B osisio Parini, in the province of Lecco, lies on the banks of Lake Pusiano. Its territory also comprises the village of Garbagnate Rota, an autonomous municipality until 1757. In the Middle Ages,…
Eupilio
E upilio lies on the slopes of Mount Cornizzolo, in a hilly stretch of land between Lake Segrino and Lake Pusiano. This municipality was created in 1927, when Penzano (which also included the…
Inverigo
I nverigo hill is in the heart of Brianza, not far from Lake Como and Milan. This town has a rich history of famous characters and also a large number of historical residences, once owned by rich…
Lambrugo
T he history of Lambrugo begins in the V-IV century BCE with Celts moving southward into the Lambro area (bruig is Celtic for village). Later would come the Romans. Yet, for centuries, Lamburgo…
Longone al Segrino
N estled in a valley flanked by morainal hills, Longone al Segrino retains fascinating traces of local pre-history and Roman times. In 1894, during the construction of the Bramani villa, near the…
Lurago d'Erba
I f you’re looking for a village that's immersed in the lush vegetation of the Alta Brianza, look no further than Lurago d’Erba, an ancient farming community and now a municipality with barely 5400…
Merone
M erone, as we know it today, came into being in 1928 when King Victor Emmanuel III unified the municipalities of Merone, Moiana and the hamlet of Pontenuovo di Erba. That same year also marked a…
Orsenigo
T he municipality of Orsenigo is in a morainic area that originated in the Quaternary Period and it comprises the towns of Orsenigo, Parzano, Foppa, Lavandaio, Dosso Pelato, San Giuseppe and…
Ponte Lambro
H alfway between Como and Lecco, between the mountains in the Triangolo Lariano lies Ponte Lambro, a town that came about thanks to the building of a bridge for crossing the River Lambro, formed by…
Pusiano
P usiano is reflected in the lake named after it and on the oldest maps the town is marked as Pucilliano, which in turn derives from the Latin Pusillius. Its golden age dates back to the Napoleonic…
Rogeno
O ne of the characteristic features of Alta Brianza are its rogge, small quiet-flowing man-made canals that are fed by a large watercourse and used for irrigation and to power watermills and small…
Rural settlements in Montagna in Valtellina
San Giovanni S. Giovanni is a seasonal settlement, mainly inhabited from May until the beginning of winer. It has some typical features of the settlement built at the same elevation: a compact town…