Lake Como · Nightlife

The one place on the lake with a real night: bars around a medieval square in the city, busy with students rather than day-trippers.

Terrace bars in the grand hotels along the promenade, selling a view of the lake at night for the price of two drinks elsewhere.

The Passeggiata degli Innamorati and the bars at either end of it, at their best around sunset when the ferries stop.

A lakeside pool and bar complex that runs music and food into the evening through the summer, and is where locals actually go.

Temporary bars and a festival programme along the Passeggiata Lino Gelpi and Villa Olmo's grounds from June to September.