These are the two most popular resorts, thanks to the beautiful location, the mild climate and the magnificent villas surrounded by lush vegetation.
Above Tremezzo are numerous villages, including Rogaro, where many houses date back to the 17th and 18th centuries.
In the centre of the village is the church of Santo Stefano, where you can find the statue of the "Black Madonna".
In Cadenabbia there are numerous villas, surrounded by impressive gardens.
On the main road is Villa Margherita, where Giuseppe Verdi composed part of "La Traviata"; Franz Liszt was also a guest here.
Walking through Griante, just above Cadenabbia, it is possible to join the path leading to the Church of San Martino, perched high up on the mountain side: this walk takes roughly an hour and a quarter and from up there you can enjoy some really breathtaking views of Lake Como.
Many visitors arriving at Villa Carlotta assume that the golden “C” on the gate, the original entrance, stands for Carolotta, but it is not so: it stands for Clerici, the family that built the Villa in the 18th century.
Villa Clerici was then sold to Count Sommariva and it was during his ownership that most of the art that now graces the Villa was collected.
The Villa eventually changed hands again, being sold to Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, wife of Prince Albert of Prussia, who, in 1850, gave it to her daughter Charlotte as a wedding present.
In the gardens there are more than 500 species of trees and shrubs, as well as ferns and flower beds.
There are about 150 varieties of Rhododendrons and Azaleas and large collections of Camellias and Wisterias.
During the summer, the flowers and the shrubs make Villa Carlotta the most spectacular and colourful place on the lake.
The American poet Longfellow, after visiting Villa Carlotta’s gardens wrote:
"I ask myself is this a dream?
Will it all vanish into air?
Is there a land of such supreme
And perfect beauty anywhere?"