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T he inaugural stop on our lakeside itinerary is the small fortified village of Castello, which can also be reached on foot from Albogasio.     A rare example of well-preserved ancient life, it…

    J ust below the hamlet of Castello we find Oria, another charming village in Valsolda on the Como side of Lake Lugano.     Here the main attraction is Villa Fogazzaro Roi, where the writer…

  F or the third stage of our tour of the villages of Lake Lugano, we move on to San Mamete, an authentic picture-postcard spot located not far from Castello and Oria.            Forming a stunning…

    L et's continue to Porlezza, a popular tourist destination at the north-eastern end of the lake, which can be reached by taking the Strada Statale 340 Regina road to Argegno and then crossing the…

  T he last stop on our tour among the villages of Lake Lugano, Claino is one of the most interesting hamlets from a historical and artistic point of view.   With its mediaeval remains, Renaissance…

  F or our third stop, we move to the Como area where, high up in the shadow of Monte Palanzone, we find Caglio, one of the most interesting villages in the Larian Triangle.   A favourite summer…

    O ur tour of Lombardy's painted villages concludes with Cadorago, a village located on the railway line to Milan, home to Murarte 90, a cultural initiative that has, since the 1990s, led to the…

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montelungo is located in the parish of the Ruino district and is part of the Diocese of Piacenza - Bobbio. It stands on the extended ridge of a hill. Among the Marian…

San Marcello is the saint to whom it is dedicated, Montalino is the area, the hill that overlooks the city of Stradella, not far from the Rocca Superiore, and "Basilica" because it evokes the first…