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Trattoria del Vapore
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Location: Cernobbio, Lake Como 

Try the veal Milanese

Villa del Balbianello
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Location: Lenno, Lake Como 

The Villa del Balbianello is a villa in the comune of Lenno (province of Como), a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy, overlooking Lake Como. It is located on the tip of the small wooded peninsula of Dosso d'Avedo on the western shore of the south-west branch of Lake Como, 1500 meters east from the Isola Comacina. The villa is famous for its elaborate terraced gardens. (Source: Wikipedia)

Villa Carlotta
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Location: Tremezzo, Lake Como 

Villa Carlotta is a villa and botanical garden in Tremezzo on Lake Como in Northern Italy. Today the villa is a museum, whose collection includes works by sculptors such as Antonio Canova, Bertel Thorvaldsen, and Giovanni Migliara; painters such as Francesco Hayez; and furniture pieces of previous owners. (Source: Wikipedia)

How to get around: 

Transport: Taxi como lake boat car 

http://www.taxicomolake.com

they give tours too

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Location: Nesso, Lake Como 

Beautiful place. Halfway between the lakefront towns of Como and Bellagio, Nesso lacks the hustle and bustle of the first and the expensive air of the other. (Source: https://rossiwrites.com/italy/lombardy/nesso-lake-como-italy/)

Ristorante Crotto dei Platani
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Location: Brienno, Lake ComoHigh End Cuisine.

Lake fish :)

Parco di Villa Serbelloni
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Location: Bellagio, Lake Como 

Good view but small place.

Great gardens

Il Crotto
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Location: Lierna, Lake Como

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g580225-d2335317-Reviews-Il_Crotto_del_Lago-Cima_Province_of_Como_Lombardy.html

Osteria del Beuc
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Location: Cernobbio, Lake Como 

Rustic place. Great Lake Fish risotto

Funicolare Como-Brunate
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The Como–Brunate funicular is a funicular railway that connects the city of Como with the village of Brunate in Lombardy, Italy. 

Bellavista Boutique Hotel e Ristorante
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Location: Brunate, Lake Como 

Has a restaurant with great views.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g664178-d1901438-Reviews-or15-Ristorante_Bellavista-Brunate_Lake_Como_Lombardy.html

Ristorante Trattoria del Glicine
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Location: Cernobbio, Lake Como

Higher prices. Elegant, old-fashioned place.

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If you're a fan of George (Clooney), his villas are located here: https://www.comolakesideblog.com/towns-guide/laglio-lake-como

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