Italian Lake District

There are four major lakes considered part of the district - Lake Garda, Lake Como, Lake Lugano, and Lake Maggiore.

Lake Como

Lake Como (Lago di Como in Italian, also known as Lario, after the Latin name of the lake; Lach de Comm in Insubric; Latin: Larius Lacus) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over 400 m (1320 ft) deep, it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe, and the bottom of the lake is more than 200 metres (656 ft) below sea-level.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake Como
• Hillman 1000 Wonders