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Lake Como’s British Enclave, the Anglican Church and Landscape Art
An exhibition of original works by some of the most prestigious contemporary English figurative artists will open on August 19th in Tremezzo. The works will later be sold to raise funds for Cadenabbia’s Anglican Church. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Culture, Events, Lake, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Alice Boggis-Rolfe, Anglican Church, Brentano, Cadenabbia, Griante, Heathcote Long, JMW Turner, Lake Como, mosaics, Murchison, Museo del Paesaggio, restoration, Saint George's Venice, sgraffito, Tremezzo, Villa Collina, Villa Mainona, Villa Norella
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Shopping In and Around Como
Shopping – a)Meandering around the boutiques of Como’s ‘centro storico’
or b) A trip to the heart of Italian fashion design in Milan or c) A day out at Serravalle Designer Outlet. Take your pick. Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, Places of interest, Shopping, silk, Uncategorized
Tagged Ally, boutiques, Como, Designer Outlets, Foxtown, Gavi, Golden Triangle, LeDolciTerre, milan, Serravalle, Shopping, silk, ThinkSerravalle
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Fables, Legends and Folkore: A Walk to the Devil of Blevio and other Erratics
The area around Blevio and Torno is particularly rich in glacial erratics and three of the larger and better known examples can be visited on or nearby the mountain path from Brunate to Monte Piatto, above Blevio and Torno. Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Itineraries, Places of interest, Walks
Tagged blevio, erratici, erratics, Folklore, Monte Piatto, Pietra Nairola, Pietra Pendula, sasso del lupo, Torno, Trovanti
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Como’s Manifesto for Wellbeing
No doubt a short break in Como will do wonders for your wellbeing, but the major outcome of the recent World Happiness Summit held over three days in the Teatro Sociale might just result in a more long lasting effect – with global impact. The World Happiness Summit (WOHASU for short) staged its fifth year anniversary event outside of Miami for the first time. Running from Friday March 24th it filled the auditorium and galleries of the Teatro Sociale for three days. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Events, People, Politics, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged Alberto Nobis, Como, Conferences, Culture, DHL Express, Happiness, Lake Como, Planet Index, Richard Layard, Teatro Sociale, tourism, Wellbeing, WOHASU, World HAppiness
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Como’s Famous Women: The wartime exploits of Ginevra Bedetti Masciadri
This article on Ginevra Bedetti Masciadri in part commemorates International Women’s Day (March 8th), but also is intended to throw light on someone who needs to be counted within the pantheon of Como’s famous women. Continue reading
Posted in History, People, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Casa Bianca, Como, Ginevra Bedetti Masciadri, History, Maslianico, partisans, Rosemberg, staffetta, Villa Gallia, Villa Rosasco
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Lake Como’s Wild Pack of Wolves
Where are our wolves? We have at least one well-established wolf-pack. There may also be a previously unrecorded pack inhabiting the Valsolda. There have been some occasional sightings of lone wolves elsewhere. Continue reading
Posted in Lake, wildlife
Tagged alps, Alto Lario, Berlinghera, Como, Gera Lario, Montevecchia, nature, Tradate, Val Colla, Valsolda, Vercana, wolves
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