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Ossuccio to Lenno: Up and Down the Perlana Valley
Ossuccio to Lenno: Up and Down the Perlana Valley. This walk includes the Sacro Monte di Ossuccio, the Sanctuary to the Blessed Virgin of Succour, the San Benedetto monastery at the head of the valley and the Abbey of Acquafredda. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Culture, Itineraries, Uncategorized, Walks
Tagged Acquafredda, Helliborus, Madonna del Soccorso, Ossuccio, sacro monte, San Benedetto, Val Perlana, Walks
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Como’s Famous Daughters: Teresa Ciceri, Agrarian Scientist
Como’s Famous Daughters: Teresa Ciceri. In anticipation of International Women’s Day – this esteemed colleague of Alessandro Volta was an agrarian scientist whose innovations improved many lives. She deserves greater recognition. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Food, History, People, Uncategorized
Tagged agrarian science, Alessandro Volta, asbestos, Camnago, Candida Parenti, Canon Gattoni, Cosia, Istituto Nazionale, lupins, methane, Patriottica, Porta Nuova, potatoes, Teresa Ciceri, Valtellina
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Fables, Legends and Folklore: The Festa della Giubiana
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
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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Como’s Microplastic Pollution Challenge
In recent years there has been growing concern over the amount of plastic in seas and inland waters. There is now greater awareness of the presence and dangers of so-called micro-plastics. Whilst Lake Como has a good record for microbiological cleanliness, it must now tackle the issue of micro-plastics. Continue reading
Posted in Lake, Politics, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged Adda, bacteria, environment, Goletta, Goletta dei Laghi, health, Legambiente, micro-plastics, microbiology, microplastics, nature, pollution, Rezzonico
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Poets’ Way: Como to Brunate
Within minutes on foot you can leave the centre of Como and be walking up through tranquil woods to Brunate – on a path that has now been renamed Sentiero Alda Merini in honour of her poetry Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History, Itineraries, Lake, People, Uncategorized, Walks
Tagged Alda Merini, Brunate, Mary Shelley, nature, poetry, romanticism, sentiero, Ugo Foscolo, wildlife, Wordsworth
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Como and Cernobbio Say Goodbye to Nonna Pupa
Cernobbio’s Giardino della Valle (Valley Garden) is a singularly beautiful oasis of calm, straddling a mountain stream as it descends to the lake. It exists thanks entirely to the vision and tenacity of Nonna Pupa who died aged 95 on Wednesday November 20th. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Gardens, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Antica Strada Regina, bureaucracy, cernobbio, Culture, ecology, environment, gardening, Il Giardino della Valle, Music, nature, Nonna Pupa, public spirit, volunteering
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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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The Como Companion 