Category Archives: Walks

Ossuccio to Lenno: Up and Down the Perlana Valley

Posted on February 25, 2020 by

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 →

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Poets’ Way: Como to Brunate

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

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 →

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Strada Regia: From Nesso to Lezzeno

Posted on October 25, 2019 by

Strada Regia: From Nesso to Lezzeno. This walk represents the final stage in the Strada Regia’s route from Como to Bellagio and can be divided into four sections according to different terrains. Continue reading →

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Argegno to Argegno: Up and Down the Telo Valley

Posted on August 15, 2019 by

Argegno to Argegno: Up and Down the Telo Valley – an excursion up the Telo Valley offers opportunities to appreciate both art and nature while passing through the medieval centres of a variety of mountain villages. Continue reading →

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Torno Circuit: Piazzaga and Monte Piatto

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Torno Circuit – if I was to plan a walking holiday around Lake Como, Torno would be one of my favoured bases, from where this walk takes you above the Villa Pliniana to Piazzaga and Montepiatto and on to Brunate or Molina. Continue reading →

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Climbing Monte Bisbino – Como’s Local Mountain

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

Climbing Monte Bisbino – Como’s Local Mountain with a rifugio, sanctuary and First World War defences on its summit. Continue reading →

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Brienno’s Botanic Path – Sentiero Botanico

Posted on January 29, 2019 by

Brienno’s Botanic Path – Sentiero Botanico. A stiff uphill climb along the old migration path to summer pastures and on to Posa and Schignano for carnival or he Sentiero delle Espressioni Continue reading →

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Walking the Greenway and the Antica Via Regina

Posted on August 18, 2018 by

Walking the Greenway and the Antica Via Regina. From Griante to Colonno on part of a medieval super-highway. Continue reading →

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Strada Regia: From Pognana to Nesso (and back)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by

Strada Regia: From Pognana to Nesso (and back). Ancient terraces, woods, medieval villages with Romanesque churches and iconic lakeside locations – this tract of the Strada Regia has it all. Continue reading →

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Parco Spino Verde: Walking the Border back to Como

Posted on May 20, 2018 by

Parco Spino Verde: Walking the Border back to Como. Above Pare, Cavallasca and San Fermo returning to Como down the Valfresca. Continue reading →

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