The 20 Most Instagrammable Lakes in Europe to add to your travel to do list!

With much of Europe welcoming British tourists back for travel once more, why not include a trip to one of the most Instagrammable lakes the Continent has to offer this Autumn for a short break or holiday

• Lake Como is named the most Instagrammable lake in Europe with more than 1 million photos of the Italian lake on the photo sharing app
• Switzerland is home to the most amount of Instagrammable lakes, with four listed in the top 20: Lake Geneva, Lake Lucerne, Lake Constance, and Lake Zurich
• The largest lake on the list is Lake Geneva, with an impressive 115.7 images per square meter of the Swiss lake
• Scotland’s Loch Lomond is is the most Instagrammable lake in the UK, and the fourth most Instagrammed in Europe, with just under half a million photos tagged
• Lake Windermere in the Lake District is the 13th most Instagrammed lake in Europe, and the only English lake in the list

With more than half a million natural lakes across Europe, it’s hard to know where to start when planning for a lakeside holiday that will be memorable, as well as utterly picturesque. To help take the hassle out of the research and planning, Lausanne Tourisme has rounded up the most Instagrammable lakes across Europe to offer inspiration to holiday makers looking for trips to keep them active, that are also in utterly stunning locations.

The most Instagrammable lake in Europe is Italy’s Lake Como, which has more than 1million tags dedicated to it on Instagram, or 9.7 images per square metre. Italy has three lakes which feature in the top 20, after Como is Lake Garda at number two with 975,846 tags (or 37.91 images per square metre), and Lake Maggiore in ninth place, with just over a quarter of a million photos tagged.

While Italy may take three spots in the top ten, it’s Switzerland’s glacial lakes which take the majority in the top 20. Lausanne’s own Lake Geneva takes the third spot on the list with just over 500,000 photos - an incredible 115.7 photos per square meter, as the largest lake on the list. For more information on Lake Geneva, please visit Lausanne Tourisme

Following Lake Geneva is Lake Constance in eighth place with 268,908 photos, Lake Zurich in 10th spot with 166,310 images, and Lake Lucerne taking the 12th spot with just under 150,000 images tagged on the app. 

Both Scotland and Germany have two lakes within the top 20, though Scotland takes both of the last spots in the top five with Lochs Lomond and Ness. Despite the folklore that surrounds it, Loch Ness is pipped to fourth spot by Loch Lomond which has almost 60,000 more photos of it on Instagram, with 489,991 tags versus Loch Ness’ 431,018. These are the first lakes within the UK which are featured on the list, followed by the Lake District’s biggest lake, Lake Windermere which sits in 13th spot with just over 120,000 images on Instagram.

Loch Lomond, Scotland

Each of the remaining countries featured have only one lake that makes the top 20, but each of the lakes has between 50,000 and 350,000 images tagged on the photo sharing app, making them still highly Instagrammable and well worth a visit on your next trip abroad.

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