• Art & Culture

Castle of the Unnamed

Stronghold in the Lecco area with a Splendid view of Lake Garlate

Where
Roccaforte di Somasca
Via Don Serafino Morazzone, Vercurago (LC)

The tour dedicated to the Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed) also passes through Vercurago, a small municipality in the province of Lecco between Mount Mudarga and Lake Garlate.

 

Although, like its owner, the Castle of the Unnamed is never explicitly mentioned in the novel, its identification is in fact made possible by the juxtaposition of the figure of the terrible Unnamed with Bernardino Visconti, a real-life character who seems to have inspired Manzoni.

Owned by the Visconti family in the 16th century, the Fortress of Somasca therefore coincides for scholars with the Castle of the Unnamed where Lucia was imprisoned: a now dilapidated building located below the end of the eastern branch of Lake Como at an altitude of over 400 metres.

An intriguing and mysterious place, the castle retains some elements of the original structure, such as the perimeter walls, the staircase carved into the rock and some portions of the ramparts and towers. To properly end our Manzonian journey, the splendid view from the top of the fortress opens generously onto Lake Garlate.

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Places

Castello dell'Innominato

In Vercurago, the places of Lucia and the Promessi Sposi
  • Villages
lecco città manzoniana
183 mt

Monastery of santa maria del lavello

  • Religious Tourism
Monastery of Santa Maria del Lavello
1.78 km

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
2.05 km

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
2.75 km

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
3.74 km

Convent of Fra' Cristoforo

Church of Saints Materno and Lucia, in Lecco’s district of Pescarenico
  • Art & Culture
Convento Fra Cristoforo - Credits progettostoriadellarte_it
3.87 km

Monte Barro: nature and history

An excursion out of radar during your holiday on Lake Como
  • Parks
monte barro lago annone lecco
4.5 km

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
@inlombardia
4.59 km

Nostra Signora della Vittoria Sanctuary

  • Religious Tourism
Nostra Signora della Vittoria Sanctuary
4.77 km

Cycling tourism on Lario

Three suggestions to wander around the lake
  • Active & Green
Cycling tourism on Lario
5.03 km

The Home of Lucia

One of the presumed houses of the protagonist of The Betrothed, in the Lecco district of Acquate
  • Art & Culture
Casa Lucia - Credits LarioLakeComo_com
5.23 km

Archaeological Museum

  • Art & Culture
Archaeological Museum
5.32 km

Palazzo Belgiojoso

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

Church of Don Abbondio

The sacred place where the undecided priest celebrated the wedding of Renzo and Lucia
  • Art & Culture
Chiesa Don Abbondio - Credits LeccoNews
5.38 km

Il monte Resegone

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

Pertus Pond

  • Active & Green
Pertus Pond
6.22 km

Lake Annone

  • Active & Green
Lake Annone
7.33 km

Lago di Annone

The largest basin of the Brianza lakes, a few kilometres from Lecco
  • Lakes
Lago di Annone
7.47 km

The free access beaches on the Eastern Branches on Lake Como

  • Lakes
spiaggia ramo lecco lago como
8.04 km

Golf Club Lecco

Lecco Golf Club is located in one of the most beautiful areas in Brianza between of Lake Como.
  • Golf
Golf Club Lecco, Annone Brianza, Lecco
8.48 km

Events

Malanima

Biblioteca comunale
Via Professor Mario Redaelli, 16, 23854, Olginate, LC
03/07/2025
  • Art & Culture
Malanima
1.86 km

4 passi tra il verde e... i sapori di Erve

Piazza Unità D'Italia, Erve, 23805
06/07/2025
  • Art & Culture
4 passi tra il verde e... i sapori di Erve
1.97 km

Valderfest

25/07/2025 - 27/07/2025
Valderfest
1.97 km

Festa E...state a Erve

Erve
Erve
01/08/2025 - 12/08/2025
Festa E...state a Erve
1.97 km

Estate musicale ervese

Erve
Erve, Piazza della Chiesa, 1
14/08/2025
Estate musicale ervese
1.97 km

Estate musicale ervese

Villa Mercedes
Erve, via Roma, 9, 23805, Lc
05/07/2025
  • Music and show
Estate musicale ervese
1.97 km

Estate musicale ervese

nel borgo antico di Nesolio
Erve, via Roma, 9, 23805, Lc
19/07/2025
  • Music and show
Estate musicale ervese
1.97 km

Quartetto Notte

parco di Villa Gomes - rione Maggianico
Via Carlo Gomez, 13, Lecco, 23900
27/07/2025
  • Music and show
Quartetto Notte
2.02 km

La festa delle corti - 32^ edizione

Corti del paese
13/09/2025 - 14/09/2025
La festa delle corti - 32^ edizione
2.13 km

Nutrimenti, tra pellegrinaggio e cammino performativo

ex convento di Santa Maria la Vite
Olginate, 23854, Lc
03/07/2025
  • Art & Culture
Nutrimenti, tra pellegrinaggio e cammino performativo
2.13 km

Un mare di Giada

Villa Sirtori
Piazza Marchesi D'Adda, Olginate, Lc, 23854
03/07/2025
  • Art & Culture
Un mare di Giada
2.13 km

Mercatino dell'antico monastero 29esima edizione

Monastero di Santa Maria del Lavello
Via padri Serviti, 1, Calolziocorte, 23801, Lc
13/07/2025
  • Lifestyle
Mercatino dell'antico monastero 29esima edizione
2.83 km

Mercatino crea ed esponi e Commerciante per un giorno

Monastero di Santa Maria del Lavello
Via padri Serviti, 1, Calolziocorte, 23801, Lc
20/07/2025
  • Lifestyle
Mercatino crea ed esponi e Commerciante per un giorno
2.83 km

Mercatino dell'antico monastero 29esima edizione

Monastero di Santa Maria del Lavello
Via padri Serviti, 1, Calolziocorte, 23801, Lc
10/08/2025
  • Lifestyle
Mercatino dell'antico monastero 29esima edizione
2.83 km

La luce e il sapere II: memorie contro la guerra - diapositive su vetro 1915-1918

Monastero di Santa Maria del Lavello
Via Padri Serviti, 1, 23801, Calolziocorte, LC
09/05/2025 - 30/12/2025
  • Art & Culture
La luce e il sapere II: memorie contro la guerra - diapositive su vetro 1915-1918
2.83 km

Sagra de Pescarenech - 39^ edizione

Oratorio del rione Pescarenico
Via Guado o Via Corso Carlo Alberto, 23900, Lecco, LC
03/07/2025 - 13/07/2025
  • Food & Wine
Sagra de Pescarenech - 39^ edizione
3.33 km

Concerto di musica sacra

Oratorio San Domenico
Via Pertus, 59, 23802, Carenno, LC
13/07/2025
  • Music and show
Concerto di musica sacra
3.55 km

Stage di arrampicata

Parcheggio Eurospin
Via Caduti Lecchesi a Fossoli, 23900, Lecco, LC
06/07/2025
  • Sport
Stage di arrampicata
4.05 km

Via ferrata della Galleria Morcate

Parcheggio Eurospin
Via Caduti Lecchesi a Fossoli, 23900, Lecco, LC
12/07/2025
  • Sport
Via ferrata della Galleria Morcate
4.05 km

Itlug Lecco 2025

Polo Territoriale di Lecco del Politecnico di Milano
Via Gaetano Previati, 1/c, Lecco
02/08/2025 - 03/08/2025
  • Lifestyle
Itlug Lecco 2025
4.36 km

Activities

Vintage Fiat 500 Rental 4h-9h

  • Lifestyle
Vintage Fiat 500 Rental 4h-9h
2.48 km

Longboard advanced course

  • Active & Green
Longboard advanced course
2.62 km

Food & Wine Tour of Como and Lecco

  • Lakes
Food & Wine Tour of Como and Lecco
4.1 km

Food And Wine Tour between lake and vineyards

  • Lakes
Food And Wine Tour between lake and vineyards
4.1 km

Private Tour of Bellagio and Varenna

  • Lakes
Private Tour of Bellagio and Varenna
4.1 km

Tour of the most beautiful villas of Lake Como

  • Lakes
Tour of the most beautiful villas of Lake Como
4.1 km

Bernina Red Train Tour from Lake Como

  • Unesco Sites
Bernina Red Train Tour from Lake Como
4.1 km

Motorhome & campervan: sustainable rural tourism

  • Lifestyle
Motorhome & campervan: sustainable rural tourism
4.95 km

In the footsteps of Leonardo walking along Lake Como

  • Leonardo
In the footsteps of Leonardo walking along Lake Como
11.33 km

Cook with us - Lake Como

  • Food & Wine
Cook with us - Lake Como
13.53 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: dairy laboratory for children and teenagers

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: dairy laboratory for children and teenagers
14.82 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Cooking Class Experience

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Cooking Class Experience
14.82 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Blind Test Experience

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Blind Test Experience
14.82 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Gourmet Experience

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Gourmet Experience
14.82 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Classic Experience

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Classic Experience
14.82 km

BIKE & WINE outdoor PIC-NIC

  • Cycle Tourism
BIKE & WINE outdoor PIC-NIC
14.83 km

BIKE & WINE Valsassina

  • Cycle Tourism
BIKE & WINE Valsassina
14.83 km

Where to sleep

Locanda SIRENA

Vercurago
Locanda SIRENA
337 mt

B&B IL CORTILE

Vercurago
B&B IL CORTILE
358 mt

LT LA CASINA in CENTRO di Giacomina Cattaneo

Lecco
LT LA CASINA in CENTRO di Giacomina Cattaneo
384 mt

B&B LA PIAZZA

Vercurago
B&B LA PIAZZA
443 mt

B&B LA CHICCA MAISON

VERCURAGO
B&B LA CHICCA MAISON
474 mt

SAN GEROLAMO

Vercurago
SAN GEROLAMO
548 mt

B&B VILLA CARLO

Calolziocorte
B&B VILLA CARLO
964 mt

B&B GABRILLY

Vercurago
B&B GABRILLY
974 mt

CAMPEGGIO RIVABELLA

Lecco
CAMPEGGIO RIVABELLA
1.04 km

Foresteria ROCCA DELL'INNOMINATO

Lecco
Foresteria ROCCA DELL'INNOMINATO
1.09 km

RIFUGIO CAMPOSECCO DI ABATE MATTEO

Lecco
RIFUGIO CAMPOSECCO DI ABATE MATTEO
1.3 km

LT ADDA RIVER CASA VACANZA di Irene Cagliani

Calolziocorte
LT ADDA RIVER CASA VACANZA di Irene Cagliani
1.34 km

B&B VILLA PUCCINI

Lecco
B&B VILLA PUCCINI
1.47 km

CAV ERVE COME UNA VOLTA DI CLAUDIA BOLIS

ERVE (Lc)
CAV ERVE COME UNA VOLTA DI CLAUDIA BOLIS
1.5 km

HOTEL LOCANDA DEL MEL

Calolziocorte
HOTEL LOCANDA DEL MEL
1.71 km

B&B ARIADICASA

Lecco
B&B ARIADICASA
1.79 km

LT RESIDENZA LETIZIA di Patrizia Mazza

OLGINATE
LT RESIDENZA LETIZIA di Patrizia Mazza
2 km

NUOVO

Garlate
NUOVO
2.1 km

BARBERA & CHAMPAGNE

Garlate
BARBERA & CHAMPAGNE
2.11 km

OSTELLO BLUELAKE INN

Olginate
OSTELLO BLUELAKE INN
2.2 km