Lombardia · Como
Tremezzina
The 2014 merger of four Lake Como villages that holds Villa Carlotta, Isola Comacina and the UNESCO Sacro Monte di Ossuccio.
- Best time
- Apr–Oct
- By car
- 1 h 24 min from Milan
- Population
- 4,993
Known for
VILLA CARLOTTA
Seventeen acres of gardens around a late-1600s villa, with the largest rhododendron and azalea collection in the central lake.
ISOLA COMACINA
Lake Como's only island, the wealthiest place on the lake before Como destroyed it in 1169, untouched since.
SACRO MONTE
Fourteen Baroque chapels above Ossuccio, inscribed by UNESCO in 2003 alongside eight other Sacri Monti in Lombardy and Piedmont.
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- Best
- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
Daytime averages, 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.
Why come
Tremezzina was created on 25 May 2014 from the merger of Lenno, Mezzegra, Ossuccio and Tremezzo, four villages along the central western shore of Lake Como facing Bellagio. The new comune holds Villa Carlotta, built in the late 1600s for the Marquis Giorgio Clerici and later named for Princess Carlotta who received it in 1850, with seventeen acres of gardens and one of the great rhododendron collections in Italy. Isola Comacina, the lake's only island, was the wealthiest place on the lake before Como's destruction of it in 1169; nothing has been built there since, and it is now an archaeological site.
The Sacro Monte di Ossuccio is one of nine Lombard and Piedmontese Sacri Monti inscribed by UNESCO in 2003: fourteen Baroque chapels built between 1635 and 1710, climbing the prealpine slope two hundred meters above the lake to a sanctuary of 1532. Mussolini was captured in Dongo north of here and shot in Giulino di Mezzegra on 28 April 1945; the black cross by the road still marks the spot.
How to get there
From Milan Bergamo (BGY), about 1 h 52 min by car.
Turin (TRN) is about 2 h 35 min away.
By car from the center of Brescia 2 h 14 min.
Coming by train into Monza? Tremezzina is about 1 h 24 min away by road.
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What to see
Villa Carlotta
Late seventeenth-century villa built for the Marquis Giorgio Clerici, with seventeen acres of gardens, more than 150 rhododendron and azalea species, and a sculpture collection.
Isola Comacina
Lake Como's only island, the wealthiest medieval settlement on the lake until its destruction by Como in 1169, now an archaeological site.
Sacro Monte di Ossuccio
UNESCO site of fourteen Baroque chapels built 1635-1710, climbing two hundred meters above the lake to the Beata Vergine del Soccorso sanctuary of 1532.
Abbazia dell'Acquafredda
Cistercian abbey above Lenno, founded in the twelfth century, with a small church and cloister set in the woods on the slope above the lake.
Greenway del Lago di Como
Ten-kilometer walking route between Colonno and Cadenabbia, passing through all four founding villages of Tremezzina along the western shore.
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From the guides
Where to eat and stay
Not our picks, but places the guides put their name to: a Michelin star, a Gambero Rosso fork, a Slow Food snail, a Michelin Key for the hotels. Worth a table, a counter, or a night when you pass through.
La Terrazza Gualtiero Marchesi del Grand Hotel TremezzoRistorante
La Terrazza Gualtiero Marchesi del Grand Hotel Tremezzo has a Gambero Rosso listing to its name.
Grand Hotel TremezzoHotel
Two Michelin Keys for Grand Hotel Tremezzo, along with a La Liste score of 97 and a place on Italy's historic-locali register.
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Living here
- Population 4,993, down 3.3% since 2015
- In-betweeni
- Pharmacy in town
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Nearest national health service hospital Menaggio, 6 km as the crow flies · how healthcare works in Italy
- Full fibre reaches 93% of homes
- Primary school in the comune
- Earthquake zone 4, very low hazard
- Milan Bergamo airport, 1 h 52 min drive, the closest of the 15 airports we time
- Regional capital Milano, 1 h 24 min drive
Could you live here?
Tremezzina is at the end of the road.
- A village of 4,993. The nearest town of 5,000 people, Canzo, is 48 min away: past our 15-minute rule, which makes this the end of the road.
- Como, a city of 83,184, is 46 min by car. Inside our 30 to 60 minutes: close for the services, far enough to keep its own life.
The rules come from our series Where to Move in Italy, written from the places we have lived: Part 1, The End of the Road · Part 2, The Small Town · Part 3, The City · Part 4, The Postcard · Part 5, The Other Half. The towns we would pick are in Part 6, The Best Towns.
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Common questions
- What is Tremezzina known for?
- Tremezzina is the 2014 merger of four Lake Como villages that holds Villa Carlotta, Isola Comacina and the UNESCO Sacro Monte di Ossuccio.
- Where is Tremezzina?
- Tremezzina is a comune in the province of Como, in Lombardia, at 209 meters above sea level.
- Which of the airports we measure is closest to Tremezzina?
- Of the 15 airports we time the drive to, the closest is Milan Bergamo (BGY), about 1 h 52 min by car.
- How long is the drive from Brescia to Tremezzina?
- About 2 h 14 min by car.
- When is the best time to visit Tremezzina?
- Best in Apr–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 28 degrees, and May the wettest, with about 19 rain days.
- Which other towns are like Tremezzina?
- Angera, Bellagio and Menaggio.
- How many people live in Tremezzina?
- 4,993 at the 2023 count.
- Is Tremezzina a good place to live?
- By the rules in our Where to Move in Italy series, Tremezzina is at the end of the road: the nearest town of 5,000 people, Canzo, is 48 min away. The nearest city, Como, is 46 min away by car. The nearest national health service hospital is in Menaggio, 6 km as the crow flies. Full fibre reaches 93% of homes.
Tags & datadesignations · numbers · sources
Recognized as
Landscape
The numbers
- Elevation: 209 m
- Population: 4,993
- Surface area: 29.41 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories: ISTAT, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
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The ranked lists
Lists Tremezzina appears in
- The 6 prettiest small villages that eat well in LombardiaLombardiaeats wellprettiest villagessmall6 towns · smallest 1,007 residents
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- The best towns with a World Heritage site within 90 minutes of MilanNear Milanwithin 90 minWorld Heritage6 towns · smallest 1,047 residents · closest 40 min away
- The 8 best lake towns within 90 minutes of MonzaNear Monzalakewithin 90 min8 towns · smallest 693 residents · closest 55 min away
- The 8 best lake towns worth staying overnight in LombardiaLombardialakeworth staying overnight8 towns · smallest 1,086 residents
- The 8 best small towns worth staying overnight in LombardiaLombardiaworth staying overnightsmall8 towns · smallest 1,086 residents
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