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Lake Como through the seasons

The lake is not the same place twelve months a year, and it is not true that it is only worth visiting in summer. People who come back tend to choose the shoulder seasons: better walking, better light, and villages that feel like villages again.

Spring: blossom and dry trails

A lakeside garden terrace on Lake Como, with pollarded plane trees along the shore and mountains behind

This is when the lakeside gardens are at their best: azaleas fill the villa parks with colour and wisteria covers the walls and pergolas of the villages. Walking the lanes of Tremezzina is enough to run into it.

It is also when the trails above the village are in their best condition: the snow has gone from the lower slopes, the days are already long and you are not walking in the heat. Every walk we recommend to guests is comfortable in this season.

Read the article: Lake Como in spring: gardens in bloom, trails, and the first days by the water

Summer: the lake, the pool and the right hours

A sailboat and kayak on Lake Como on a summer day, with a lakeside village in the background

In summer the lake is lived in the water and outdoors. The panoramic pool is open from April to the end of October, and in this season every apartment, Casa Emy included, has its own assigned spot with a parasol and a sun lounger.

For the famous sights, think in hours rather than days: villas and ferries fill up in the middle of the day, while early morning and late afternoon stay almost quiet.

Read the article: Lake Como in summer: the pool, the lake, and how to handle the heat

Autumn: the best walking season

A view of Lake Como under a cloudy sky, with mountains and a ferry crossing the water

Through September and October the air dries out, the light drops and the lake takes on colours that summer haze hides. This is when the paths above Tremezzina give the clearest views.

The villages change pace too: there are tables free, no queues for the boats, and the same streets you walked in August feel like somewhere else.

Read the article: Lake Como in autumn: the Greenway in colour and a slower pace

Winter: the nativity scenes of the lake villages

Snow-capped Monte Legnone reflected in the waters of Lake Como under a clear sky

At Christmas the lake villages traditionally set up nativity scenes: they appear in courtyards, under porticoes, along the old mule tracks. Tremezzina has a dedicated route that links them, and in Mezzegra you can visit the Casa dei Presepi, the house of the nativity scenes.

It is the simplest way to see the lake out of season: little walking, close to the houses, and a real sense of how the villages live when the visitors are gone. For exact opening dates it is always worth checking the Comune di Tremezzina channels.

Read the article: Lake Como in winter: what stays open, and why the trip is still worth it

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