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- Lake Como: The 19th Century Super Highway March 5, 2020
- Ossuccio to Lenno: Up and Down the Perlana Valley February 25, 2020
- Como’s Famous Daughters: Teresa Ciceri, Agrarian Scientist February 19, 2020
- Fables, Legends and Folklore: The Festa della Giubiana January 29, 2020
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Como Remembers the Holocaust
Como Remembers the Holocaust. For this Memorial Day I wish to recall the exploits of Giorgio Perlasca, born in Como on January 31st 1910, who has been attributed with saving the lives of over 5000 Jews living in Hungary. Continue reading
Posted in crime, Events, History, People, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged anti-semitism, Don Banfi, fascism, holocaust, Italian Jews, Perlasca, Politics, Racial Laws, Shoah
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Noir in Festival – Como 2019
Noir in Festival – Como 2019, This Friday, 6th December, sees the start of the Como-based section of ‘Noir in Festival’ – an annual feast of crime film and fiction. We consider the historical reasons why ‘noir’ is popular in Italy. Continue reading
Posted in crime, Culture, Events, History, People, Politics
Tagged anni di piombo, crime, depistaggio, festivals, Giancarlo de Cataldo, judges, magistrates, Massimo Carlotto, Noir, P2, stragismo
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Lake Como’s Moltrasio Trunk Murder
Lake Como’s Moltrasio Trunk Murder – a vintage crime of passion during a honeymoon that turned sour. Continue reading
Posted in crime, History, People, Uncategorized
Tagged crime, History, Ispolatov, Mary Scott Castle, Metropole Suisse, Moltrasio, murder, Porter Charlton, Steamships, Transatlantic, Trunk Murder
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