Det sker i Como (Lake Como), Italy året igennem

Tætpakket — Citta dei Balocchi light festival, Christmas holidays i Italy

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Winter: the villages close (10. nov. – 15. mar.), Citta dei Balocchi light festival (23. nov. – 6. jan. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Winter: the villages close (10. nov. – 15. mar.)

Stille — rejsende beskriver det som stille, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Åbning

  Villa gardens and full boat timetable

  20. mar. – 5. nov. · normaltSommersæsonen åbner

  Villa Carlotta, Balbianello and the rest open for the season in the second half of March, and the lake boats move to the full timetable with them. Out of that window the lake is a bus ride. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Easter and Pasquetta

  4.–6. apr.Påske & den stille ugeTætpakketLukninger

  Easter Sunday and Easter Monday (Pasquetta) are public holidays, and Italians use the long weekend for short breaks and day trips: trains and hotels fill, old towns and sights are busier than the weeks around, and many shops and some restaurants close on Easter Sunday. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Winter: the villages close (10. nov. – 15. mar.)

Tætpakket — Easter and Pasquetta, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Natur

  Azaleas and rhododendrons

  5. apr. – 20. maj · normaltVilde blomster & blomstring

  The terraced gardens at Tremezzo are planted for exactly these six weeks, and the show peaks around the end of April before the summer coach traffic arrives.

• Helligdag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25. apr. – 2. jun.National helligdagTætpakketBook tidligt

  Liberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte. Those weekends bring domestic crowds, fuller trains and higher room rates, and some shops close on the day. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20. mar. – 5. nov. (normalt)), Easter and Pasquetta (4.–6. apr.)

Travlt — Spring bank-holiday bridges, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20. mar. – 5. nov. (normalt)), Azaleas and rhododendrons (5. apr. – 20. maj (normalt)), Spring bank-holiday bridges (25. apr. – 2. jun.)

Tætpakket — Spring bank-holiday bridges, Summer on the lake road

• Sæson

  Summer on the lake road

  15. jun. – 10. sep.TætpakketBook tidligt

  One two-lane road runs each shore and it does not cope. Ferry queues at Bellagio and Varenna are the real constraint on a summer day here, not opening hours. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20. mar. – 5. nov. (normalt)), Spring bank-holiday bridges (25. apr. – 2. jun.)

Tætpakket — Summer on the lake road, Summer holidays i Italy

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20. mar. – 5. nov. (normalt)), Summer on the lake road (15. jun. – 10. sep.)

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Summer on the lake road

• Helligdag

  Ferragosto

  5.–25. aug.SkoleferieTætpakketLukninger

  Milan comes up for the middle of August and the lake villages run at capacity, while some of the family-run kitchens take their own break in the same fortnight. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20. mar. – 5. nov. (normalt)), Summer on the lake road (15. jun. – 10. sep.)

Tætpakket — Summer on the lake road, Summer holidays i Italy

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20. mar. – 5. nov. (normalt)), Summer on the lake road (15. jun. – 10. sep.)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Risiko

  Lake floods the lakefront

  1. okt. – 15. dec. · normaltOversvømmelsessæsonLukninger

  Autumn rain lifts the lake over the walls into Piazza Cavour most years, which is why the city has spent two decades building barriers. Walkways go down and the lakefront cafes shut for days. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20. mar. – 5. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — Citta dei Balocchi light festival, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Winter: the villages close

  10. nov. – 15. mar.Lukket uden for sæsonenLukninger

  Villas, most lakeside hotels and the smaller ferry stops shut, and the mid-lake villages go quiet. Como city itself is a working town and does not.

• Festival

  Citta dei Balocchi light festival

  23. nov. – 6. jan. · normaltJul & nytårTætpakket

  Projections onto the cathedral and the old town walls, markets and a rink from late November to Epiphany. It is the one reason the town is busy when the boats have stopped. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20. mar. – 5. nov. (normalt)), Lake floods the lakefront (1. okt. – 15. dec. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Citta dei Balocchi light festival, Christmas holidays i Italy

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Lake floods the lakefront (1. okt. – 15. dec. (normalt)), Winter: the villages close (10. nov. – 15. mar.), Citta dei Balocchi light festival (23. nov. – 6. jan. (normalt))