Lake Como.
* Nagg and Nell recollect rowing out onto Lake Como the day after their engagement in [[Samuel Beckett]]'s play ''[[Endgame (play)|Endgame]]''.
* [[Cadenabbia]] on Lake Como is the principal setting for Gladys Theodora Parrish Huntingdon's novel ''[[Madame Solario]]''.
* Maria Ruskin, a character in [[Tom Wolfe]]'s ''[[The Bonfire of the Vanities|Bonfire of the Vanities]]'', escapes from [[New York City]] to Lake Como, in order to spend time with Artist Filipo Chirazzi.
*The narrative non-fiction trilogy An Italian Home, An Italian Village and Cats Do Eat Spaghetti by artist & author Paul Wright are all set on Lake Como where he lives.

==Depictions in popular culture==
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Lake Como was used as filming location for movies such as ''[[The Pleasure Garden (1925 film)|The Pleasure Garden]]'' (1925), ''[[Bobby Deerfield]]'' (1977), ''[[A Month by the Lake]]'' (1995), ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002), ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]'' (2004), ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (2006), ''[[Imagine You and Me|Imagine You & Me]]'' (2016), and ''[[Murder Mystery (film)|Murder Mystery]]'' (2019),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/960785-sandler-and-anistons-netflix-movie-murder-mystery-begins-filming|title=Sandler and Aniston's Netflix Movie Murder Mystery Begins Filming|last=Hemmert|first=Kylie|website=ComingSoon|date=2018-07-26|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref> as well as music videos such as [[Gwen Stefani]]'s "[[Cool (Gwen Stefani song)|Cool]]", [[John Legend]]'s "[[All of Me (John Legend song)|All of Me]]" and [[Gorillaz]]'s "[[Désolé]]".

In television, it was also used as a set for the ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' episode "[[Chuck Versus the Honeymooners]]". In the second episode of [[Top Gear (series 21)|series 21]] of the British television series ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', [[Richard Hammond]] races around the perimeter of the lake in an [[Alfa Romeo 4C]] while [[Jeremy Clarkson]] uses a [[Gibbs Quadski]]. In the daytime drama ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'', [[Stephanie Forrester (The Bold and the Beautiful)|Stephanie Forrester]] ([[Susan Flannery]]) tossed long-time rival [[Sally Spectra]] ([[Darlene Conley]]) into Lake Como after Sally tries to prevent Stephanie from getting to her own wedding. It was also the setting for a scene in the second episode of the fifth season of ''[[The Blacklist (TV series)|The Blacklist]]'' titled "Greyson Blaise".

==Sports==
Lake Como is the setting of the annual [[Classic cycle races|Classic cycling]] race, the [[Giro di Lombardia]] ''(Tour of Lombardy)''.

==Gallery==
{{wide image|Lago de Como, Italia, 2016-06-25, DD 02-06 PAN.jpg|1000px|Panoramic view of Lake Como.}}
{{wide image|LagoComoMemorial.jpg|1000px|The lake seen from the city of [[Como]].}}{{wide image|LagoComoCarlotta.jpg|1000px|The lake seen from [[Villa Carlotta]] in [[Tremezzo]], near its centre.}}
==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|Italy}}
* {{Portal-inline|Geography}}

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

===Footnotes===
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Commons|Lago di Como|Lake Como}}
{{Wikivoyage}}
* Macadam, Alta (1997). ''Blue Guide. Northern Italy: From the Alps to Bologna''. London: A & C Black. {{ISBN|0-7136-4294-7}}.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070503014800/http://www.villacarlotta.it/sito/index2.php Villacarlotta.it, ''Villa Carlotta'']

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