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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Legend of the Seven Brothers

An evocative tale of eight brothers, linked to each other, who lived in the Lecco area
  • Art & Culture
Traditions of Lecco: Legend of the Seven Brothers

Monuments Lecco

From Manzoni to Stoppani: Lecco through the monuments
  • Art & Culture
Monuments Lecco, exploring Lombardy

Lecco: Places and Streets of Faith

The province of Lecco, a treasure trove of faith and culture
  • Religious Tourism
Lecco: Luoghi e Vie della Fede

10 Good reasons to visit Lecco

  • Lifestyle
10 Good reasons to visit Lecco

Alessandro Manzoni Itinerary

Lombardy blends nature and culture in an itinerary that will take you to the locations of his famous novel The Betrothed
  • Art & Culture
Alessandro Manzoni Itinerary

Churches Lecco

Churches, basilicas and shrines in Lecco and surroundings: a religious heritage between the Romanesque and the Marian cult
  • Religious Tourism
Churches Lecco, ideas for visiting

Where to eat in Lecco

  • Food & Wine
The 6 best proposals about where to eat in Lecco

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
  • Religious Tourism
Campanile di San Nicolò

Civico Museo Setificio Monti

Scopri uno dei musei dedicata alla seta sul Lago di Como
  • Art & Culture
Civico Museo Setificio Monti

Villa Manzoni

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

Church of san paolo in imbersago

  • Religious Tourism
Church of San Paolo in Imbersago

Fiumelatte

In Varenna, discover the shortest river of Italy and visit its source surrounded by nature.
  • Active & Green
Fiumelatte Varenna

Lake Olginate

In the past there was a Roman bridge now there is the dike of Lake Lecco. Here you are Olginate.
  • Lakes
Lake Olginate

Il monte Resegone

The mountain Resegone with its unforgettable profile as a saw is silhouetted against Lecco and all Brianza.
  • Mountains
Il monte Resegone

Piona Abbey in Colico

Silentium – Discover the Piona Abbey on the promontory of Olgiasca in Colico, overlooking Lake Como.
  • Art & Culture
Piona Abbey in Colico

Moto guzzi museum

The Museum is located in Mandello del Lario in the historic factory that, in 1921, saw the birth of the myth of 'L'Aquila'
  • Lifestyle
Moto Guzzi Museum

Naviglio di Paderno

It was a product of the genius of Leonardo da Vinci who in the early 16th century was a guest of Count Melzi in Vaprio d'Adda.
  • Navigli
Naviglio di Paderno

Palazzo Belgiojoso

Natural sciences, archeology, history, astronomy. All in 4 museums, housed in the eighteenth-century Palazzo Belgiojoso of Lecco
  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Belgiojoso

Pescarenico district of Lecco

Manzoni mentioned the Pescarenico in his most famous work, The Betrothed, and thanks to the story this district has become famous
  • Art & Culture
Pescarenico district of Lecco

Bridge of Paderno d'Adda

Also known as the Rothlisberger Bridge it is a rail-road traffic and connects Paderno and Calusco through the Adda River
  • Art & Culture
Bridge of Paderno d'Adda

Nostra Signora della Vittoria Sanctuary

  • Religious Tourism
Nostra Signora della Vittoria Sanctuary

Events

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Cuore di bimbi. Storie di speranza in 20 scatti

Palazzo del Commercio (ex Palazzo Falck)
Piazza Garibaldi, 4, 23900, Lecco, LC
24/10/2025 - 14/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Cuore di bimbi. Storie di speranza in 20 scatti

In ricordo di Tita

Auditorium Centro Civico Pertini
Via Eremo, 28, Lecco, 23900
14/11/2025
  • Music and show
In ricordo di Tita

L'origine della vita sulla Terra: come è nata la vita sulla Terra?

Planetario di Lecco
Corso Matteotti, 32, Lecco, 23900
14/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
L'origine della vita sulla Terra: come è nata la vita sulla Terra?

Escursione alla basilica di San Pietro al monte

San pietro al Monte
Civate Via Roncaglio, 1, Lc, 23862
15/11/2025
  • Active & Green
Escursione alla basilica di San Pietro al monte

Una pedalata nella natura tra Lecco e l'Adda

Infopoint di Lecco
Piazza XX Settembre, 22, Lecco, 23900
15/11/2025
  • Active & Green
Una pedalata nella natura tra Lecco e l'Adda

Libri a colazione

Biblioteca Comunale
Via Reina 1, Malgrate, Lc, 23864
15/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Libri a colazione

Ice skating

Piazza Garibaldi
Piazza Garibaldi, Lecco, 23900
15/11/2025
  • Lifestyle
Ice skating

Sinopia per affresco su pannello

Via Cherubino Villa, 12, Civate, 23862
15/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Sinopia per affresco su pannello

Le note del violino maledetto

Biblioteca civica Panzeri
Via Emilio Alessandrini, 4, Galbiate, 23851
15/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Le note del violino maledetto

Gruby, il maialino spaziale - 15 Novembre

Planetario di Lecco
Corso Matteotti, 32, Lecco, 23900
15/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Gruby, il maialino spaziale - 15 Novembre

Laboratorio di biblioterapia

Urban Center (area ex "Piccola Velocità") in Piazzale Riccardo Cassin
Piazzale Riccardo Cassin, Lecco, 23900
15/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Laboratorio di biblioterapia

Il capro

Spazio Teatro Invito
Via Ugo Foscolo, 42, Lecco, 23900
15/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Il capro

Sonate, triosonate, ciaccone, variazionie follie del barocco

aula magna Rino Mauri
Via Longoni 2, Civate, Lc, 23862
15/11/2025
  • Music and show
Sonate, triosonate, ciaccone, variazionie follie del barocco

Via ferrata della galleria Morcate

parcheggio Eurospin in Via Caduti Lecchesi
Via Caduti Lecchesi a Fossoli, Lecco, 23900
16/11/2025
  • Active & Green
Via ferrata della galleria Morcate

Lecco sui pedali: dal cuore delle città alle antiche mulattiere

Infopoint di Lecco
Piazza XX Settembre, 22, Lecco, 23900
16/11/2025
  • Active & Green
Lecco sui pedali: dal cuore delle città alle antiche mulattiere

Storie piccolissime

Biblioteca Civica
Via Emilio Alessandrini, Galbiate, 23851
16/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Storie piccolissime

La natura ci osserva

Torre Viscontea
Piazza XX Settembre, 3, Lecco, 23900
16/11/2025
  • School
La natura ci osserva

Casa del pellegrino e complesso di San Calocero

Piazza Antichi Padri
Piazza antichi Padri, Civate, 23862
16/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Casa del pellegrino e complesso di San Calocero

Proiezione in cupola - 16 Novembre

Planetario di Lecco
Corso Matteotti, 32, Lecco, 23900
16/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Proiezione in cupola - 16 Novembre

Nardo il ghepardo alle zoolimpiadi

Spazio Teatro Invito
Via Ugo Foscolo, 42, Lecco, 23900
15/11/2025 - 16/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Nardo il ghepardo alle zoolimpiadi

Activities

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Private Tour of Bellagio and Varenna

  • Lakes
from €170
from Lake Como Tourism
Private Tour of Bellagio and Varenna

Tour of the most beautiful villas of Lake Como

  • Lakes
from €290
from Lake Como Tourism
Tour of the most beautiful villas of Lake Como

Bernina Red Train Tour from Lake Como

  • Unesco Sites
from €290
from Lake Como Tourism
Bernina Red Train Tour from Lake Como

Vintage Fiat 500 Rental 4h-9h

  • Lifestyle
from €120
from Leccolandia Srl
Vintage Fiat 500 Rental 4h-9h

Food And Wine Tour between lake and vineyards

  • Lakes
from €265
from Lake Como Tourism
Food And Wine Tour between lake and vineyards

Motorhome & campervan: sustainable rural tourism

  • Lifestyle
from €35
from Agricamper Italia
Motorhome & campervan: sustainable rural tourism

Food & Wine Tour of Como and Lecco

  • Lakes
from €130
from Lake Como Tourism
Food & Wine Tour of Como and Lecco

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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

How to move

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BIKE SHARING
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Information

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