Location: Como
Top Things to do in Como
Top 9 Points of Interest & Landmarks in Como, Lombardy
Como (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔːmo] ( listen), locally [ˈkoːmo]; Lombard: Còmm [ˈkɔm], Cómm [ˈkom] or Cùmm [ˈkum]; Latin: Novum Comum) is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Restaurants in Como
1. Centro Storico
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4.5 based on 260 reviews
Reviewed By RobM450 - Escondido, United States
We meandered through downtown Como our last day in town and discovered many interesting sights. We were impressed with the Como Cathedral (Duomo), Piazza di San Fedele with it's many bars,restaurants and the Basilica di San Fedele, the walkway along the lake, and many other bars and cafes all over town.
2. Piazza Cavour
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4.0 based on 524 reviews
Begun in 1876, this scenic square features a monument called "Weaver," which commemorates the 25th anniversary of Rome as a capital of the state, plus other important structures including the Teatro Adriano and Chiesa Valdese, built in a curious mix of Romanesque-German and Byzantine-nouveau.
Reviewed By cherylg192 - Perth, Australia
What a great place - central to lots of sights, the lake, restaurants, cafes, gelaterias, bars, shops, interesting little alleys, the Duomo, transport, banks...... you name it! Well worth visiting & allowing yourself a few hours to soak up the atmosphere & browse the shops. Loved it here!
3. Ex Casa del Fascio
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4.0 based on 155 reviews
Reviewed By GarethP81 - Croydon, United Kingdom
I don't believe many people come to Como just for the Volta museum, even though the physicist, the inventor of the electrical battery and arguably Como's most illustrious citizen was born in the town. Equally, there can't be too many people who come specifically for the rationalist architecture, apart from architects. Giuseppe Terragni was born in Como and produced some of the most inspiring modernist buildings; the Palazzo Terragni (completed 1936), formerly known as the Casa del Fascio (the Fascist Party headquarters) is not only regarded as the architect's best work, but is internationally renowned and cited by many as a key architectural reference. I'm only an enthusiastic amateur but despite my love of modernism, I am conflicted by the architect aligning himself with Mussolini's fascists. It seems odd to me that Terragni, foremost exponent of a branch of his art in which architecture is considered a science that can be comprehended rationally, should consciously side with the fascists, as they espoused an irrational authoritarian nationalism. However, I don't believe a building can be 'fascist' and from a purely aesthetic point of view, the Palazzo Terragni ticks all the right boxes. Sitting opposite Como's cathedral with its own piazza (the Piazza del Popolo), the length of the façade is exactly twice the height and there is a pleasing balance of full and empty spaces. The white stone cladding and the dimensions of the horizontal and vertical lines not only give the building a modern appearance but also seem to give it a lightness; it looks like a modern villa and the side and back elevations are equally interesting. It's one building in Como's 'Rationalist trail' which takes in the war memorial (Monumento ai Caduti, Monument to the Fallen, 1933), Giuseppe Sinigaglia stadium (1927) and the rather splendid Novocomum (1929) which hosts a study centre for Terragni (in association with the University of Milan) and is undergoing conservation to return the ground floor offices to their original state. If you go to see the Terragni Palace, you need to spend more time visiting the Novocomum, both are important buildings
4. Municipio di Como
5. Tomba di Alessandro Volta
6. Life Electric
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3.5 based on 436 reviews
Reviewed By 82manuelal - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Modern imposant Art Symbol, for our electric life, in honour of Alessandro Volta, to remember the unit of Volt, a mark of power, (I think), impressive, near the lake of Como.
7. Torre Gattoni
8. Evento storico
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3.0 based on 6 reviews
9. Viale Tokamachi
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