Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Como (Lake Como), Italië

Topdrukte — Citta dei Balocchi light festival, Christmas holidays in Italië

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Winter: the villages close (10 nov – 15 mrt), Citta dei Balocchi light festival (23 nov – 6 jan (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Winter: the villages close (10 nov – 15 mrt)

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Opening

  Villa gardens and full boat timetable

  20 mrt – 5 nov · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Easter and Pasquetta

  4–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Winter: the villages close (10 nov – 15 mrt)

Topdrukte — Easter and Pasquetta, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Natuur

  Azaleas and rhododendrons

  5 apr – 20 mei · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  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.

• Feestdag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25 apr – 2 junNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20 mrt – 5 nov (meestal)), Easter and Pasquetta (4–6 apr)

Druk — Spring bank-holiday bridges, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20 mrt – 5 nov (meestal)), Azaleas and rhododendrons (5 apr – 20 mei (meestal)), Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

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

• Seizoen

  Summer on the lake road

  15 jun – 10 sepDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20 mrt – 5 nov (meestal)), Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Topdrukte — Summer on the lake road, Summer holidays in Italië

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20 mrt – 5 nov (meestal)), Summer on the lake road (15 jun – 10 sep)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Summer on the lake road

• Feestdag

  Ferragosto

  5–25 augSchoolvakantiesDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20 mrt – 5 nov (meestal)), Summer on the lake road (15 jun – 10 sep)

Topdrukte — Summer on the lake road, Summer holidays in Italië

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20 mrt – 5 nov (meestal)), Summer on the lake road (15 jun – 10 sep)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Risico

  Lake floods the lakefront

  1 okt – 15 dec · meestalOverstromingsseizoenSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20 mrt – 5 nov (meestal))

Druk — Citta dei Balocchi light festival, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Winter: the villages close

  10 nov – 15 mrtSeizoensluitingSluitingen

  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 · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Villa gardens and full boat timetable (20 mrt – 5 nov (meestal)), Lake floods the lakefront (1 okt – 15 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — Citta dei Balocchi light festival, Christmas holidays in Italië

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Lake floods the lakefront (1 okt – 15 dec (meestal)), Winter: the villages close (10 nov – 15 mrt), Citta dei Balocchi light festival (23 nov – 6 jan (meestal))