Como City Tour: Discover Historical Highlights

Embark on a half-day discovery tour of Lake Como from Milan. Explore the historical center of Como, visit the majestic Duomo, and stroll along the charming streets. Enjoy free time to explore at your own pace. Small group tour for a personalized experience.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cathedral of Como (Duomo) - Once in Como, walk through the city center with your local guide, discovering the majestic white marble Duomo
  • Basilica di Sant’Abbondio - Walking along the elegant Via Vittorio Emanuele, and taking in medieval walls and the Romanesque Sant’ Abbondio Church.
    The highlight of the tour is the superb, 600-year old…
What's Included
  • 4-hour guided tour with a professional
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Boat tour
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Italy’s Como city, nestled at the southwest corner of its lake and encircled by verdant hills, offers a unique, picturesque landscape. You’re invited to a serene and stress-free half-day guided exploration. Depart from Milan via train to reach Como and prepare for a remarkable journey through Como’s historical core. Discover its standout attractions…

Location
Milano Cadorna
Piazzale Luigi Cadorna
Meeting point at Cadorna Station near the JUICEBAR inside the station
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jilla982
Mar 5, 2025
Great activity with a terrific guide! - We chose this trip at the end of our Milan visit. It was an excellent decision because we had a terrific guide, Renzo from Your Travel Diary. As a local he had a wealth of information about the history of the Lake Como area, the city itself, the even recommended sites & local restaurants. Having a knowledgeable guide talk to you beats reading books & signs any time -- especially when you have been touring for 2 weeks. We also picked this tour because we could return by train to Milan after the tour with Renzo finished around noon. He handled our tickets and left us with excellent suggestions and answered all our questions! We were only caught short because the weather was warm & sunny. I think every family from Milan took the train to the Lake that day! It was crowded! We also planned to take a boat around the lake & we waited too long to purchase tickets --- all sold out! And a private boat was too costly. Our only other disappointment was that the shops were closed on Sundays (our fault we should have done more research). We were glad we wore comfortable shoes because we defiantly got our steps in that day at Lake Como! However, our excellent guide Renzoand experience was the highlight! We'll just have to return again on a week-day!
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Katemonteiro5
May 10, 2024
Love Italy - Our guide was great! Very knowledgeable and personable. It is an expensive tour and wasn’t sure why we had to buy his boat ticket. Regardless would recommend!
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Ed_s
Mar 10, 2024
Great experience/knowledgeable guide - Our guide had great knowledge of Lake Como - current and past! He offered up great suggestions for local spots as opposed to touristy spots. He gave us maps, his phone number and explained things in great detail. Overall, a great experience.
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F8767ypjamesc
Nov 17, 2023
1/2 day at Komo = great decision - The trip started off quite nicely, as we were met promptly at the starting point. Access to the train, and the discussion during the train ride was enlightening. Once we arrived at Como, the pace, at which he lead, the tour was quite comfortable, and the information, history met all of our needs. Our particular guide had actually lived in Como, and that was quite helpful I believe. Choosing between this in the full day tour, I think we made the best choice. As we had time to just absorb the history and the environment after the tour was over, without being overly exhausted.
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Kacia_j
Oct 25, 2023
Great day trip - The history lessons we were given was absolutely amazing. He pointed out delicious food spots for us to eat at and pointed out things we normally wouldn’t pay attention to.
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Mark_r
Aug 21, 2023
Top Como Tour - Emilio was tremendous & we had on the two of our on the tour - so a private tour in the end. Really showed us around Como.
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411troyp
Mar 21, 2023
Learning history while exploring with Renzo - Our tour guide, Renzo Durini, took us on the this tour on March 16, 2023. It was an amazing experience, because Renzo gave us an incredible history lesson on Como and all of Northern Italy! I learned so much and it provided a great foundation to the tour of Como, where the dots connected between his history lessons and walking through history itself. Renzo also made great food and shopping recommendations, along with best ways to tour the lake and nearby villages. This was my the first trip to Italy for both my son and I and this was definitely a highlight. Renzo is from Como, so has a deep history and knowledge which added depth to the entire day. Well done and highly recommended!
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Sohely_v
Dec 5, 2022
Must do! - This tour was absolutely amazing and a must do if you want a quick and knowledgeable trip of Lake Como. The tour guide was excellent and funny. He recommended amazing places and activities to do after the tour. We started in Milan at the train station and finished in Milan around 1:00pm. We had the rest of the day to explore Como.
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Richard
Nov 1, 2022
A nice stroll through Lake Como with Martino - We has an awesome day in Lake Como. Martino was a super guide. The pace was perfect for my wife who has cardiac issues. She was able to make it with no problems. Martino was kind enough to stay after and have a sandwich with us and share more details about Lake Como and larger Italy. Thanks for a fun day!
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Gregory_c
Oct 2, 2023
Pricey but informative. - The tour is a little pricey for what you get - 2 train tickets and a stroll around Como. Don’t get me wrong, Renzo is a fantastic tour guide who shared his wealth of knowledge of Como and its history. 10/10 for Renzo.
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