Como Companion

The highlight of a visit to Como's Collegio Gallio is the chance to see a major work by Como artist Carlo Innocenzo Carloni - the fresco entitled ‘Hercules Introduced into Olympus’. We track down other works by this artist often compared with Tiepolo.

Carlo Carloni: From Baroque to Rococo in Como The highlight of a visit to Como’s Collegio Gallio is the chance to see a major work by Como artist Carlo Innocenzo Carloni – the fresco entitled ‘Hercules Introduced into Olympus’. We …

The Camerlata Fountain on the southern borders of Como - designed by Cesare Cattaneo and Mario Radice, and approved by the Mayor of Como, Attilio Terragni, brother of Rationalist architect Giuseppe (Casa del Fascio). The fountain was initially displayed temporarily in Milan's Parco Sempione before its permanent installation in Camerlata. Another of Como's architectural treasures.

Como is undergoing a fundamental transition from an economy based on production to one based on hospitality. Currently there is no clear discernible way how this transition will be sustainable. The needs of visitors are beginning to conflict with those of residents. Many define the issue as overtourism.

Lake Como: Problems in Paradise Como is undergoing a fundamental transition from an economy based on production to one based on hospitality. Currently there is no clear discernible way how this transition will be sustainable. Th…

Dawn on Viale Geno

The Nymphaeum in the gardens of Palazzo Giovio, the Archeology Museum that has remained shut since March 2020, undergoing renovation. Another unbelievably slow municipal project.

Laglio looking north to San Primo

Lake Como, primo bacino from the Parco Spina Verde

April 25th is Liberation Day when Italy celebrates the civil uprising that heralded the defeat of the N***s and the collapse of the fascist regime. April 25th was also the date when Mussolini gathered senior members of his government together in Como’s Prefecture

Como, April 25th 1945: Mussolini’s Fight or Flight Moment April 25th is Liberation Day when Italy celebrates the civil uprising that heralded the defeat of the N***s and the collapse of the fascist regime. April 25th was also the date when Mussolini gathe…

The Cloister at the Basilica Sant' Abbondio, now occupied by the Universita dell' Insubria.

In December 2025 Italy won an award for authentic cuisine from UNESCO in the category of Intangible Cultural Heritage. We ask what makes for authenticity and where can it be found in Como.

Como: Looking for Culinary Authenticity In December 2025 Italy won an award for authentic cuisine from UNESCO in the category of Intangible Cultural Heritage. We ask what makes for authenticity and where can it be found in Como.