{
  "name": "Strada Regina (Lake Como)",
  "slug": "strada-regina-lake-como-ss340",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/strada-regina-lake-como-ss340/",
  "summary": "The SS340 follows the line of the old Via Regina up the west shore of Lake Como, from Cernobbio past Argegno, Isola Comacina and the villas of Tremezzina to Menaggio, slow through narrow villages but rarely steep.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "SS340"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Italy",
    "region": "Lombardy",
    "start": {
      "name": "Cernobbio",
      "lat": 45.837757,
      "lon": 9.067389
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Menaggio",
      "lat": 46.004972,
      "lon": 9.234372
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 17.2,
    "lengthKm": 27.7,
    "driveMinutes": 34,
    "corners": 60,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 305.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow pinch points in the villages, with traffic lights for buses and lorries",
    "Local buses that need the full width on blind corners",
    "Rockfall between Argegno and Colonno, with short closures to clear the barriers",
    "Bypass tunnel works near Colonno and Griante",
    "Summer weekend queues through the lakeside villages"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "lakes",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Belvedere Giancarlo Venelli",
    "Argegno",
    "Isola Comacina",
    "Villa del Balbianello",
    "Villa Carlotta"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 190
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}