Bellagio

Positioned on the triangular promontory where Lake Como's two arms divide, Bellagio commands views in three directions across the water and mountains. Steep, cobbled lanes—the characteristic Salite—climb from the ferry landing through a compact historic centre of stone-arched passages and terraced gardens. Villa Serbelloni's gardens, open for guided tours, rise above the rooftops to a panoramic belvedere.