Hikes in Tremezzo

The Green Way is a fantastic route for anyone who wants to enjoy the beauty of the historic villages and the view of Lake Como.

Ascent to Monte Crocione from Croce- Menaggio. The path is not demanding but long with a significant elevation gain.The route (about 10 km) climbs along the old military road, passes through the Brent Gallery, and reaches the summit from the Alpe di Tremezzo.The descent follows the same way but diverts via the Dossone.

Route from the village of Griante on Lake Como up to Monti di Nava

Hike from Griante to Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo with a visit and a subsequent break at Enoteca Cantina Follìe (times not included). Return via Rogaro past Ristorante Fagurida. A nice little route in unsettled weather conditions. Part of the path paved with pebbles becomes quite slippery when wet but can also be bypassed on small side streets. A detour to Torre Merivale offers a beautiful view of the lake.

Pleasant hike that leads to Mount Crocione from where you can practically see the entire Lake Como and part of Lake Porlezza

Long-distance hikes above the Lario The "Monti Lariani" are not peaks on Lake Como, but rather the mountain huts that once played an important role in the nomadic life of farmers, long before the Milanesi, in need of relaxation, converted them into weekend cottages. In the past, peasant life moved throughout the year between the valley (paese), the mountain pastures (monti) and the high alpine pastures, an arduous nomadic existence within a farming area that stretched from the lakeshore to above the forest line. There were no roads at that time, but there were paths, artfully laid out and branching out in many places. The "Via dei Monti Lariani" follows them for around 120 km, from Cernobbio at the south-western end of the lake up to Sorico, marked continuously (but not always reliably!) in red-white-red: five to seven daily stages, 4.15 to a maximum of 8.30 hours long. You can work up quite a sweat as you constantly ascend and descend along the western bank of the Lario, even if the "Via" does not touch any peaks. In total, around 5000 meters of ascent and descent are covered. The effort is sweetened by fascinating views, insights into the life of the ancients, the incomparable architecture of the Monti and lots of colorful flowers to the left and right of the path. Of course, you can also do the tour in the opposite direction, from north to south. Partial ascents are also possible, as many paths lead down to the lakeshore. Overnight stays are in mountain huts and small hotels. It is best to take a cab for the ascent to Monte Bisbino. This shortens the first day's stage considerably, which is also advantageous in terms of the journey to Lake Como. The walking time from Cernobbio is 7 hours.

Cultural Walk at the TremezzinaAzalea Riviera: It sounds a bit pretentious, but it has its justification, because in spring you can literally smell the azalea and rhododendron bloom at the Tremezzina. In summer, during the main travel season, it often smells less refined between Sala Comacina and Cadenabbia, as the narrow State Road No. 340, which squeezes through the villages, becomes a veritable bottleneck, hopelessly overloaded. But you can't really get to know the Tremezzina from the road: the incomparable ambiance, shaped by the aristocratic architecture of the last century, the lush Mediterranean park flora, the atmospheric landscape setting. The most famous estate on the lake is Villa Carlotta, a must-visit for anyone interested in culture, a building with a baroque core that was remodeled in a neoclassical style after 1801 and at that time received its precious interior. The most beautiful jewel, however, is the generously laid-out park. The route from Lenno through the villages to Cadenabbia is both a landscape experience and a cultural pleasure; the view stretches over the lake to the Bellagio peninsula and the Grigne mountains. On the way back, you have the Azalea Riviera in front of you, dominated by the massive wide mountain massif of Monte di Tremezzo, 1700 m.

Small Mountain – Big Pictures Actually – as a look at the map suggests – the Dossone is just an anteroom or base rock of the Crocione, 1641 m, which, true to its name, stretches its huge cross one and a half kilometers above the lake into the sky. But anyone who takes the path from Griante to the pilgrimage chapel San Martino and further up to the flattened hill (Dossone) will be enlightened: There is hardly a more beautiful path in the Tremezzina. Lake and mountain backdrop combine into real picture-book motifs, the white chapel under mighty rock walls provides the picturesque foreground. Also fascinating is the view of the long stretched tongue of land of Bellagio. And beyond the lake stand the limestone walls of the Grigne, with the mountains of the Valle Varrone made of darker eruptive rock behind on the left, already photogenically dusted in late autumn.

Route offering beautiful views of Tremezzo, Bellagio and much of the Upper Lake Como. = = = = > ITALIAN = = = => This trail offers a splendid view of Tremezzo, Bellagio and a large part of Upper Lake Como.

Church of San Rocco - Mezzegra - Piazza Giuseppe Rosati - House of Nativity Scenes - Church of Sant'Abbondio - Church of San Giuseppe - Baptistery - Collegiate Church of Santo Stefano - Lenno - Lake Como (Comer See) - Church of Sant'Eufemia - Ossuccio - Church of Saints James and Philip - Sala Comacina - Church of San Bartolomeo - Giorgio Giacosa Square - Colonno - Cross - Church of San Michele Arcangelo