Lezzeno

The B & B “Nest on the lake” is located directly on the lake of Como, at the center of the small village of Lezzeno, pretty village with romantic and picturesque ancient houses. A short walk from the B & B are small grocery stores, and the hotel “Aurora” with its restaurant-pizzeria, where you can dine on the delightful terrace overlooking the lake and for those who love sports playing the classic water skiing and more modern wakeboard, for a great appetizer or snack bar you will find the “Cope”, and the bar “Tita” with the adjoining fish restaurant “Da Abate” where you can enjoy the fabulous seafood dishes caught daily directly from the owner, the “Crotto del Pescatore”, a romantic restaurant-pizzeria with a beautiful terrace also on the lake, where you cancan dine lulled by the sound of the waves. A twenty minute walk along an old muletrack to the mountain you will find the Agriturismo “Madonna dei Ceppi” that will delight you with fabulous homemade goat cheese dishes. At about 2 km you will find the Ristorante Pizzeria “Helvetia” with a beautiful terrace overlooking the lake. And the “Crotto del Misto the” famous restaurant, with its kitchen, will surprise you with the flavors and aromas of the dishes typical of the lake. Do not miss the pleasure of walking in the old part of the village. There are a range of walks around the various hamlets of Lezzeno, which will give you an insight into its historic and architectural delights.

Churches

• Church of San Quirico and Giuditta: With the beautiful fresco by Giulio Quaglio Presbytery.
• Oratory of Santa Marta: Recently restored, it remains of frescoes from the XVI century. And the fine stucco XVII.
• St. Joseph Church: Built by the lake in the late seventeenth century.
• Church of Our Lady of the strains: Dating back to the fifteenth century.
• Church of the Holy. Trinity: With his Cross with 14 chapels.
• Church of San Antonio dating from the late seventeenth.

Villas

Villa Citterio: dating back to the 17th century; which in 1998 was converted into an Old people’s rest home, surrounded by a beautiful park overlooking the lake.

The unique morphology of the Lezzeno area, offers wonderful scenery both on walks, along the “Strada Regia” for example, which was an ancient means of connection between Lezzeno and the surrounding villages. Or by boat from which it is possible to admire the various villages along the lake, as well as the white cliffs of the “Grosgalle” and the “Grotta Azzurra”, famed for the water reflections on the grotto walls. There are few places that are more fascinating and romantic than Bellagio, the famous tourist resort about 7 km from Lezzeno, where it is possible to find very good restaurants, and the ideal places from which to admire the breathtaking scenery of the lake.