Monte Goi, Como and Lipomo destination risk · checked against official sources 16 August 2026 at 09:47 UK time

Monte Goi, Como and Lipomo Wildfire Risk: Should I Travel?

About fifty people were taken out of their homes on the edge of Como overnight on 14 August as the Monte Goi fire pushed smoke into the streets below. Roads were shut and boats were kept off the first basin of the lake so aircraft could scoop.

Short answer: The fire took hold on Monte Goi, on the hillside at the edge of Como, and worsened on the evening of 13 August when wind pushed flames, smoke and burning debris downhill. Il Giorno reported that night that six families in a residence had been moved out as a precaution and that leaves and burnt debris were falling on Rovenna, in Cernobbio, and towards Moltrasio. By the following day Tgcom24 reported that around fifty residents had been taken out of buildings near the fire, mainly because the air was too thick to breathe rather than because the flames had reached them, and that about 180 firefighters had been drawn in from Lombardy, Liguria, Piemonte, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna, with two Canadair aircraft and two helicopters. Roads in the area were closed and navigation was restricted on the first basin of Lake Como so that the aircraft could take on water. Tgcom24 reported the fire brought under control after about thirty hours, with the alert kept high because of the wind and the risk of it flaring again. VareseNews reported on 14 August that the working line ran from via Oltrecolle, past the Lavatoi viaduct, towards Albate and Val Fresca, that Lipomo lay along it, and that the deputy prefect and the mayor of Como were on the ground from the evening onwards, with Red Cross and civil protection volunteers looking after the evacuated families.

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Checked against Tgcom24, 14 August 2026 on 2026-08-15. Conditions change daily during and after a fire, and the source below is the authority.

Check locally: Monte Goi fire reported under control after about thirty hours, with the alert kept high. Sotto controllo means under control, which is not the same as out. Tgcom24 reported the alert kept high because of wind and the risk of the fire flaring again. (as of 2026-08-14)
Still closed: About fifty residents taken from buildings near the fire overnight on 14 August. The reason given was air quality, described as dense and unbreathable, rather than flames reaching the buildings. Red Cross and civil protection volunteers looked after the families. Nothing published says they have returned. (as of 2026-08-14)
Partly open: Navigation restricted on the first basin of Lake Como. The restriction was put in place so the Canadair aircraft could take on water. Boat trips out of Como can be interrupted at short notice while the operation continues. (as of 2026-08-14)
Advice in force: Reports of the local police asking people to stay off the paths on the hill. One outlet, QuiComo, carries this. It is written as reports for that reason. (as of 2026-08-14)

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People were moved out, and for the smoke

About fifty residents were taken from buildings near the fire overnight on 14 August, mainly because the air was dense and unbreathable rather than because flames had reached the houses.

Roads were closed and the lake was restricted

Roads in the area were shut and navigation was restricted on the first basin of Lake Como so aircraft could take on water.

The fire was reported under control, not out

Tgcom24 reported it brought under control after about thirty hours, with the alert kept high because of the wind and the risk of flare-ups.

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People were taken out of their homes and nothing published says they have gone back. A fire reported under control after an evacuation is still an emergency until somebody says the evacuation is over.

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Como city centre, the lakefront and the funicular have not been reported closed.
The fire ground is the hillside east of the city, not the western shore towns of Cernobbio and Moltrasio, which reported falling debris rather than flame.
No hotel or campsite in Como has been reported evacuated or shut.

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What is still disrupted in Monte Goi, Como and Lipomo

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People were moved out, and for the smoke

Roads were closed and the lake was restricted

The fire was reported under control, not out

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