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Category Archives: Art
An Expatriate’s Life on Lake Como
Paul Wright and his wife Nicola moved from England to Lake Como over thirty years ago. They have faced various challenges and tribulations over this time but have never regretted making that move. Paul has recorded the couple’s experiences in a trilogy of books available on Amazon. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Lake, People, Places of interest
Tagged Argegno, Art, bureaucracy, Como, expatriates, Lake Como, Moltrasio, murals, Paul Wright, proloco
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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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Como’s Heart Lies in the Bronx
Como’s loss is New York’s gain – the heart of Piazza Cavour transplanted in 1903 to the Bronx Zoo, leaving a barren space in the middle of the city. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, History, People, Uncategorized
Tagged Bronx Zoo, Daniele Travi, fountains, marble, Sebastiano Mondolfo, sorsasso, Villa Volonte, William Rockefeller
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Moltrasio: The Power of Civic Pride
Moltrasio, 10 kms from Como, is well worth a visit and the volunteers of the local Pro Moltrasio association have worked hard to ensure you get the best of what the town has to offer. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Culture, Food, History, Itineraries, Lake, Places of interest, Walks
Tagged bellini, FAI, Imperialino, Moltrasina, Moltrasio, Pizzallo, Pro Moltrasio, Quarries, stone, Villa Passalacqua, Villa Salterio, waterfalls, Winston Churchill
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Dolinski ‘Sui Muri’ of Como’s Villa del Grumello
Dolinski ‘Sui Muri’ of Como’s Villa del Grumello. A figurative art that appears abstract, a personal art that is universally accessible. Her subject matter has moved from the sky out of her window to walls and now on to the mountains above Como, Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Borgovico 33, Cornell, Culture, Debra Dolinski, Dolinski, Exhibitions, local artists, migrants, Movimento 22, Ossuccio
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Como: The Potential for Cultural Tourism
Como and Cultural Tourism – a sustainable form of tourism with the potential of increasing the length of visitor stays – for the benefit of tourists and residents alike. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Culture, Itineraries, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Como, cultural tourism, Culture, iubilantes, monumenti aperti, poets way, tourism, Villa Olmo
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Two Local Poets for International Women’s Day
Two Local Poets for International Women’s Day. Both were brought up in Milan but with links to Lake Como. Both displayed poetic talent at an early age. Both suffered from mental fragility. Both are admirable women – Antonia Pozzi & Alda Merini. Continue reading
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Tagged Alda Merini, Antonia Pozzi, Antonio Banfi, Brunate, crepuscolarismo, modernism, Onorina Dino, Pasturo, poetry, Poetry Way, poets, rationalism, valsassina
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The Como Companion 