Lying on the shores of Lake Ceresio, Porlezza gives its best from spring to autumn, when the natural setting of the Alps is filled with a thousand colors of the rich local flora. Living a holiday in Porlezza offers, thanks to its strategic position, perfect for a genuine contact with nature, the possibility of practicing sports or simple entertainment, and also it is an excellent place to stay to reach and visit the other tourist destinations that surround it, from the renowned Tremezzina on Lake Como, to nearby Switzerland. Not only that, but nature lovers,
will discover that Porlezza is an ideal starting point for excursions to the surrounding mountains that offers a wide choice of valleys and peaks from reach.

For those who, on the other hand, are looking for a relaxing and undemanding holiday, the lake offers peace and a view far from the hectic pace of the city and busy locations. On the evening of 16 August the traditional fireworks show on the lake, on the occasion of the celebrations of San Rocco.
There is also the parish church dedicated to San Vittore, one of the 57 medieval churches of the ancient diocese of Milan. The antiquity of the parish church is indicated by its peripheral position with respect to the episcopal see of Milan and the dedication to one of the most venerated saints in Milan, San Vittore.