Lakeside promenade, gardens and the Greenway's best stretch
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Why go
Italia.it describes the Tremezzina as the area around Tremezzo, one of the lake's main tourist destinations, with a mild climate sheltered by the mountains from cold air. Since 25 May 2014 it has also been the name of a single municipality, joining Tremezzo, Lenno, Mezzegra and Ossuccio, so a visit here can take in several villages in one stretch of shore.
That shoreline is best taken slowly. The Greenway del Lago di Como passes through the whole municipality, past churches, historic palaces, Villa Carlotta and the Tremezzo boat dock, and the boats of Navigazione Laghi call at Tremezzo, Lenno and Villa Carlotta. You can walk one stretch and take the boat back, which makes this one of the easiest parts of the lake to explore without a car.
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Highlights
Tremezzo's lakefront promenade is lined with flowerbeds, historic villas and cafés, and Parco Teresio Olivelli, on the water, has stone steps, fountains and shaded paths. The Greenway passes Villa La Quiete and Parco Olivelli before it reaches the Tremezzo boat dock, so they are easy to combine with the ferry.
Villa Carlotta, on the shore between Tremezzo and Cadenabbia, is the area's best-known villa, and its gardens are described by Italia.it as among the most beautiful and best kept in Italy. It has its own page here, with its season, opening hours and tickets. Boats stop at its own landing.
The Greenway is a leisurely walk of about 10 km from Colonno to Cadenabbia, rated easy, with about 221 m of ascent. It follows parts of the ancient Antica Strada Regina and takes roughly 3.5 hours one way. It passes Sala Comacina, Ossuccio, Lenno, Mezzegra and Tremezzo, and ends at the Cadenabbia ferry dock and bus stop.
Ossuccio, in the same municipality, has a Sacro Monte of 14 chapels along a path that climbs to the Santuario della Madonna del Soccorso, about 400 m above sea level. The chapels depict the mysteries of the rosary, and the complex has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003. Access is on foot.
Practical information
The villages, promenade and Greenway are open all year. Villa Carlotta, Villa del Balbianello and the other villas keep their own opening times and seasons.
Free: the promenade, Parco Olivelli and the Greenway are public. Villa Carlotta and Villa del Balbianello charge their own admission; see their pages.
Information correct as of November 2026. Hours and fees can change: check on the day before you go.
Getting there
By ASF bus line C110 Como–Menaggio–Colico, which serves Tremezzina (about 50 minutes to Lenno, a little longer to Tremezzo), or by lake boat on the Como-Colico line (check the Navigazione Laghi timetable for the journey time).
Trenord train from Milano Centrale to Como San Giovanni, about 40 minutes, then the C110 bus or the lake boat. Or train to Varenna-Esino, about an hour, then the boat across to the western shore.
Navigazione Laghi (navigazionelaghi.it): boats on the Como-Colico line call at Tremezzo and Lenno, and boats also dock at Villa Carlotta. The winter timetable is valid from 2 November 2026 to 14 March 2027. The car ferry between Cadenabbia, Bellagio, Menaggio and Varenna serves Cadenabbia, at the end of the Greenway.
ASF Autolinee line C110 Como-Menaggio-Colico (the old C10, renumbered on 9 June 2025), about 50 minutes from Como to Lenno.
Insider tips
The Greenway is about 10 km, but the villages along it all have boat landings. Walk from Lenno to Tremezzo, or from Tremezzo to Cadenabbia, then return by boat or bus.
Villa Carlotta and Villa del Balbianello have their own opening seasons, tickets and booking rules. Check each page before you build a day around them, especially from November to March.
The winter timetable runs from 2 November 2026 to 14 March 2027. Some services are fast runs with a supplement, and service is reduced on 25 December and 1 January.
The path to the sanctuary of the Madonna del Soccorso is on foot only and climbs to about 400 m; the sanctuary's own page says elderly, sick or disabled visitors can ask to be driven from the fourth chapel, subject to availability.
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From the Lake Como City Guide, each with its own Holiplanet page. Straight-line distances.
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Questions
It is a municipality on the western shore of Lake Como, formed on 25 May 2014 by the merger of Lenno, Mezzegra, Ossuccio and Tremezzo, following a referendum in December 2013. The name also describes the area around Tremezzo, and it includes Isola Comacina.
By ASF bus line C110 Como-Menaggio-Colico, about 50 minutes to Lenno and a little more to Tremezzo, or by lake boat on the Como-Colico line, which calls at Tremezzo. Boat times change by season, so check Navigazione Laghi. Check ASF Autolinee for the current bus timetable and fares.
Yes. The Greenway runs about 10 km from Colonno to Cadenabbia, passing Sala Comacina, Ossuccio, Lenno, Mezzegra and Tremezzo, then Villa Carlotta and Griante. It is rated easy and takes roughly 3.5 hours one way. A short detour of about 1 km from Lenno leads to Villa del Balbianello.
Villa Carlotta is on the lake between Tremezzo and Cadenabbia, and boats dock at its own landing. It has its own page here with its season, opening hours and tickets. The Greenway passes it on the way to Griante and Cadenabbia, and Italia.it describes its gardens as among the most beautiful and best kept in Italy.
A path of 14 chapels depicting the mysteries of the rosary, climbing to the Santuario della Madonna del Soccorso, about 400 m above sea level. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Sacri Monti (2003) and is reached on foot.
