Things to Do in Como From TikTok: Duomo, Lakefront, Market
Creators in Como stay in the city itself rather than touring the lake, and they divide their time between old churches and the waterfront. The Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, with two posts, leads the list, followed by the Romanesque Basilica di San Fedele. On the lakefront promenade, Tempio Voltiano honors Alessandro Volta, and The Life Electric stands at the end of the breakwater.
The most practical tip in the set concerns the weekly market along the old city walls on Viale Cesare Battisti: arrive early in the morning so you can see every stall and still have the day for the rest of the city. The churches and the sculpture are free; the museum charges entry.
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Two churches in the old town
The Duomo mixes Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. Look for the statues of Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger on the facade, the 16th-century carvings around the Porta della Rana, and tapestries and paintings by Luini and Ferrari inside. Entry to the main church is free, with a modest dress code. San Fedele stands on its own piazza, with an unusual three-lobed apse, the carved Portale del Drago, frescoes from the 13th to 17th centuries and a medieval wooden crucifix.
The lakefront and the market
Tempio Voltiano is a neoclassical building on the promenade holding Volta's original instruments and early voltaic piles; last entry is 17:30. The Life Electric is a 14-meter steel sculpture by Daniel Libeskind on the Diga Foranea, at its best at sunset or lit up at night. The Mercato Settimanale di Como runs along Viale Cesare Battisti with clothing, shoes, household goods and local food, and it is the cheap way to see the city's everyday side.
Good to know
Yes, entry to the main body of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta is free, but there is a modest dress code. Inside are 16th-century tapestries and paintings by Luini and Ferrari, and the facade has statues of Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger.
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