LECCO

From the places of Alessandro Manzoni to the group of the Resegone. From the façade of a Neoclassical theater to a multimedia museum on the alpine environment. Lecco is this and much more

POPULATION
48,362
DENSITY
45.14 inhabitants/sq. km
AREA
1,066 sq. km
ELEVATION
214 m a.s.l
PATRON SAINT
San Nicolò

The bond with Manzoni’s The Bethrothed is so intense here in Lecco, that it’s difficult to separate literature and reality. From Pescarenico, the fisherman’s village, the tale unwinds.

Tourism Lecco. The place where history and literature intertwine, where local fascination meets an extraordinary tale. Villa Manzoni, the Neoclassical villa of the great author, is the most visited literary museum in the region, full of manuscripts, paintings, and special furnishings. Take a journey back in time, along the lake and the Lucie, flat-bottomed chestnut wood rowboats named in homage to The Betrothed. From here, stop by the Neoclassical Teatro della Società, dating back to 1844.

Uncover the fossils of a dinosaur found near Lake Como behind the walls of the Museum of Natural History in Palazzo Belgiojoso. At the Palazzo delle Paure, in the Lecco Alpine Observatory, there’s a wall-climbing gym and interactive screens to showcase the deep connection between Lecco and its mountains. Soaring peaks enchant between Monte San Martino, in the Grigne of the Orobie Alps, and the Resegone, with its unmistakable profile, which inspired the great Manzoni.

A relationship illustrated in the Museum of the Mountain within the Torre Viscontea, which together with the Ponte Azzone Visconti, along the Adda River, remains an architectural icon of the city.

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Experiences

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Welcome in the Town of The Betrothed, between Lake Como and the Mountains
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Legend of the Seven Brothers

An evocative tale of eight brothers, linked to each other, who lived in the Lecco area
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Monuments Lecco

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Lecco: Places and Streets of Faith

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6 villages for an aperitif with a view

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Places

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Campanile di San Nicolò

96 metri di altezza, 400 gradini. Dal Campanile di San Nicolò la vista su Lecco, sul lago e sui monti è imperdibile
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Civico Museo Setificio Monti

Scopri uno dei musei dedicata alla seta sul Lago di Como
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Villa Manzoni

Today villa Manzoni (Lecco) houses both a museum, where visitors can admire manuscripts belonging to the writer, and an art gallery.
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Abegg Silk Museum

From mulberry to silkworm and then the fine silk thread. Here you are Abegg Silk Museum in Garlate.
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Lago di Annone

The largest basin of the Brianza lakes, a few kilometres from Lecco
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Events

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La vita di fabbrica

Palazzo delle Paure
Piazza XX Settembre, 22, Lecco, 23900
30/04/2025
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Una grande sorpresa

Palazzo delle Paure
Piazza XX Settembre, 22, Lecco, 23900
30/04/2025
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Le Ave Maria nel repertorio lirico

Chiesa di San Martino
Lecco, Via alla Grotta, 1, 23900, Lc
02/05/2025
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Sabato in giardino - giardini storici di Villa Bertarelli

Via Bertarelli, 11, 23851, Galbiate, LC
03/05/2025
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Spazio espositivo didattico

Riva Martiri delle Foibe
Riva Martiri delle Foibe, Lecco, 23900
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Tour culturale in kayak: GeoCult Edition

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Viale Promessi Sposi, 168, Valmadrera, 23868
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Clima e meteo nei testi degli autori antichi

Museo Archeologico del Barro
Via Balassi, Galbiate, 23851, Lc
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Essere artisti. Uno sguardo divergente tra arte infantile e arte del 900

Biblioteca Civica Uberto Pozzoli
Via Bovara, 58, Lecco, 23900
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La fisica che ci piace

Piazza Garibaldi, Lecco, 23900
03/05/2025
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Prevenzione e sicurezza sul lago

Riva Martiri delle Foibe, Lecco, 23900
04/05/2025
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Tour culturale in kayak: GeoCult Edition

Località Parè
Viale Promessi Sposi, 168, Valmadrera, 23868
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Amore inferno

Cenacolo Francescano
Piazza Cappuccini, Lecco, 23900
04/05/2025
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Re-lake, ripopolare il nostro lago

Sala conferenze di Palazzo delle Paure
Piazza XX Settembre, 22, 23900, Lecco, LC
06/05/2025
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Varèse, Deserts

Villa Gomes
Via Gomes, 15, Lecco, 23900
06/05/2025
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Dreams

Spazio Teatro Invito
Via Ugo Foscolo, 42, 23900, Lecco, LC
06/05/2025
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Storia geo(morfo)logica del Lario: due secoli di studi sull'evoluzione del paesaggio fisico del lago

Officina Badoni
Corso Matteotti, 7, 23900, Lecco, LC
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La prima regina

Auditorium del Centro Culturale Fatebenefratelli
Via Fatebenefratelli, 6, 23868, Valmadrera, LC
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L'eresia liberale

Sala Don Ticozzi
Via Ongania, 4, 23900, Lecco, LC
07/05/2025
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Due ruote in rosa

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Piazza XX Settembre, 23, 23900, Lecco, LC
08/05/2025
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La vera storia del lago, non i ghiacciai, bensì Gibilterra!!!

Spazio scientifico
Riva Martiri delle Foibe, Lecco, 23900
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Activities

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Motorhome & campervan: sustainable rural tourism

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Tour of the most beautiful villas of Lake Como

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from €290
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Food & Wine Tour of Como and Lecco

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Private Tour of Bellagio and Varenna

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Bernina Red Train Tour from Lake Como

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from €290
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Food And Wine Tour between lake and vineyards

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from €265
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How to arrive

BY PLANE
Milano Malpensa 77 km, Linate 57 km, Orio al Serio 43 km

BY TRAIN
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BY CAR
Strada Statale SS36

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INFOPOINT LECCO
Piazza XX Settembre, 23, Lecco
T. +39 0341 295720

WIFI
Wi-Fi Lecco

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Useful numbers

EMERGENCY
112

HOSPITAL
Ospedale Alessandro Manzoni
Via dell'Eremo, 9
T. +39 848 884 422

POLICE
Comando Provinciale Lecco
Corso Carlo Alberto, 62
T. +39 0341 2621

Carabinieri Comando Stazione
Corso Martiri della Liberazione
T. + 39 0341 284039