Where to stay in Lake Como for a “luxury experience”: villages that whisper elegance
Some people arrive at Lake Como expecting spectacle. Others the quieter kind come for presence. Not for the crowds or the photos, but for the echo of a paddle striking water, the soft clang of a church bell behind a shuttered alley, or the first glass of wine as the hills shift from silver to […]
Lake Como, gently: a thoughtful guide for the well-traveled
There are places that demand your attention. And then there’s Lake Como which doesn’t. It doesn’t shout for it, doesn’t lean into the drama, doesn’t try to go viral. It just is. That may be why travelers from the Upper West Side to Pacific Heights keep coming back not for spectacle, but for stillness. For […]
Secret villas of Lake Como: only visible from the water
There are villas you visit and then there are those you only glimpse. On Lake Como, some of the most beautiful places don’t make the postcards. They aren’t listed on Google Maps. They aren’t the backdrops of weddings or movie scenes. They’re tucked away behind trees, hidden behind stone walls, invisible from the road and […]
Villa Erba, Lake Como. A place that doesn’t try too hard.
I don’t even remember the first time I saw Villa Erba. It wasn’t during a tour, or a wedding, or anything official. I was just on a boat, half-distracted, and there it was half-hidden behind trees, looking like it didn’t really care whether you saw it or not. That’s kind of its thing. Some villas […]
Como in Spring: what to see from April to June by boat
Lake Como in spring doesn’t announce itself. It murmurs. April begins with snow still clinging to the mountain peaks, but down by the water, something else is happening. Gardens stir. Light shifts. The air, still cool, smells faintly of earth and things about to bloom. To experience Lake Como in this moment from April to […]
Weddings on water: say ‘I do’ on Lake Como
There are weddings, and then there are moments that linger. You know the kind I mean. A boat quietly drifting across Lake Como, the surface so calm it mirrors the sky. The bride’s dress catching the breeze, the scent of jasmine and warm stone rising from the shore. In this suspended stillness, someone says “I […]
