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Recent Posts
- The Poetry and Joy of Urban Portraiture – Adriano Caverzasio September 27, 2017
- Cortesella – The Mythical Heart of Old Como September 15, 2017
- Quick Walks out of Como 2: Parco Spina Verde September 7, 2017
- Quick Walks out of Como 1. San Donato – Garzola August 23, 2017
- Como to Montorfano for Wild Swimming August 20, 2017
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The Poetry and Joy of Urban Portraiture – Adriano Caverzasio
If you aim to impart joy through your art, you best do it with a big smile – just like Adriano Caverzasio’s when I met him recently! And, if your art is intended to bring pleasure to all ages, how … Continue reading
Cortesella – The Mythical Heart of Old Como
As Les Halles was to Paris or Seven Dials to London, so was the Cortesella to Como – the lost heart of the old town. The Cortesella (named after Via Cortesella) was a warren of narrow streets and alleyways to … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Culture, History, People, Places of interest, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Architecture, Banca d'Italia, Como, Cortesella, Frigerio, les halles, nostalgia, Parisi, Piazza Duomo, redevelopment, Terragni
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Quick Walks out of Como 2: Parco Spina Verde
The Parco Spina Verde is a line of hills formed from glacial deposits that runs initially north to south along the western edge of Como before extending westwards to form the border with Switzerland. As with Brunate, the change of … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Itineraries, Places of interest, Uncategorized, Walks
Tagged Baita, bronze age, Como, nature, Pianvalle, Respau, Spina Verde, Walks
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Quick Walks out of Como 1. San Donato – Garzola
One of the beauties of Como is that green hills are clearly visible to both east and west from its centre. By foot it just takes 10 minutes to leave the city behind you for a total immersion in nature … Continue reading
Posted in Itineraries, Places of interest, Uncategorized, Walks
Tagged Brunate, Como, Garzola, san donato, Walks
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Como to Montorfano for Wild Swimming
My motive for visiting Lake Montorfano was to swim in its beautiful, clean, super-tranquil water since nothing feels better than swimming in the wild! And it’s even better if the swim is at your destination after an hour’s walk through … Continue reading
Posted in Itineraries, Lake, Places of interest, Uncategorized, Walks
Tagged Como, lakes, Montorfano, nature, swimming, Walks, wildswim
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Myth and Reality: Lake Monsters and Political Scandal
A piece of real ‘fake news’ turned up the other day in the local newspapers – a sighting of a prehistoric monster in the grounds of the long defunct textile factory, Ticosa, on the edge of Como’s historical centre. Regular … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History, Lake, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Lake Como, lake monsters, lariosauro, lariosaurus, Lierna, Mr. Savethewall, myth, Ticosa, Varenna
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Intrepid Exploration: Brienno to Laglio on the Via Regina
This walk is a further step out on the ancient Via Regina on the west side of Lake Como. Readers may wish to combine this walk with the stretch from Laglio to Moltrasio described elsewhere on the blog. But beware, … Continue reading
Posted in Itineraries, Lake, Places of interest, Uncategorized, Walks
Tagged brienno, Como, germanello, Laglio, Lake Como, terracing, Torriggia, Via Regina, Walks
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Como Silk – Memoirs of a Textile Designer
Como has been a tourist destination from the days of the Grand Tour but it maintains equal significance as a centre for silk production. Current visitors to Como might think that the silk industry is a thing of the past … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, History, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged abegg, archeology, bernasconi, cernobbio, Como, digitalisation, industry, inkjet, mantero, pinto, ratti, screen printing, silk, silk museum, villa erba
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Mr. Savethewall – Como’s Spray-Can Artistic Campaigner
If walking the streets of Como for any time, you will become aware of a local artist known as Mr. Savethewall. His two shopfronts, the immediate appeal of some of his iconic images such as Mr. Frogman and his intriguing … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Lake, People, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, campaigns, Como, Culture, lakefront, paratie, Pinocchio, pop art, rivogliamo nostro lago, savethewall, Street art, Streetscape, Ticosa
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From Laglio to Moltrasio
This is an easy, relaxing walk traversing those communities which grew alongside the ancient Roman way called the Via Regina. We are on the west side of Lake Como south of Argegno in the area marked by luxury villas on … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Itineraries, Lake, Places of interest, Restaurants, Uncategorized, Walks
Tagged Carate Urio, Cooperativa Moltrasino, Italianlakes, Laglio, lakecomo, Moltrasio, Santa Marta, Via Regina
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