Which Lake Como towns should I visit from these videos?

Creators post Bellagio, on the point where the lake splits, for its gardens and cobbled stairs; Varenna for Villa Monastero, the Castello di Vezio and the Walk of Lovers; and Como city for the Duomo and the Brunate funicular. Ferries link Bellagio with Varenna and Menaggio, and Como is the lake's ferry hub.

Is there a quieter Italian town without crowds in summer?

Giovinazzo, near Bari in Apulia. The creator describes discovering it in peak August and finding almost no non-Italian tourists. It has a co-cathedral, the Ducal Palace and Castel del Monte nearby. On the Amalfi Coast, the advice for the SS163 is simply to drive it early in the morning.

What is there to see in Milan's neighborhoods?

The Navigli for canals and aperitivo, with the Darsena basin; Porta Nuova for the Bosco Verticale and Piazza Gae Aulenti; and CityLife for towers by Zaha Hadid and Daniel Libeskind and the ArtLine open-air museum. All three come from a single post made during Milan Fashion Week.

Italian Towns and Villages Creators Film, From Como to Apulia

Three posts about Lake Como put Bellagio, Varenna and the city of Como on this page, and ferries link all three. The Amalfi Coast adds Atrani, the smallest municipality in Italy and the only place here with two mentions, plus the coast road itself. The Dolomites appear twice, once as a whole region and once through a balcony view in Santa Cristina.

Away from the lakes and mountains, the picks scatter. Three Milan neighborhoods come from a Fashion Week post, from the Navigli canals to the towers of Porta Nuova. Bergamo is pitched as a winter city break, and Giovinazzo near Bari as a town where one creator met almost no foreign tourists in peak August. Varenna is listed twice below, from two separate Lake Como posts.

Written from public posts on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Updated Oct 2026.

Where creators go

Comune di AtraniTown · Atrani
A coastal village just east of Amalfi, recognized as Italy's smallest municipality by land area, at about 0.12 square kilometers. It is the only town on this page with two mentions: one German post tells viewers they have to try it, and another comes from a Vespa tour that its creators call the best decision of their Amalfi Coast trip.
BellagioTown · Mandello del Lario
A town on the promontory where Lake Como splits into two branches, with cobbled staircases, the gardens of Villa Melzi and Villa Serbelloni, and views from Punta Spartivento. Ferries connect it to Varenna and Menaggio, and local silk is the shopping to look for. It features in a post listing five things to do on the lake.
VarennaTown · Lecco
A historic fishing village on Lake Como with medieval architecture, the botanical gardens of Villa Monastero, the Castello di Vezio and the Church of San Giorgio. The Walk of Lovers runs along the water. A creator planning three days on the lake for first-timers includes it, and it also appears in the five-things post with Bellagio, as a second listing below.
GiovinazzoTown · Giovinazzo
A historic town in Apulia, in the metropolitan area of Bari, with a co-cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, a Ducal Palace and Castel del Monte within reach. The creator's point is the surprise: they found almost no non-Italian tourists there, even in peak August. Pick it if the crowds elsewhere in summer put you off.
Santa Cristina ValgardenaTown · Santa Cristina Val Gardena
A mountain village in Val Gardena in the Dolomites. The video is a view of the Sassolungo (Langkofel) group from an Airbnb balcony, with the creator joking they have found Velaris, the fantasy city. The Mastlé viewpoint and the Parish Church of S. Cristina are nearby landmarks.
BergamoCity · Bergamo
A city in Lombardy at the foot of the Alps, about 40 km northeast of Milan, known as the City of the Thousand. The creator pitches it as one of Europe's best weekend city breaks for winter. Its listing also calls it a gateway to both Lake Como and Lake Garda.
NavigliNeighborhood · Milan
Milan's canal district along the Naviglio Grande and Naviglio Pavese, known for aperitivo by the water and artisan boutiques, with the Darsena port basin at one end. Take metro line 2 to Porta Genova FS. It is part of a Fashion Week post on the most iconic Milan.
Strada Statale 163 AmalfitanaRegion · Maiori
The narrow coast road linking the Amalfi Coast towns, set to a playlist in a road-trip post. The creator describes 50 km of cliffside curves and lemon groves and says to go early in the morning to have the road to yourself. In peak season, alternating license plate rules apply, and campers and caravans are banned.

More towns and villages in Italy

CityLife DistrictNeighborhood · Municipio 8 ComoCity · Como Porta NuovaNeighborhood · Milan The DolomitesRegion · Cortina d'Ampezzo VarennaTown · Mandello del Lario

Como city and the lake ferries

At the southwestern tip of the lake, Como is the main ferry hub, and one creator lists four things not to miss in the city: its highlights include the Duomo, the Tempio Voltiano, the Brunate funicular for views and the lakeside promenade. Boats from the lake network reach Bellagio and Varenna. Varenna also has a second listing, Varenna, which comes from the five-things post and warns of a historic center with many stairs.

Milan beyond the canals

The Fashion Week post that features the Navigli adds two newer districts. Porta Nuova has the Bosco Verticale towers, the Biblioteca degli Alberi park, the fountains of Piazza Gae Aulenti and the UniCredit Tower, Italy's tallest building, with Corso Como for dinner. CityLife District brings towers by Zaha Hadid and Daniel Libeskind, a large public park, the ArtLine open-air museum and a shopping district.

The wider Dolomites

Beyond Santa Cristina, a German post themed on the Bagginses' trail films The Dolomites as a whole: the Marmolada, the Queen of the Dolomites, the village and canyon of Sottoguda, the Museum of the Great War and Ladin food, with skiing, hiking and ice climbing across the seasons.

Good to know

Atrani on the Amalfi Coast is the only town here with two mentions, as Italy's smallest municipality. Lake Como is the biggest cluster, with Bellagio, Varenna and Como city from lake itinerary posts. Giovinazzo in Apulia, Bergamo and Santa Cristina in the Dolomites each come from one post.