Best places: Museums in Como, Italy

👍👍 Came here on a Sunday morning English tour at 9:30am. The guide Matteo was informative on everything balsamic vinegar in the Modena region and specifically the Acetaio Guisti. Amazing to hear now with the 17th generation of the Guisti family still making its vinegar the same from so many years ago....

Byzantine-style domes top this vast Catholic edifice, home to noted artworks & St Antony's relics.

Fairytale villa built in 12th century much used by filmmakers including James Bond and Star Wars.

Castle housing a tourism museum, surrounded by sprawling botanical gardens with mountain views.

The first covered theater anywhere in Europe, built in the 16th century & still hosting productions.

👍👍 Amazing! A magical world, absolutely a must-see place. The Norman Parkinson exhibition, on till the end of the year, is beautiful

Museum on the work of sculptor Antonio Canova, with plaster casts & scale models of famous pieces.

Cemetery known for its funerary sculpture in differing styles, some by famous artists/architects.

👍👍 We had an excellent experience on the guided tour. The factory is so clean and it’s interesting to learn about how each car is so custom made. The guide was passionate about the cars and thoroughly explained every aspect of the production.

House museum of opera singer Luciano Pavarotti, featuring costume displays, photographs & mementos.

Museum with recovered airplane parts & objects from an unsolved crash that occurred in 1980.

A collection of ancient & contemporary art in an elegant 17th-century mansion museum.

👍👍 Interessantes Museum über Mountain Fotografie, etwas unterhalb der Bergstation Kronplatz 2000. Ich empfehle das Kombiticket mit dem Messner Mountain Museum für 20€, da man hier einiges sparen kann. Das Museum an sich ist sehr interessant und interaktiv.

Graceful palazzo used by Napoleon, with medieval and Renaissance art especially from Northern Italy.

Contemporary & striking museum of science & natural history with high-tech, hands-on fun exhibits.

One-time villa residence of Gabriele d'Annunzio, with memorabilia & an amphitheater in the grounds.

Purpose-built car museum with Italian-built vehicles including design classics & early models.

Palace with whimsical interiors & erotic frescoes, plus a museum with art & history displays.

👍👍 One of the best private collections of cars (Maserati, but also rare cars such as a Mercedes 300S Gull-wing and many others, including pre-production models) and Lamborghini tractors near Modena. Collection has been updated since last visit in 2016. Free access. And great cheese store nearby. Chees...

👍👍 Un luogo della memoria, molto bene organizzato: le sale si susseguono come in una narrazione avvincente e ti fanno entrare profondamente in una pagina di storia italiana. Visita consigliata!