In which country is Lake Como
Lake Como In guidebooks the lake may be variously referred to as Lake Como, Lake of Como, or Como Lake. Its name comes from the city of Como, known to the Romans as "Comum". While the city of Como is referred to as "Como", the lake is never referred to solely by this name. This is not true of another lake in Italy, Lake Garda, where "Garda" may refer to either the town fronting the lake, or the lake. The lake is shaped much like an inverted letter "Y". The northern branch begins at the town of Colico, while the towns of
Lake Como Como and Lecco sit at the ends of the southwestern and southeastern branches respectively. The small towns of Bellagio, Menaggio and Lierna are situated at the intersection of the three branches of the lake: a triangular boat service operates between them. Lake Como is fed primarily by the Adda River, which enters the lake near Colico and flows out at Lecco. This geological conformation makes the southwestern branch a dead end, and so Como, unlike Lecco, is often flooded. The mountainous pre-alpine territory between the two southern arms of the lake (between Como, Bellagio, and Lecco) is known as the