Tremezzina suits couples and small families who want Lake Como's villa gardens and boat hops from small, mostly pool-free homes. Villa Carlotta's gardens are in Tremezzo, facing the Bellagio peninsula. Few homes here have a private pool, so lake and garden visits fill the days.
Tremezzina is the name since 2014 for the joined municipality of Tremezzo, Lenno, Mezzegra and Ossuccio, which includes Isola Comacina. Tremezzo is one of the lake's main tourist destinations, and a mountain range shelters it from cold air. Villa Carlotta stands there with a botanical garden of about 8 hectares, sloping up from the water with azaleas and rhododendrons. Villa del Balbianello sits on the Dosso di Lavedo nearby. The homes are close together, mostly small and air-conditioned, sleeping about four. Few have a pool, and gardens are not the norm.
Stands on the Dosso di Lavedo close to Tremezzo, and makes an easy pairing with a visit to Villa Carlotta.
Lies directly across the lake from Tremezzo and is one of the central-lake towns with frequent boat services.
The main town on the western shore and a stop on the mid-lake boat service, with a golf club a few kilometres inland.
The island that belongs to Tremezzina itself, and the site of the Locanda dell'Isola Comacina restaurant.
Milan Malpensa is about an hour and ten minutes away by car. Without a car, a bus runs from Malpensa to Como and a local bus continues to Tremezzo. A car helps for the wider lake, though boats serve the central villages.
The mid-lake boat service, which stops at Tremezzo and Villa Carlotta, runs hourly from 09:00 to 18:00 in season, so check the timetable before an off-season visit. A mountain range shelters Tremezzo from cold air and gives it a mild climate, and frequent boats link Menaggio, Bellagio and Varenna in the centre of the lake.
It is a municipality formed in 2014 from Tremezzo, Lenno, Mezzegra and Ossuccio, and it includes Isola Comacina. Tremezzo, one of the lake's main tourist destinations, is home to Villa Carlotta.
The botanical garden covers about 8 hectares, with an Italian garden of clipped hedges and pergolas near the water, 150 azalea varieties up the slope, and a bamboo garden of more than 25 species. The villa is also a museum.
Yes. Bellagio lies directly across the lake from Tremezzo, and the mid-lake boat service that stops at Tremezzo also serves Bellagio. Check timetables off-season, as the service is described as running in season.
Only a minority do. Most homes here are small and air-conditioned, so a private pool is not the norm, and families who want one should filter for it before choosing Tremezzina.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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