Villa d'Este beautifully lit up in the evening. Above, the town of Rovenna perched upon the hill.

Overall view. Right: the complex of Villa Este.
Left: the bell tower of S.Vincenzo and Villa Erba,
hidden by the thick vegetation of its park.

Overall view including the fountain of punta Geno.

The boat Lucia, reminiscent of Manzoni’s masterpiece The Betrothed (I promessi sposi).

The steamboat insignia.

The century-old Liberty style pier.

Young girls in front of Villa Este.

Detail of Villa d’Este and Villa Pizzo
(in the foreground), erected in 1435.

Villa Erba. Commissioned by Luigi Erba, founder of the homonymous chemical industry, the villa was erected in 1898 in a manneristic style (although outside of the time period). The property changed hands several times: it passed to the Viscounts of Modrone and later on to the celebrated film director Luchino Visconti. Today the park is the venue of the International Convention and Exhibition Center.

View of the Villa Erba from the steamer.

Other villas along the road.

A shot of the Cernobbio shoreline taken
from the carriageable road that climbs
up to mount Bisbino.

The hamlet of Rovenna
with Como in the distance.

Rovenna and Cernobbio: every year the festival Chestnuts, witches and surrounding is held in October,
it is a kind of Halloween which reminds the people’s folk tales of the area.

The colorful houses of Rovenna
frame the park of Villa d'Este.

Sunset on the Gulf.

Trees along the mountain track Sentee di Sort (Rovenna-Tosnacco).