". ▁Its ▁well - known ▁park ▁was ▁created ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁by ▁Aless andro ▁Ser bell oni . ▁ ▁Many ▁famous ▁people ▁have ▁or ▁have ▁had ▁homes ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Lake ▁Como , ▁such ▁as ▁Matthew ▁Bell amy , ▁John ▁Ker ry , ▁Madonna , ▁George ▁Clo oney , ▁Gian ni ▁Vers ace , ▁Ron ald inho , ▁Syl v ester ▁St all one , ▁Julian ▁L enn on , ▁Richard ▁Br anson , ▁Ben ▁Sp ies , ▁Pier ina ▁Leg n ani , ▁Lion el ▁Mess i ▁and ▁José ▁M our inho . ▁ ▁Fer ries ▁The ▁Lake ▁Como ▁fer ry ▁service ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁developed ▁public ▁transport ▁system ▁linking ▁the ▁many ▁small ▁towns ▁around ▁the ▁Lake . ▁A ▁motor ized ▁service ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁when ▁a ▁steam ship ▁with ▁s ails , ▁the ▁" L ario ", ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Soci età ▁privile gi ata ▁per ▁l ' im presa ▁dei ▁batt elli ▁a ▁v ap ore ▁nel ▁Reg no ▁Lomb ardo ▁Ven eto . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁the ▁system ▁has ▁been ▁run ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁a ▁government ▁organization ▁called ▁first ▁the ▁G estion e ▁Comm iss ar iale ▁Govern ativa ▁and ▁subsequently ▁the ▁G estion e ▁Govern ativa ▁N avig azione ▁Lag hi , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁services ▁on ▁Lake ▁Mag giore ▁and ▁Lake ▁Gard a . ▁ ▁Today ▁there ▁are ▁three ▁main ▁services : ▁