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Live tours in Como

Explore Como, Italy, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Como Duomo, Broletto and Tempio Voltiano on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

10 live tours From 17,00 €

Explore Como live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Centro storico is worth asking about: the pedestrian old town enclosed by medieval walls, holding the cathedral and Broletto.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Como Duomo A cathedral begun in 1396 in Gothic style and finished centuries later with a Baroque dome.
  • Broletto The thirteenth-century town hall built in alternating bands of white, pink and grey marble beside the cathedral.
  • Tempio Voltiano A lakeside museum built in 1927 to display Alessandro Volta's original electrical instruments.
  • Basilica di Sant'Abbondio A Romanesque basilica with unusual twin bell towers, consecrated in 1095.
  • Funicolare Como-Brunate A funicular railway opened in 1894 that climbs to the hilltop village of Brunate in about seven minutes.
  • Lungolago promenade A lakeside promenade running from Piazza Cavour past the Volta temple.
  • Piazza Cavour Como's main lakefront square, opening directly onto the water with no barrier.
  • Brunate viewpoint A hilltop village above the lake with views reaching the Alps on a clear day.

Neighbourhoods

  • Centro storico the pedestrian old town enclosed by medieval walls, holding the cathedral and Broletto
  • Borgo Vico a quieter lakeside district west of the centre, home to Villa Olmo and leafy villas
  • Brunate a hilltop village reached by funicular, with Alpine views and Como's own lighthouse, the Faro Voltiano

Food to know

  • Missoltini (sun-dried, salted shad from the lake)
  • Risotto ai filetti di pesce persico
  • Polenta uncia
  • Amaretti di Como
  • Lavarello al burro e salvia

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Good to know about Como

Do I need to be in Como to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Como, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.8 and 1 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Italian and English; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.