Lake Como Diary by Nadia Fraqair

Nadia Fraqair Bridal Designer in ARIA, the FRAQAIR silk chiffon wedding dress, on a pier in Varenna, the colourful houses of Lake Como behind

How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Dress for You...

Nadia Fraqair

A designer and photographer’s guide to choosing your Lake Como wedding dress: fabrics for the heat, silhouettes for villas and boats, shoes for gravel and piers, travelling with your dress...

How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Dress for You...

Nadia Fraqair

A designer and photographer’s guide to choosing your Lake Como wedding dress: fabrics for the heat, silhouettes for villas and boats, shoes for gravel and piers, travelling with your dress...

Couple embracing under a great old tree above Villa Melzi, the villa roof, the sparkling lake and the mountains of Lake Como behind

Visiting Villa Melzi Gardens in Bellagio: Ticke...

Nadia Fraqair

Everything you need to visit the Gardens of Villa Melzi in Bellagio: 2026 tickets and opening times, the walk from the ferry, what to see from the Moorish pavilion to...

Visiting Villa Melzi Gardens in Bellagio: Ticke...

Nadia Fraqair

Everything you need to visit the Gardens of Villa Melzi in Bellagio: 2026 tickets and opening times, the walk from the ferry, what to see from the Moorish pavilion to...

Couple walking hand in hand past the cherub fountain and spiral columns of Villa Monastero in Varenna, Lake Como and the mountains behind

Visiting Villa Monastero in Varenna: Tickets, O...

Nadia Fraqair

Everything you need to visit Villa Monastero in Varenna: 2026 tickets, opening hours all year round, how to get there, what to see in the garden and photo tips from...

Visiting Villa Monastero in Varenna: Tickets, O...

Nadia Fraqair

Everything you need to visit Villa Monastero in Varenna: 2026 tickets, opening hours all year round, how to get there, what to see in the garden and photo tips from...

Couple embracing between golden plane trees and tall cypresses at Villa del Balbianello, the sun sparkling on Lake Como and a boat passing below

Visiting Villa del Balbianello: Tickets, Openin...

Nadia Fraqair

Everything you need to visit Villa del Balbianello on Lake Como: 2026 tickets and opening days, how to get there from Lenno, what to see in the gardens and the...

Visiting Villa del Balbianello: Tickets, Openin...

Nadia Fraqair

Everything you need to visit Villa del Balbianello on Lake Como: 2026 tickets and opening days, how to get there from Lenno, what to see in the gardens and the...

Happy couple in winter jackets with arms wide open on a private boat in front of Bellagio’s colourful lakefront, Lake Como

Lake Como in Winter: A Romantic Guide to Decemb...

Nadia Fraqair

Quiet, misty and romantic: a guide to Lake Como from December to February, with the weather, what’s open and closed, Christmas in Como, the most romantic things to do and...

Lake Como in Winter: A Romantic Guide to Decemb...

Nadia Fraqair

Quiet, misty and romantic: a guide to Lake Como from December to February, with the weather, what’s open and closed, Christmas in Como, the most romantic things to do and...

Bride and groom laughing on a wooden boat in the evening, with Villa Balbiano lit up behind them

Villa Balbiano Wedding: Costs, Capacity, Spaces...

Nadia Fraqair

A photographer’s guide to Villa Balbiano on Lake Como: real venue fees, guest capacity, the spaces, the rules since 2024, and why the most beautiful view of the villa is...

Villa Balbiano Wedding: Costs, Capacity, Spaces...

Nadia Fraqair

A photographer’s guide to Villa Balbiano on Lake Como: real venue fees, guest capacity, the spaces, the rules since 2024, and why the most beautiful view of the villa is...