To say that the Italian Lakes are ‘beautiful’ is to undersell what many claim is the most gorgeous place on earth, a stunning combination of snow-capped mountain, forest and sparkling water. They’re also easy to reach, by train from London in a day or in less than two hours flying and an hour’s train from Milan. Yet property for sale in Lake Como is surprisingly affordable.
Tremezzo, Lake Como, Italy
This beautiful 2 bedroom penthouse with stunning lake views, private garden and private parking, forms part of a historical villa and is located in Tremezzo, just 400 m from the Lake, with restaurants, shops, bars, tennis club, taxi boat, public tran...
€300,000
San Siro, Lake Como, Italy
This extremely spacious 3 bedroom village house with superb lake views is located in the characteristic village of Gallio, just 3km from the lake at San Siro, some 13km north of Menaggio and about 90 minutes to Milan airports. The property provides ...
€550,000
Lenno, Lake Como, Italy
This ample 2 double bedroom top floor apartment with 2 private car parking spaces, is in a very central location, just a few steps from all amenities and services in Lenno, about 27km north of Como town and an hour to Milan s airports. The apartment...
€280,000
Menaggio, Lake Como, Italy
These lovely, brand new 3 bedroom apartments with great lake views are situated in a small residential complex of 11 units located in Croce, just above Menaggio centre which can be reached by foot in only 15 minutes and by car in just 5 minutes as to...
€326,500
Ossuccio, Lake Como, Italy
This beautiful 4 bedroom apartment of recent construction, with stunning lake views overlooking Isola Comacina, garden, garage, and shared pool, forms part of a residence of only 5 apartments close to the centre of Ossuccio, some 26km north of Como t...
€599,000
Tremezzo, Lake Como, Italy
This 2-3 bedroom semi detached house with balcony and lovely views to the surrounding mountains, is located just 200 meters from the lake in the residential area of Balogno in Tremezzo, just a few steps to shops, restaurants and bars, around 10 km so...
€160,000
Lenno, Lake Como, Italy
This modern and spacious 3 bedroom apartment with terrace, garage, studio, lift and stunning lake views is located in a dominant position in Lenno with all amenities, just 1km from the lake, 30 km from Como town and 60 minutes from Milan airports. T...
€695,000
Lenno, Lake Como, Italy
This large 6 bedroom detached house with private garden, which requires modernisation and is currently divided into 2 separate apartments, is located in a residential area in Lenno, has lake views and is close to all amenities. The house, provides a...
€490,000
Tremezzo, Lake Como, Italy
This beautiful 2 bedroom apartment forms part of a period villa in a beautifully kept garden with lovely lake views in Tremezzo, The apartment, which is on the first floor provides about 120m2 of accommodation and includes a large living room with d...
€380,000
Gravedona, Lake Como, Italy
This spacious 1 bedroom portion of a village house with lovely lake views, plus a further property to complete is located in the hamlet of Piumona, just 1.5km from the lake and all amenities at Gravedona on the northern shore of Lake Como, some 17km ...
€150,000
Mezzegra, Lake Como, Italy
In the luxurious palace Brentano with swimming pool, and tennis court we are pleased to offer this 2 bedroom and 2 bathroom apartment, with lake view and garage, within walking distance of the lake and all amenities at Mezzegra, and some 90 minutes f...
€270,000
Tremezzo, Lake Como, Italy
This spacious detached house with lovely lake views, separate smaller house providing 4 bedrooms in total, is located just 100 metres from the lake and all amenities at Tremezzo and about 90 minutes from Milan airports. The main house is over three ...
€560,000
Lake Como, and the other lakes in the region – Lake Orta, Lake Maggiore, Lake Varese, Lake Lugano, Lake Iseo, Lake Idro and Lake Garda – stretch across northern Italy from east to west, where the Alpine meltwater flows into the plains of Lombardy and Veneto. Some are partly in Switzerland, as the border curves round the mountains like a novice skier.
Property for sale in Lake Como (Lago di Como) and the lakes region combines the very old (of course, this is Italy), with neo-classical villas from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Art Nouveau and more modern chalet styles.
Lake Como is around 20 miles long and in an inverted Y shape. The city of Como, population 85,000, is on the very southern tip, 55 kilometres from Milan. There are homes for sale in Como for as little as €50,000, but for something you would be proud to invite friends over to, a more realistic starting budget is €100,000 for a one- or two-bedroom apartment.
At the other end of the budget, this is a millionaires’ playground with no shortage of lake-view villas well into eight figures. Famously, George Clooney has a home here, in Lagio, a little further up Lake Como’s western shore. It’s one of many lovely villages on this side of the lake, including Tremezzo and Menaggio. From here you can cross on the ferry to Bellagio or Varenna.
You’ll have a good choice of property for sale on Lake Como’s western shore in the south, from €200,000. AS you move further north, there are more towns on the eastern side of the lake, particularly apartments.
In general with Italy’s lakes, the further north you go the land gets more mountainous and homes for sale relatively sparse. Travel a little distance away from the lakes and you’re very soon into the mountains, and pretty mountain villages. Again, property for sale in Lake Como’s nearby villages isn’t expensive compared to, for example, Tuscany’s more famous villages.
Another advantage with buying property here is the relative cool of the climate. While it can get very hot, the altitude tends to cool things down a bit and there is always a cool swim in a lake available.