▁and ▁a ▁very ▁popular ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁with ▁many ▁art istic ▁and ▁cultural ▁g ems . ▁It ▁has ▁many ▁vill as ▁and ▁pal aces ▁such ▁as ▁Villa ▁Ol mo , ▁Villa ▁Ser bell oni , ▁and ▁Villa ▁Car lot ta . ▁Many ▁famous ▁people ▁have ▁had ▁and ▁have ▁homes ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Lake ▁Como . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁its ▁particular ity ▁is ▁its ▁characteristic ▁" Y " ▁shape , ▁which ▁forms ▁the ▁so - called ▁" L arian ▁Tri angle ", ▁with ▁the ▁little ▁town ▁of ▁Can zo ▁as ▁its ▁capital . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁The ▁H uff ington ▁Post ▁called ▁it ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁lake ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁its ▁micro cl imate ▁and ▁environment ▁with ▁pr estig ious ▁vill as ▁and ▁villages . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁lake ' s ▁name ▁in ▁Latin ▁is ▁L arius , ▁Italian ised ▁as ▁L ario , ▁but ▁this ▁name ▁is ▁rarely ▁used ; ▁it ▁is ▁usually ▁called ▁L ago ▁di ▁Como ▁( liter ally ▁" la ke ▁of ▁Como "). ▁In ▁guide books ▁the ▁lake ▁may ▁be ▁various ly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Lake ▁Como , ▁Lake ▁of ▁Como , ▁or ▁Como ▁Lake . ▁Its ▁name ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Como , ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁as ▁Com um . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁sh aped ▁much ▁like ▁an ▁invert ed ▁letter ▁" Y ". ▁The ▁northern ▁branch ▁begins ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Col ico , ▁while ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Como ▁and