Church of Santa Maria Nascente
The Parish church in Torre di S. Maria was built on the ruins of a previous church - a smaller late Medieval building built at the beginning of the 15th , dedicata a Santa Maria Nascente , sorge…
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Church of St. Peter in Cagnoletti
E rected in the early seventeenth century and rebuilt in the eighteenth century, the beautiful church of Cagnoletti stands on a hillock dominating the old town. The small churchyard is square in…
A holiday in the heart of the Alps: Valmalenco
A holiday in the heart of the Alps. With its sky-scraping peaks, dominated by the Bernina massif, glaciers that testify to the real age of our planet, fragrant woods and towns nestling in luxuriant…
Lago di Como: charmingly seductive
T he Duomo di Como, or Como Cathedral, skilfully constructed using late Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements, and the Tempio Voltiano temple, built to mark the centenary of Alessandro Volta's…
Castles and fortifications around Lake Como
D ue to the location of Lake Como it was used as a main trade route in Roman times between central Europe and Rome, this played a major role in its history ensuring prosperity but unfortunately it…
Look at Como with the Cableway
Greatly appreciated amongst the excursions on the way out of the city of Como, is the Funicular going up to the village of Brunate. This charming little train made its first run in 1894 and still…
Lake Alserio
Lake Alserio, from 20 minutes from the town of Como, is the example of human has conserved and enhanced his land. Starting from the centre of Alserio, in few minutes you can reach the Lake banks and…
Legnone, Pizzo Tre Signori and Valvarrone
C rossed by the river of the same name, Valvarrone is the harsher and most ruggedly beautiful part of the eastern banks of Lake Como. Held tight in the embrace of the Legnone and Legnoncino…
Lago di Como:Bellagio, the pearl
L ake Como has been a prestigious destination for centuries and its villas stand as testimony to that prestige. Visitors to Bellagio can enjoy the verdant parks of Villa Serbelloni (piazza Chiesa 14…
Lago di Como: more than Manzoni
A ll the traces of Manzoni’s novel “The Betrothed” are found here… the climb of the “bravi” (coarse soldiers who were hired by rural lordlings), the presumed house of Lucia, the convent of Friar…
