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Category Archives: Events
Garibaldi, the Battle of San Fermo and his Como Bride
Garibaldi’s second marriage, ten years after the death of his beloved Anita, lasted just one day – and provoked a scandal that divided Como’s aristocratic families. This is the story of the fate of Giuseppina Raimondi. Continue reading
Posted in Events, History, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Birago, Cacciatori delle Alpi, Caroli, Garibaldi, Giuseppina, Raimondi, Risorgimento, romance, Rovelli, san fermo, villas
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Como’s Christmas Spirits
Città dei Balocchi revive the Christmas spirit in Como this year and the lake in turn inspires a range of spirits to try out over the holiday season. Continue reading
Posted in Events, industry, Lake, silk, Uncategorized
Tagged alcohol, amaro, Christmas, Città dei Balocchi, Como, drinks, gin, illuminations, italy, Lake Como, Rivo, Teatro Sociale, Tivan, tourism, travel, whisky
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Fatal Accident on Lake Como: The Soldiers’ Story
“I can’t stand this any longer” – the final cry of a British Army Officer who drowned along with Mussolini’s daughter-in-law on Lake Como, May 1946. Continue reading
Posted in Events, History, Lake, People, Uncategorized
Tagged blevio, Como, drowning, Excelsior, Gina Ruberti, History, Hotel Vapore, Imperiale, italy, Lake Como, Mandarin Oriental, Medloc, medloc feeder, post war, Roccabruna, tragedy
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Como’s Olympic Rowers: Past and Present
On the 27th July three athletes from Como’s rowing club, Canottieri Lario, and a further three from the neighbouring Canottieri Moltrasio will be leaving for Paris to compete in the 2024 Olympics. The three Comaschi are Aisha Rocek, Giorgia Pelacchi and Jacopo Frigerio. The Moltrasini are Elisa Mondelli, Matteo Della Valle and Davide Comini. They will be accompanied by Stefano Fraquelli, Canottieri Lario’s Technical Director who is the National Italian Rowing Team’s Female Coach Continue reading
Posted in Events, Places of interest, rowing, Sport, Uncategorized
Tagged Athletes, Athletics, canottieri lario, canottieri moltrasio, Como, Gruppo Sportivo, news, Olympics, Paris, rowing, sinigaglia, sports, summer-olympics
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An American in Venice (via Como)
On April 18th Sonja Christoph and husband Alessandro left Como to travel by train to Venice for the day. This was just one of the many, and one of the shortest of journeys undertaken by Sonja in her moves from her native Florida USA to Como via Heidelberg, Munich and London. But perhaps, for all that, this was one of the more personally significant journeys taken until now – she was delivering her artwork entitled ‘Frames of Reference’ for display in the Venetian Biennale. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Events, People, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Biennale, Cameroon, Como, Culture, illustration, migrants, storytelling, Venice
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Twenty English Artists on Lake Como
Twenty English Artists on Lake Como is the name of the exhibition running from the 13th to 17th November in London featuring all of the output from the art project set up to raise funds for the preservation of the Anglican Church in Cadenabbia. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Events, Lake, People, Uncategorized
Tagged Anglican Church, Cadenabbia, Gurr Johns, Museo del Paessaggio
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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 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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