Lake Como is located in northern Italy in the Lombardy region near Milan. It is the deepest lake in Italy and has the largest perimeter. The climate around Lake Como is mild and humid since the Alps block winds and the lake moderates temperatures, making winters not too cold and summers not too hot. Various plant species grow around Lake Como, including cypresses, laurels, camellias, azaleas, rhododendrons, magnolias and palms. Several fish species live in the lake, such as basses, pikes, perches, carps, chubs, trouts, tenches and catfish.

1. COMO LAKE
Giorgia Della Saletta, Andrea Marsala, Mattia Pirri
Classe 2F – Liceo Majorana, Desio – A.S. 2020-2021

2. LAKE’S LOCATION
Lake Como is a well
known italian lake: it’s the
most deep Italian lake, the
one with the greatest
perimeter extension and
the third in terms of
surface and volume.
it’s located in the northern
part of italy, more
prescisely, in Lombardy,
not too far from the city of
Milan.

3. CLIMATE
The climate of lake Como
is mild and humid, the
Alps block the winds and
the lake mitigates the
temperatures, so that in
winter the climate isn’t
too cold and during
summer isn’t too hot.

4. VEGETATION
All around lake
Como’s area, there
are several species
of plants, such as
cypresses, laurel
plants, camellias,
azaleas,
rhododendrons,
magnolias and also
palms.

5. FISH SPECIES
Among the fish’ species
that live inside the lake,
we can found basses,
pikes, perches, carps,
chubs, trouts, tenches
and catfishes.