Best beaches at Lake Como for a summer swim

Setting aside the see-and-be-seen allure, Lake Como blusters some of Italy’s most sublime scenery: snow-capped peaks glimpse out from behind lush green hills plunging toward sapphire shores studded with opulent villas and straight-from-a-storybook towns – a backdrop so striking it’s easy overlook the dozens of beaches burrowed into its 125-kilometre coastline.

A beach day isn’t usually the first outing that springs to mind when planning to visit, but Lake Como’s beaches are splendid,…