Category Archives: Events

Fables, Legends and Folklore: The Festa della Giubiana

Posted on January 29, 2020 by

Fables, Legends and Folklore: The Festa della Giubiana. The last Thursday in January is when many Como and Brianza towns burn a witch on a massive bonfire and eat risotto with sausage. Find out where, when and why! Continue reading →

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Como Remembers the Holocaust

Posted on January 23, 2020 by

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 →

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Noir in Festival – Como 2019

Posted on December 4, 2019 by

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 →

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Campo Urbano – Public Art in Como 1969

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

Campo Urbano – Public Art in Como 1969. How the generation of Como artists following on from the Astrattisti Comaschi continued to place Como in the vanguard of artistic developments. Continue reading →

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Como’s Secret Gardens

Posted on August 23, 2019 by

Como’s Secret Gardens. On 21st and 22nd September, those in Como can, for the price of €8, visit a whole series of secret gardens and courtyards within the old city walls. Continue reading →

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Como’s Four Seasons – 4: Summer, Open House

Posted on June 28, 2019 by

Como’s Four Seasons – 4: Summer, Open House – when Como becomes Mediterranean and musical events abound. Continue reading →

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Palanzo on Show: A Pilgrimage to Serenity

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

Palanzo in Mostra (Palanzo on Show) includes events and exhibitions from now to 29th
June which celebrate the town’s unique virtues. Palanzo and its neighbouring towns in Faggeto Lario are all undoubtedly very special. Continue reading →

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Exercising Outdoors – Some Options

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

Exercising Outdoors – Various options for those of us who want to get out of the gym in June and enjoy Como’s natural splendour. Continue reading →

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Torno’s Santo Chiodo & Conflicts with Como

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

Torno’s Santo Chiodo & Conflict with Como: This Sunday, May 5th sees the annual blessing and evening procession through the town of its ‘Santo Chiodo’ or sacred nail – no less than one of the nails used in the crucifixion of Jesus. Continue reading →

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Sarah Aller: Como’s New York Artist In Residence

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

Sarah Aller: Como’s New York Artist In Residence – an appreciation of her work ‘At their best, Sarah’s stories perform a function not dissimilar to the way our brains perform a subconscious ordering of experience through dreams.’ Continue reading →

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