Hva som skjer i Como (Lake Como), Italy gjennom året

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

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Winter: the villages close (10. nov – 15. mar), Citta dei Balocchi light festival (23. nov – 6. jan (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Winter: the villages close (10. nov – 15. mar)

Rolig — reisende beskriver det som rolig, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Åpning

  Villa gardens and full boat timetable

  20. mar – 5. nov · vanligvisSommersesongen åpner

  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. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folkStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Winter: the villages close (10. nov – 15. mar)

Toppsesong — Easter and Pasquetta, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Natur

  Azaleas and rhododendrons

  5. apr – 20. mai · vanligvisVillblomster og 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. junNasjonaldagMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20. mar – 5. nov (vanligvis)), Easter and Pasquetta (4.–6. apr)

Travelt — Spring bank-holiday bridges, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20. mar – 5. nov (vanligvis)), Azaleas and rhododendrons (5. apr – 20. mai (vanligvis)), Spring bank-holiday bridges (25. apr – 2. jun)

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

• Sesong

  Summer on the lake road

  15. jun – 10. sepMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

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

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

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

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

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, Summer on the lake road

• Helligdag

  Ferragosto

  5.–25. augSkoleferieMye folkStengninger

  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 ↗

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

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

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

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

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Fare

  Lake floods the lakefront

  1. okt – 15. des · vanligvisFlomsesongStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20. mar – 5. nov (vanligvis))

Travelt — Citta dei Balocchi light festival, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Winter: the villages close

  10. nov – 15. marStengt utenfor sesongStengninger

  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 · vanligvisJul og nyttårMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20. mar – 5. nov (vanligvis)), Lake floods the lakefront (1. okt – 15. des (vanligvis))

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

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Lake floods the lakefront (1. okt – 15. des (vanligvis)), Winter: the villages close (10. nov – 15. mar), Citta dei Balocchi light festival (23. nov – 6. jan (vanligvis))