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- A Dummy’s Guide to Voting in Como’s Local Election June 5, 2017
- Elegance at Villa D’Este May 26, 2017
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Category Archives: Places of interest
Elegance at Villa D’Este
Today is the start of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. This is an annual gathering of vintage cars and motorbikes along with their owners and admirers. In most previous years this event has mainly taken place within the grounds of … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Gardens, History, Lake, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged auctions, bugatti, cars, concorso d'eleganza, luxury, villa d'este, villa erba, vintage cars
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From Liberation Day to May Day
April 25th was Liberation Day in Italy – a public holiday to honour the signing of the Armistice in Rome 72 years ago. This brought an end to the Nazifascist regime in Northern Italy. It is a day of commemoration … Continue reading
Posted in Events, History, People, Places of interest, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged antifascists, Aramis, Como, fascists, garibaldini, Liberation Day, Metropole Suisse, Moltrasio, Mussolini, partisans, Pedro, Schiefer, war
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Strada Regia – From Torno to Pognana
This post has now been moved to Recreation, Walks, Strada Regia – From Torno to Pognana
Posted in Architecture, Culture, History, Itineraries, Lake, Places of interest, Uncategorized, Walks
Tagged alpetti, Alpisti, Como, Faggetto Lario, lagodicomo, Lake, lakecomo, lario, Lemna, Molina, mountain, Palanzo, Pognana, San Rocco, Strada Regia, Torno, wlaks
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From Out of the Swamp, Novum Comum – Roman Como
Como is in origin a Roman city named Novum Comum and founded in 59 BCE by none other than Julius Caesar, the father of the Roman Empire. The Roman presence persisted from then on until the collapse of the western … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Culture, History, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged augustus, baths, caesar, Como, Culture, forum, History, market, mosaics, museo archeologico, novum comum, pliny, roman art, san fedele, valduce
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Como’s ‘Viaggi della Salvezza’ – In Memory of the Holocaust
Last 27th January was Holocaust Memorial Day in both UK and Italy – and even though Como Companion is behind schedule on this, I would like to mark the event by looking at the heroic activities of one particular group … Continue reading
Posted in Events, History, Itineraries, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Bisbino, Borders, bugone, cernobbio, corrias, customs, DELASEM, don marmori, gdf, guardia di finanza, holocaust, jews, medaglio d'oro, partisans, second world war, viaggi della salvezza, war
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A Walk in the Cosia Valley and Camnago Volta
This post has now been moved to Recreation, Walks, A Walk in the Cosia Valley and Camnago Volta
Posted in Architecture, Culture, History, Itineraries, People, Places of interest, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Walks
Tagged Architecture, Camnago Volta, Como, Culture, Frigerio, Lake Como, landscapes, Old tramways, San Francesco, Sustainability, Tavernerio, Volta, Walks, winter
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Como’s Magic Light Festival – Citta dei Balocchi 2016/17
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Posted in Architecture, Art, Culture, Events, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Amici di Como, Christmas, Citta dei Balocchi, Como, Duomo, holidays, illuminations, lagodicomo, Lake Como, lights, magic light, Porta Torre, winter
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Christmas @Como
The Christmas lights are on, the Christmas market is open, shoppers are out in force and from this Thursday – the day of the Immaculate Conception – the holiday season starts in earnest. Read on for a panoramic view of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Events, Food, Lake, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Balocchi, Broletto, Christmas, Como, concerts, concordia, cribs, Duomo, ice skating, lights, market, Patria, presepi
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Ester Maria Negretti – Como’s’Traditional’ Contemporary Artist
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Ester Negretti, one of Como’s foremost artists, in her new studio and exhibition space at Via Borgo Vico 82. Having established that Ester was born, brought up, educated and studied in Como, it … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, collage, Como, contemporary art, ester negretti, figurative art, insubria, lake art, landscapes, michaelangelo, ticino, via borgovico
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Como – The City of Light and the 8208 Lighting Design Festival.
As days shorten, Como’s fascination with urban art installations focuses on the use of new lighting technologies – as evidenced from now until November 27th in the 8208 Lighting Design Festival. The festival takes the 8208 of its title … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Culture, Events, Itineraries, Lake, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged 8208, Art, Broletto, Como, comoclub, installations, Jazz, Lake Como, lights, Porta Torre, Street art, Urban art, Volta
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