Lake Como, Italy

Lake Como by Emilio Galo

Lake Como is the third deepest lake in Europe, at about 1,300 feet deep.  Also, the bottom is more than 600 feet below sea level. The lake is shaped like the letter Y, and it is located in the Grigna mountain range, at the foot of the Alps. It is located to the north of Milan, just before the border. The lake has an average temperature of 49 degrees in the summer (about 9.4 degrees Celsius), and it is 30 degrees( -1 degrees Celsius) during the winter. 

There are many local shops and restaurants you can go to, and there are some museums as well. Julius Caesar sent 5,000 Romans to settle in the area around what he dubbed Lake Lairus. Settlers lived in the town now called Como. The settlers helped develop and protect the trade routes along the Via Regina, the road from Rome to the Roman province of Reatia (modern day Switzerland). Among Como's famous resident were the Roman authors Pliny the Elder and Younger.

Lake Como by Emilio Galo

Me at Lake Como (Emilio Galo)

Today, it is a ski resort town, operating in the winter time, and there are boat excursions as well that go across the lake. The Tren Italia goes right through the town, and you can enjoy a day in Como, and go back to Milan. The weather in Lake Como is about 10 degrees warmer, despite being in the mountains. One of the villas in Lake Como was used in the Star Wars 2 movie, "Attack Of The Clones". It is still there to this day.


In my own opinion, Lake Como is a beautiful place, surrounded by mountains. This place is a must see destination. I was surprised to find out that this is where Naboo in Star Wars was set.

- Emilio

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