Lake District Como villas for rent

The fabled Lake Como was always a favoured vacation destination with its perfect climate, great views and a fabulous selection of villas to rent.

Lakeside holiday villas with swimming pools abound on and above the shores of Lake Como. Discerning travellers can select the very finest properties to rent on Lake Como and might even rub shoulders with cinema stars of today!

Villas in Lake Como have long been a favoured holiday retreat of the Milanese and inhabitants of the other great North Italian cities and towns. A Lake Como rental for the summer was and remains the ultimate sophistication for industrialists who needed to get away from the bustle of city life to more tranquil pastures. Life doesn't get much more tranquil than beside the shores of this, reputedly the most beautiful of all the Italian lakes. Small wonder that the A9 motorway that leads from Milan to the lake is one of the most heavily used stretches of road in the entire peninsula, and the shortest way for the Milanese to escape the stifling heat of summer. A different world awaits those who make the journey and decide to take Lake Como rentals, a world of calm and, dare one say it, not a little exclusivity.

The lake itself is dotted throughout the summer with pleasure boats of all descriptions and sizes - so much more sophisticated than a drive to the shops in the car. Just the gentle lapping of water on the hull, no noisy engines here! The view from the boat to the shore is spectacular, only in Venice does the water play a greater part in defining the nature of the place. Breathtaking views of Lake Como villas await those who venture out onto the placid waters of the lake. The traveller's imagination runs wild of course when he tries to imagine who is living there and in what circumstances, since Lake Como villas are no less splendid inside than out. These are no new-build anonymities; houses on Lake Como have age on their side, and were built when style was everything.

The air is clear, the water is sparkling, the climate is mild and the shopping is to die for. Restaurants too are aplenty, and achieve a level of elegance and sophistication demanded by those fortunate enough to be able to rent a villa on Lake Como. They are not many, either the fortunate ones or the villas to rent, such is the nature of the terrain. What is sure is that if you take a villa in Lake Como, you will always want to come again.