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www.lakecomo.com TOURIST GUIDE ISOLA COMACINA PRESENTATION This Tourist Guide introduces one of the most beautiful areas in the region called Lombardy and enthusiastically welcomes all visitors who are planning to have an enjoyable stay here. Seen from above, the blue of the lakes and the green of the woods are the two colours which exist in harmony in this spectacular landscape full of panoramas. The lakes are the main characteristic of Como and Lecco provinces, surrounded by a range of important mountains which open up to the hilly countryside of Brianza to the South, the home to entrepreneurship. We had the idea of preparing a guide that was not only easy to use, but of high quality: therefore, you will ﬁ nd, alongside the usual cultural itineraries that inform you of our national heritage, practical information that can help you to easily discover our region and even the less known places. Subdivided into geographical areas of lake, mountain and plain, the Guide describes the entire territory of Como and Lecco provinces; its history, architecture, art and natural beauty, starting from the “capoluoghi” (main towns) of the province and the lake basin. It then goes on describing the mountain area and cultural features, uncovering the towns and ancient villages, alongside the mountain shelters and peaks. It gives detailed information on walking excursions for all nature lovers, from trekking to all types of sport. The section that describes the plains moves down towards the gentle Brianza hills, travelling through villas and castles and working valleys crossed by the River Adda, as well as parks full of treasures and wonderful views. The many beautiful photographs of these places attract the reader’s attention and the descriptions offer you a clear guide. And of course, we can not fail to mention and include in this travel itinerary, the gastronomic specialities and traditions of each geographic region. The Tourist Guide achieves the aim of recommending our region, which identiﬁ es itself in the Sistema Turistico Lago di Como (The Lake Como Tourist System) since 2005, as a unique destination. Councillor of Tourism, Fabio Dadati Corso Matteotti 3 - 23900 Lecco Phone No. +39 0341 295509/516 Fax +39 0341 295501 turismo@provincia.lecco.it www.provincia.lecco.it Councillor of Tourism, Sport, and Leisure Achille Mojoli Via Sirtori 5 - 22100 Como Phone No. + 39 031 2755551 Fax + 39 031 2755569 infoturismo@provincia.como.it www.provincia.como.it www.lakecomo.com 2011 edition www.lakecomo.com LAKE VIEW FROM BELLANO Photo by G. Scaccabarozzi 1 CONTENTS LAKE COMO TOURIST GUIDE 05. Como 14. Lecco 21. The Western arm 25. The Eastern arm 28. The Central lake area 35. The Upper lake 39. The Pian di Spagna 40. Valsolda and the Ceresio 41. Campione d’Italia 42. Boat service on Lake Como 43. The Gastronomic Tradition THE MOUNTAINS 47. The Intelvi Valley 51. The Valleys Cavargna and Rezzo 54. The Valleys of the Upper Lake 55. The Larian Triangle 58. The Esino Valley 59. Valvarrone 61. Valsassina 68. The San Martino Valley 72. The Gastronomic Tradition 109. Conference and exhibition tourism 110. Tourist Information Ofﬁ ces 76. The River Adda 81. The Curone Valley 83. The Monte Barro Park 84. Traces of Romanesque in the Lecco Plains 86. The Lecco Brianza area and its villas 88. The historical heart of Brianza 92. The Brianza Lakes 94. The cycle way “Ciclovia dei laghi” 95. The Como Brianza area 102. The Romanesque style in the Como Brianza area 104. The Swiss border, the Olgiate area and the Plains 107. The Gastronomic Tradition 45. 109. INFORMATION THE LAKE 03. 74. THE HILLS AND THE PLAINS FIRST BASIN OF LAKE COMO 3 THE LAKE Between the Alps and the Padana Plain, close to the Italian and Swiss border, the territory of Lake Como is distinguished by a variety of landscapes and settlements. The lake is certainly the most prominent asset in the area: 46 km long, 146 km surface area, 410 m at its deepest point, 4.3 km wide (between Cadenabbia and Fiumelatte) and 0,430 km (between Torriggia and Careno). The Breva and Tivano winds frequently blow over the lake. Around the area you see in succession steep mountains and gentle hills; narrow, solid valleys, while others wide and smooth; highly populated plains and untouched woods; small villages and cities; lake towns and mountain villages; wild streams and the River Adda. Today this territory, institutionally divided between the two Provinces of Como and Lecco, has always seen an intense ﬂ ow of visitors due to its position connecting central Europe and the Mediterranean world. Thanks to its geographical position, the lake has developed a diverse and profound culture, which in every period has been capable of making the most of its people’s wisdom from contact with the most varied of populations, stimulating the creation of many fascinating works of art. Lake Como, the old Lario of the Romans, pushes its northmost point into the Valchiavenna and Valtellina regions, towards the famous and snowy Passes of the Spluga, Maloja and the Stelvio, ancient routes for journeys and trade towards the Rhineland and the Tirol. The lake opens up a narrow course, forking at Bellagio into two arms: the eastern side is dotted with small towns of rare beauty where tourism, history, art and nature harmoniously come together, protected by the mild lake climate. Varenna is a very good example of this mild lake climate, which welcomes the wonderful villas that rise on its shores, almost as if it wished to sweeten the natural roughness of the landscape. The eastern arm appears to unwind like a fast-ﬂ owing canyon squeezed between steep mountains, the buttress of San Primo and Corni di Canzo on one side and those of Legnone and Grigne on the other: the latter’s calcareous peaks with spires and pinnacles, is extremely well-known and among the most frequented in Lombardy. The western arm is less rough; it has always been the destination for an “élite tourism” which started in the “belle époque” period. The discovery of these places, thanks to the presence of many important guests, has made towns like Menaggio, Bellagio, Tremezzo and Cadenabbia world-famous. There you can admire stunning villas with English gardens, some of which are enriched with tiny precious museums ﬁ lled with works of art. The extraordinary neoclassic villas of Como, Cernobbio, Moltrasio, Blevio, Bellagio and Tremezzo, to mention only a few, have welcomed the most famous celebrities of music, and literature, Milanese and European nobility and today, the modern movie and fashion stars, proof of the endless charm of the Lake Como scene. The lake, together with a complex coastal network, maintained by the Via Regia and by the Sentiero del Viandante (the Wayfarer’s Trail), was the route for trade and many landings in ancient times. The lake and the coastal network gave birth to towns which nowadays are still overlooked by towers and castles that remind us of their strategic position over a land which was long disputed. The lake was ﬁ rstly discovered by medieval merchants and boatmen and later on by the army that tried to control these areas. The Venetians did not succeed; the Spanish did and built two fortresses, one in Lecco against the Serenissima and the Forte Fuentes in Colico against the Swiss legions. The excitement of seeing unique landscapes is particularly intense if you reach some observation points around the territory; real grandstand views to admire on days of clear skies, both a man-made and natural view. Two natural terraces overlook the “capoluoghi” of Lecco and Como: Brunate looks down over Como and the Piani d’Erna overlook Lecco. There are numerous recommendations for charming viewpoints: Mount Bisbino (m 1325) above Cernobbio, the Pigra plateau (m 881) connected by cableway to Argegno, Sacro Monte of the Madonna del Soccorso, above Ossucio, the little San Martino church, above Griante, opposite the spur of Bellagio, the views of the Alto Lago from Peglio (m 650) to lead into the Livo valley or towards Fordeccia, above Sorico, the “suspended” Monte Piatto villages (m 610), Molina (m467), Lemna (m 533), and along the shore between Como and Bellagio, Palanzo (m 596); Vezio’s castle (m 596) above Varenna and the Belvedere by the Agueglio Pass, extraordinary viewpoints on the centre part of the lake, the Olgiasca promontory in Colico, the Valbrona road, which goes down from Asso towards the shore of Olive trees, the Grigne range, Mounts Legnone and Legnoncino, the Valcava pass platform for bungee-jumping enthusiasts, suspended between the San Martino Valley and the Bergamo Orobie mountains, the blue skies visible from Piani Resinelli Plains, Mount Barro, and towards the South in the middle of Brianza, the Rocchetta Shrine in Airuno and the hill of Montevecchia, a watchful sentinel over the Adda; and again the Belvedere and the peak of Mount Sighignola (m 1302), above Lanzo d’Intelvi, with a breath-taking view over Lake Lugano. COMO 5 COMO HISTORIC CENTRE: “DISCOVERING THE CITY The territory where Como is located has been populated since the middle ages. The hills towards the South prove that this territory belonged to the Golasecca uploads/Societe et culture/ tourist-guide 1 .pdf