Como, Bellagio & Varenna: Small Group from Milan with Boat Cruise

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. Express first class train ride from Milan to Lake Como (Como City)

   40 min

2. Como City. Take a walk in Como City with your guide and stop by the Duomo of Como. Como has a long history dated back even before Roman empire, was ruled by multiple Italian, German and Austrian emperors due to its strategic location. Admire the Duomo of Como, the last Gothic Duomo built in Italy and the most important religious site of the city. After that, you will join a stunning boat cruise along the lake that will start in Como City.

   45 min

3. Lake Como boat cruise

   1.7 h

4. Admire the Alps, film locations & celebrity villas during the lake boat cruise. Start the lake boat cruise from Como City. Firstly, you will be able to admire Villa Olmo and Villa D'Este. Villa Olmo was constructed after Villa d’Este in 18th century with neoclassic design. Its beauty is complemented with extensive and elegant lake front symmetric gardens, sculptures, fountains and immense English garden in the back.

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5. After Villa Olmo, you will pass near Cernobbio and Villa D'Este, a 15th-century villa, originally called Villa del Garovo. It is a Renaissance patrician residence & a park of approximately 100,000 square meters. Villa D'Este was converted into a luxury hotel for the royal people in 1873 and since then kept the name Villa d'Este because of the apparent connection with the famous Villa d'Este in Tivoli in Rome. In 1925 the famous director Alfred Hitchcock made his movie The Pleasure Garden in this location. In June 2009, it was selected as the best hotel in the world by the Forbes magazine.

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6. Pass by in front of George Clooney's famous Villa Oleandra.

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7. Admire Torno, one of the most charming villages of Lake Como. It hosts Villa Pliniana, which took its name from Pliny the Elder, who was originally in Como. Pliny the Elder was a Roman Empire author, naturalist, natural philosopher, and naval and army commander (in the Roman Empire), and a close friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic ''Naturalis Historia'' (Natural History), which became an editorial model for the future encyclopedias.

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8. Used as a location for the movie ''Ocean 12'' with Brad Pitt, George Clooney & Julia Roberts, this famous villa was originally built in late 19th century by Luigi Erba, brother of the prominent Italian businessman Carlo Erba (founder of the Erba pharmaceutical company), to express his grandiosity.

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9. Villa Carlotta is an important villa and a botanical garden in Tremezzo town on the left shore of Lake Como. Today the villa is also a museum, whose collection includes works by various sculptors. The villa was built in the late-seventeenth century by Marquis Giorgio Clerici of Milan.

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10. James Bond Casino Royale & Star Wars film location. Villa del Balbianello is one of the most famous villas of Lake Como and is also an important film location, where such movies as James Bond Casino Royale & Star Wars were filmed. This villa is particularly famous for its elaborate terraced gardens.

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11. Your boat cruise will end in Bellagio, the jewel of Lake Como. You will immerse yourself in the lake's famous "golden triangle" section, known for its remarkable villas, and breathtaking villages. Discover quaint boutiques with local art and stop by a lakeside restaurant to enjoy authentic Italian cuisine. Your guide will suggest you a couple of wonderful lake-view restaurants.

    1.8 h

12. Enjoy a quick ferry ride from Bellagio to Varenna

    15 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 1,566 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 3This is a fairly physical...

  This is a fairly physical tour with a lot of walking up steep hills on pebbled steps. I didn’t think about that so some of our group had to stay near the dock and could not experience Varenna.

  Christine_MSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5Gorgeous views

  We had such an amazing experience on our Lake Como tour with Katia! I went with my two sisters, and it was truly such a beautiful and memorable day. Katia was so sweet, welcoming, and personable, and she made the experience feel so special from beginning to end. Lake Como was absolutely stunning, and having Katia as our guide made the day even better. She was knowledgeable, attentive, and made sure we had a wonderful time. We loved every minute of the experience and would definitely recommend this tour, especially if you’re visiting Lake Como! 🤍🇮🇹

  Gloria_MSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5Excellent tour

  Amazing trip....all 5 of us loved it and would definitely recommend it. Our tour guide was a little snappy and seemed like she was having a bad day which meant at times she was unprofessional..

  HEATHERbryant26September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Lake Como day trip

  Beautiful day! Our guide kept us all informed and the day went on without a hitch.

  O915MYmariadSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Wonderful cruise around...

  Wonderful cruise around the lake. Stops at Bellagio and Varenna were just enough time in each. Our guide, Monica was excellent.

  Deborah_TSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5Bellissimo

  Guide was friendly, informative & very organised.

  bronwyno2024September 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Milan

• Its from-price is 50% below the median of the 180 city tours we list in Milan.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 180.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Milan

Milan is Italy's stylish northern powerhouse of fashion and design, with a soaring Gothic cathedral, Leonardo's Last Supper and canal-side evenings.

The Duomo, a forest of white marble spires and statues that took centuries to complete, dominates the city centre, and its roof terraces put you among the pinnacles. Beside it, the glass-roofed Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II leads to La Scala opera house, and the Sforza Castle holds museums including Michelangelo's final sculpture, the Rondanini Pietà.

Top-ranked sights in Milan: Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano), Da Vinci's Last Supper (Il Cenacolo), La Scala (Teatro alla Scala).

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