https://comocompanion.com/community/boat-hire-and-water-taxis/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/taxi-boat-lake-como.jpgtaxi boat lake comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/wellcomo-prova3_bn.pngWellComo-prova3_bnhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/vaba-boats.jpgvaba boatshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/logo_nautica.pnglogo_nauticahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/boston-lake-tour-logo.jpgBoston lake tour logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/como-yachting-logo.jpgcomo yachting logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/newton-logo.webpnewton logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/wave-boat-logo.pngwave boat logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/medeghino-logo.jpgmedeghino logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cantiere-mostes-logo-1.pngcantiere mostes logo2026-03-23T08:30:29+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2026/01/30/escaping-the-holocaust-via-switzerland/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/heinrich-rothmund.jpgS.M. Albert I Roi des Belges, Adel Belgien, PortraitARV946773 S.M. Albert I Roi des Belges, Adel Belgien, Portrait; Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/table.pngtableData courtesy of https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/chart-jews-accepted-and-rejected.pngchart Jews accepted and rejectedhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/camponovo_renata_ritratto-1-1.jpgcamponovo_renata_ritratto-1-1Tullio Camponovo's daughter, Renata Camponovohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/pedrinate.jpgPedrinatePedrinatehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/swiss-map.pngSwiss mapThe data quoted in this article originates from records kept within the Mendrisio Customs area at tthe base of the map.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/erwin-naef.pngerwin naefLieutenant Erwin Naef on the left https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/wolff-and-voetterl-at-voetterls-chalet.pngWolff and Voetterl at Voetterl's ChaletEx-SS Captain Josef Voetterl on left and SS Supremo in Italy Karl Wolff photographed in Voetterl's home in Argentina in the 1970s.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image.pngimage2026-01-30T17:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2026/01/15/comos-sepulchral-art-the-city-of-the-dead/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/pelican.jpgpelicanA pelican as symbol of self sacrifice and resurrectionhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/pelican-2.jpgpelican 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/collina-1.jpgcollina 1Giuliano Collina's second memorial in the cemetery in Chapel number 37 created in 1996 and dedicated to the Pozzi family.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/collina-2.jpgcollina 2Giuliano Collina's two angels in Campo C created in 1998 in a memorial for the Foiadelli family.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/terragni-chapels.jpgTerragni chapelsThe Terragni chapels showing the interplay of concave and convex forms - examples of sepulchral rationalism.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/frigerio.jpgfrigerioDetail of the mosaic in the lunette of the Cattaneo memorial.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/frigerio-2.jpgfrigerio 2Federico Frigerio's design of Chapel number 28 completed in 1928 for the Cattaneo family.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/tavani-cemetery.jpgtavani cemeteryGiuseppe Tavani's memorial in Campo E.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/tavani-hotel-palace.jpgTavani Hotel PalaceThe sculpture of Paolo and Francesca in the gardens of the Hotel Palace by Giovanni Tavani.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/galli-longatti.jpgGalli LongattiAldo Galli's memorial for the Longatti family created in 1970.2026-01-30T18:28:11+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2025/10/14/federico-frigerio-the-face-of-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1040147.jpg1040147Tempio Voltiano, designed by Federico Frigerio and constructed from 1925 to 1928https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1040145.jpg1040145https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1040144.jpg1040144The doorway to the home of Federico Frigerio in Via https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1040140-1.jpg1040140Volta's tomb in Camnago Volta. Designed kikn 1831 by Melchiorre Nosettihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1040133.jpg1040133https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1040130.jpg1040130https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1040128.jpg1040128Staicase inside the ex-Banca Commerciale Italianahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/caffe-bottegone-detail.jpgcaffe bottegone detailCaffè Bottegone - the arches of the portico provide continuity whilst the Liberty styling above showed modernity and innovatuion.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/caffe-bottegone-entire.jpgcaffe bottegone entireCaffè Bottegone, now the Cafè Di Pietrohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1040126.jpg1040126Ex-Banca Commerciale Italiana in Piazza Duomo2025-10-15T16:26:39+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2025/06/23/comos-twin-tailed-mermaids/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/moltrasio-melusina.jpegmoltrasio melusinaThe Moltrasio version of the Melusina mythhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/sotoportego-dei-preti.jpgSotoportego dei PretiOrio and Melusina lived in Sotoportego dei Preti in Venice. Touching the heart-shaped stone above the entrance is said to bring good luck.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/melusine-collage.pngmelusine collageThe Melusine myth has intrigued musicians and authors throughout the centuries https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/richard_coeurdelion_g.jpgRichard_coeurdelion_ghttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/melusine-3.jpegMelusine 3https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/melusinediscovered-1.jpgMelusinediscovered (1)https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/juliushubner_melusine-1844.jpgJuliusHubner_Melusine 1844Melusine depicted by Julius Hubner, 1844. Here we see Raymond spying on Melusine on a Saturday when she was transformed into a mermaid.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/starbucks-collection.pngstarbucks collectionTop left, the original 1971 logo. Top right, 1987 version. Bottom right, 1992. Bottom left, present day.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimitero-group.pngcimitero groupMelusina in the Cimitero Monumentalehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/san-fedele-2.jpgsan fedele 2Melusina on the keystone above the doorway to Basilica San Fedele on Via Vittorio Emanuele.2025-06-24T08:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2025/05/21/beyond-the-city-walls-via-milano/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/old-via-milano.jpgold via milano@Comocomera, 19th century view looking north towards the city centre from outside SAn Bartolomeohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/top-end-of-via-milano-1.jpgoplus_32oplus_32https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/anello-del-miracolo-2-.jpgoplus_1024The Anello del Miracolo attached to a pillar on the outside of San Bartolomeo. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/anello-del-miracolo.jpgoplus_1056Mural within the court of the San Bartolomeo Church depicting the scene of the Anello del Miracolo. The scene is looking south across the bridge crossing the River Cosia with the Convent of Santa Clara on the right (no longer present) and the demolished church of Saint Protasio in the distance. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/jollof-lake-como.jpgJollof lake ComoJollof Lake Como, run by Linda offering Nigerian and West African cuisine.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/koi-ramen.jpgkoi ramenAdvice at Koi Ramen on how to put together your ramen dish.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ristorante-paradise.jpgoplus_0Ristorante Pizzeria Paradise - not pretty but economicalhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/zio-ghelfi.jpgoplus_1024Zio Ghelfi, old style clothing shop alongside Tessabit.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/interior-trani-caffe.jpgoplus_32Interior of the Trani Caffé specialising ikn products from Pugliahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cappelleria-rossini.webpCappelleria RossiniThe interior of the Cappelleria Rossini - a shop founded in 1897 and entirely dedicated to the sale of hats.2025-05-21T13:54:19+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2025/04/23/garibaldi-the-battle-of-san-fermo-and-his-como-bride/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/chapel-and-gardens-villa-raimondi-1.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAChapel and gardens in Fino Mornascohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/giuseppina-raimondi-lapside.jpgThe plaque honouring the life of Giuseppina Raimondi at Birago. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/gigi-caroli.jpggigi carolihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/garibaldi-and-francesca.jpgGaribaldi and FrancescaGiuseppe Garibaldi and Francesca Armosino, his third wife.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/gigio-caroli.webpgigio caroliLuigi Caroli, Giuseppina's actual lovehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/villa-raimondi-fino.jpgvilla raimondi finoThe Villa Raimondi in Fino Mornascohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/unknown_artist_-_portrait_of_gigio_caroli_lover_of_giuseppina_raimondi_second_wife_of_giuseppe_ga_-_meisterdrucke-1021560.jpgUnknown_artist_-_Portrait_of_Gigio_Caroli_lover_of_Giuseppina_Raimondi_second_wife_of_Giuseppe_Ga_-_(MeisterDrucke-1021560)https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/villa-birago.jpgVilla BiragoThe Villa Raimondi in Birago where Giuseppina went to live her last years.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/gardens-villa-raimondi-gironico.jpgGardens Villa Raimondi GironicoThe gardens of the Villa Raimondi in Gironico. Giuseppina came to live here on her return to Comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/villa-raimondi-minoprio.jpgVilla Raimondi MinoprioThe Villa Raimondi in Minoprio where Giuseppina married Lodovico Mancini 2025-04-23T16:25:47+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2025/03/21/lake-como-and-the-grand-tour/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/congresso-dei-fisici-1927.jpgcongresso dei fisici 1927The gathering of Nobel prizewinnners and physicists at the 1927 Congresso dei Fisici wgich Einstein did not attend in opposition to the fascist regime.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/img20241213103428.jpgoplus_2Como, 1850 Engraving by Giuseppe Elenahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/img20241213114319.jpgoplus_21724, Print of Como by engraver Johann Leopold from a design by Friedrich Wernerhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cernobbio-vineyard.jpgcernobbio vineyardCernobbio's vineyard. One of the few remaining vineyards near to Como. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/via-francigena-renana.jpegvia francigena renanaAvailable on Amazon.ithttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sophia_hawthorne_-_villa_menaggio_lago_di_como_1839e2809340.jpgSophia_Hawthorne_-_Villa_Menaggio,_Lago_di_Como_(1839–40)Sophia Hawthorne, Villa Menaggio 1840https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sophia-hawthorne-tremezzina.jpgSophia Hawthorne TremezzinaIsola Comacina by Sophia Hawthorne, 1839. Note her fanciful edition of a Roman temple in Sala Comacinahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/villapliniana_1.webpVillaPliniana_1Villa Pliniana, now a luxury hotelhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/como-samuel-prout-1839.jpgoplus_2Como engraved by Samuel Prout 1839https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/img20241213103128.jpgPanorama of Lake Como,Panorama of the Como leg of Lake Como, ca 18502025-11-05T15:25:59+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2025/02/15/moltrasios-stone-and-its-ecomuseo/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/modern-moltrasio.jpgoplus_2The flower beds at the side of the Broletto in Como are lined with Moltrasio stone quarried in Careno by Gandola Srl. They use modern techniques of extraction and finish to meet a variety of needs.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/poster.jpgposterPoster advertising one of the presentations organised by the Ecomuseo di Sasso di Moltrasio https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/terracing.jpgterracingVolunteers from Miledù working on dry stone walls.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/uboldi.jpgoplus_34Print by Gian Luigi Uboldi featuring the city's main structures of architectural interest. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/via-vitani.jpgoplus_34Via Vitani, the only remaining part of the medieval quarter known as Cortisella with villas in Moltrasio stone and one dressed in corresponding shades of Musso and Varenna marble.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1080px-parco_delle_gole_della_breggia_motrasio-kalk_mit_bruch1-1.jpgParco_delle_Gole_della_Breggia_Motrasio-Kalk_mit_Bruch1 (1)Strata of Moltrasio stone over the border in the Parco delle Gole della Breggiahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/moltrasio6-e1739630790864.jpgmoltrasio6Moltrasio dreamhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/odescalchi.jpgDoorway to the villa opposite the Prefettura on Via Volta showing the use of black and white keystones around the entrance way, rendering on the walls and Moltrasio stone underneath.2025-02-17T16:29:05+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2025/01/29/escaping-the-holocaust-hiding-from-home-in-varese/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/walter_rauff.pngWalter_RauffWalter Rauff, SS Commander of North West Italy, fled to Chille where attempts to extradite him to face trial for war crimes failed. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/heraldic-crest-de-daninos.jpgheraldic crest de daninosHeraldic crest of the De Daninos family,https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sacro-monte.jpgsacro monteAlessandro's place of refuge was Villa Pavia in Induno Olona which had Varese's Sacro Monte and Campo dei Fiori in the background.2025-01-31T08:21:52+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/12/17/saint-barbara-at-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/788px-rafael_-_madonna_sixtina_gemaldegalerie_alter_meister_dresden_1513-14._oleo_sobre_lienzo_265_x_196_cm.jpg788px-RAFAEL_-_Madonna_Sixtina_(Gemäldegalerie_Alter_Meister,_Dresden,_1513-14._Óleo_sobre_lienzo,_265_x_196_cm)The Sistine Madonna by Raphael with Saint Barbara looking down on the now-famous putti. She is shown with the corner of a tower seen behind her. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/st-barbara.webpst-barbaraImage from the Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps who adopted Barabara as ttheir patron saint. This image includes a sword as used for her exdedcution and a book under the golden chalice to commemorate her love of learning.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/saint-barbara-detail.jpgoplus_34Detail of the painting of Saint Barbara showing the Porta Torre with its third window on the top storey.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/medallion-santa-barbara.webpmedallion santa barbaraMedallion depicting Saint Barbara with the two symbols of martyrdom - the palm frond and the crown.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sentry-box.jpgSentry boxThe Sentry Box at the Polveriera is the only remaining evidence of its former use as a military establishment.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/la-polveriera.jpgla polverieraThe Polveriera (Munitions Factory) located safely away from habitation outside of Albate in the Valbasca. It was bombed in 1944 but has subsequently been restored as a bar and café open at weekends.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/stained-glass-san-giuseppe.jpgStained glass San GiuseppeThe church of San Giuseppe was built from 1963-5. It contains some interesting modern stained glass.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/vescovo-vigili-del-fuoco-comandante-1024x576-1.jpgvescovo-vigili-del-fuoco-comandante-1024x576Cardinal Oscar Cantoni in the company of the Commander of the Como Vigili del Fuoco, Antonio Pugliano at the service in the Church of San Giuseppe on 4th December commemorating the Fire Service and Saint Barbara.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/venice_naval_standard_of_the_venetian_navy_with_saint_barbara_-_museo_correr.jpg(Venice) Naval standard of the Venetian navy with Saint Barbara - Museo CorrerNaval standard of the Venetian navy with Saint Barbara.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/saint_barbara._etching._wellcome_v0031659.jpgSaint_Barbara._Etching._Wellcome_V0031659An etching made of the unfinished image of Saint Barbara by Jan van Eyck, 1437. It shows her in front of the tower being built by her father to imprison her to keep her away from unwanted suitors.2024-12-17T15:16:23+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/12/06/comos-christmas-spirits/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ice-skating.jpgoplus_2Ice skating in Piazza Cavourhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/nero-di-como-image.webpnero di como imageThe anonymous bon viveur sampling his concoction https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/nero-di-como.webpnero di comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/amaro-seta.jpgamaro-setaAmaro Seta with its silk foulard, inspired by Como's historical local industryhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/gustose.webpGustosèGustosè on Via Rusconi stock local products including Rivo Gin and Amaro Seta as well as selling various liquors from the barrel https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/gustose-bottles.webpGustose bottleshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rivo-and-sloe-gin.pngrivo-and-sloe-ginRivo Foraged Gin and Rivo Sloe Ginhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/talking-trees.jpgtalking treesThe talking and singing trees in the gardens of Villa Erba Christmas 2023.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/talking_tree_assistenza_v02.jpgtalking_tree_assistenza_v02https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/porta-torre.jpgporta torreThe carousel below the Porta Torre2024-12-06T14:19:41+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/11/20/comos-hidden-gems-palazzo-rusca-palazzo-olginati-rovelli-and-palazzo-vietti-rovelli/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/putti.jpgputtiPutti in the Sala Bianchihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/group-photo-olginati-rovelli.jpggroup photo Olginati RovelliMembers of the Como International Club in the Water Room on a guided tour of the Palazzo Olginati Rovelli in the company of Prof. Tizziano Ramagnano and the FAIhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/garibaldi-giuseppina-770x480-1.jpggaribaldi-giuseppina-770x480Early photograph of Giuseppina Raimondi and Garibaldihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/garibaldi-2.jpeggaribaldi 2The decorated ceiling of the bedroom in the Palazzo Olginati Rovelli at No. 56, Piazza Volta where Garibaldi spent the night on April 27th 1859 after the successful Battle of San Fermohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/garibaldi-1.jpeggaribaldi 1The decorated ceiling to Garibaldi's antechamberhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/salvatore-3.jpegsalvatore 3Cleopatra bitten by an asphttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/salvatore-2.jpegsalvatore 2Dido viewing the departure of Aeneas https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/salvatore-1.jpegsalvatore 1Perseus freeing Andromeda chained to a rockhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/olginati-family.webpolginati familyThe Olginati family in the 17th centuryhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/vietti-rovelli-4.jpgoplus_2Palazzo Vietti Olginati, the Water Room fresco attributed to Pietro Bianchi2024-11-20T15:37:53+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/10/22/lake-pusiano-cypresses-and-wallabies/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/segantini.webpsegantini'Ave Maria a trasbordo', Giovanni Segantini 1886. Segantini moved from Milan to Pusiano in 1881. One of his best known pictures is this depiction of a lucia loaded with sheep on Lake Pusiano with the village of Bosisio Parini in the background. The painting now hangs in the Segantini Museum, Saint Moritz.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tree-house.jpgtree houseGerolamo Gavazzi had this tree house built overlooking the lake for the pleasure of his familyhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wallaby.jpgWALLABYWallabies are related to kangaroos but are much smaller and less aggressive.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/crane.jpgcraneA pair of African Crowned Cranes patrol the islandhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/isola.jpgisolaIsola dei Cipressihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/palazzo-carpani-beauharnais-pusiano.jpgPalazzo-Carpani-Beauharnais-PusianoPalazzo Carpani in Pusiano - originally built in 1688 by Bartolomeo Carpani and once the summer home of Prince Beauharnais.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pusiano-mirror.jpgpusiano mirrorLake Pusiano, the Pearl of Brianzahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/eugenebeau.jpgEugeneBeauPrince Eugene of Beauharnais, Duke Leuchtenbergh and Prince of Eichstadt, Napoleon's stepson and Viceroy of Italy from 1805 to 1814.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/isola-dei-cipressi.jpgIsola-dei-CipressiThe oval shaped Isola dei Cipressi with its 130 cypress trees and abundant wildlife.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/fishing.jpgfishing2024-10-22T15:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/10/05/lake-como-and-leonardos-mona-lisa/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/000_foglio-911_atlanticobis-1024x714-1.jpg000_foglio-911_atlanticobis-1024x714A page from Leonardo's monumental Codice Atlantico showing notes on improvements to the navigability of the River Adda.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cartina-ecomuseo-grafica-emilia-penati-724x1024-1.jpgCartina-Ecomuseo-grafica-Emilia-Penati-724x1024Some of the attractions to be found along the cycle path following the banks of the River Adda.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/lucia.jpgluciaLucia Mondella, the heroine from Lecco from Alessandro Manzoni's 'The Betroved' (I Promessi Sposi)https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/isabella-daragona1.jpgisabella-daragona1Isabella D'Aragona Sforzahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/isabella_of_aragon.jpegIsabella_of_AragonThe Virgin and Child, presumed to be Artist: Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio Date made: probably about 1493-9 Source: http://www.nationalgalleryimages.co.uk/ Contact: picture.library@nationalgallery.co.uk Copyright © The National Gallery, Londonhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/doppia-monnalisa.jpgDoppia-MonnalisaLeonardo's 'Mona Lisa' on the left alongside Francesco Melzi's version entitled ' Ritratta di Dama' on display in Madrid's Prado Galleryhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/leonardo_da_vinci_-_vergine_delle_rocce_louvre.jpgLeonardo_Da_Vinci_-_Vergine_delle_Rocce_(Louvre)Leonarda Da Vinci's 'Virgin of the Rocks' held in the Louvre.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/lom13g1-monnalisa.jpgLOM13G1-MonnalisaIdentifying the geological features which locate the background to the picture in the valley of the River Adda and on the Lecco leg of Lake Comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/monnalisa2-k2tf-u433406666798772he-1224x91640corriere-web-milano.jpegmonnalisa2-k2TF-U433406666798772HE-1224x916@Corriere-Web-MilanoThe 'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo Da Vinci on display in the Louvre. 2024-10-05T14:08:14+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/09/11/fatal-accident-on-lake-como-the-soldiers-story/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/breva-by-cranchi-1933.jpegBreva by Cranchi 1933The 'Breva' motor launch built in 1933 by Cantiere Cranchi on Lake Como would have been similar to the boat owned by Captain Coffin.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/strega-1940-high-resolution-digitally-enhanced-marcello-dudovich.jpgstrega-1940--high-resolution-digitally-enhanced-marcello-dudovichContemporary advertising for 'Strega' (Italian for witch) - the drink favoured by the British Officers on their night out.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/storm.jpgLightning strikes at night in Lake Como, as seen from VarennaLightning strikes at night in Lake Como, as seen from Varennahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/hotel-imperiale.jpgHotel ImperialeThe Hotel Imperiale in Moltrasiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/villa-roccabruna-istituzionale-low.jpgVilla-Roccabruna-istituzionale-lowThe Villa Rocca Bruna, subsequently the Hotel Casta Diva and now known without reference to its history as the Mandarin Oriental.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/medloc-1.jpgmedloc 1The Medloc Storyhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/excelsior.jpgExcelsiorThe Excelsior Gallia, Milan. Now part of the Marriott Group.2025-03-23T10:05:23+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/08/16/lake-comos-prizewinning-olive-oil/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/roveglio-1.jpgrovegliohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/roveglio.jpgrovegliohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/perfect-pruning.jpgperfect pruningMany of the trees on the Roveglio estate are over one hundred years old. This one shows thee results of perfect pruning over the years.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/01_olive_fruit_fly.webp01_olive_fruit_flyOlive Fruit Flyhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rogna.jpgrognaOlive Knot Disease results in the development of cancerous knots around the lesions on damaged branches. The disease's bacteria live in these knots and can be easily spread from tree to tree unless defensive measures are taken.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/hail-damage.jpghail damageHail damages the tender bark on the olive tree's branches which then allows the Olive Knot virus to establish itself.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ecologu.jpgecologuRoveglio produces 'Mille Fiori' flavoured honey from bees gathering pollen from the many wild flowers on the estate.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/campo-basso-and-lenno.jpgcampo basso and LennoThe estate's Campo Basso produces oil with the DOP (Denominazione di Origine Protetta) accreditation.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/mama.jpgmama'Mama' is over 300 years old and she is the source for the cloning from ancient stock that is now used for all the saplings now being planted to increase the azienda's oil production.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/new-trees-campo-alto.jpgnew trees campo altoSome of the younger trees planted by Paul in the Campo Alto. Note the meadow in the foreground rich in wild flowers due to the lack of chemical treatment.2024-08-16T13:21:55+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/07/17/comos-olympic-rowers-past-and-present/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/rocek-e-pelacchi-con-fraquelli-1-420x354-2.jpegrocek-e-pelacchi-con-fraquelli-1-420x354Aisha Rocek, Stefano Fraquelli and Giorgia Pelacchihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/io-sono-filippo.jpgIo Sono Filippohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ali_scheda.jpgali_schedaWorld Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24, Chituru Ali (ITA) in 60 m | 1-3 March 2024 | Glasgow (SCO) Emirates Arena | Foto: Francesca Grana/FIDALhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/vasca-voga.jpgoplus_2The image of Giuseppe Sinigaglia in front of the athletes practising in the 'Vasca Voga' at Como's Canottieri Lario on Viale Puecher.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sinigaglia.jpgoplus_0Memorial to Giuseppe Sinigaglia on the wall of the Stadio Sinigagliahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/filippo-mondelli.jpgfilippo mondelliFilippo Mondelli, brother of Elisa - Filippo died tragically young in 2021. A fund in his honour to finance research into bone cancer has been created called 'Io Sono Filippo'https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leo-e-jacopo.webpleo e jacopoLeonardo Bernasconi, President of Canottieri Lario and Jacopo Frigeriohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/rocek-e-pelacchi-con-fraquelli-1-420x354-1.jpegrocek-e-pelacchi-con-fraquelli-1-420x354Aisha Rocek, Stefano Fraquelli and Giorgia Pelacchihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tndsc_1003-claudia-wurzel-sara-bertolasi-1.jpgtnDSC_1003-Claudia-Wurzel-Sara-Bertolasi-1Sara Bertolasi and Claudia Wurzelhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-5-8-768x1024-1.jpgimage-5-8-768x1024Leonardo Bernasconi looking over the cake at a recent event at the historic club house of the Canottieri Lario celebrating the success of the club's athletes in gaining their places at the 2024 Paris Olympics.2024-07-17T09:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/05/14/fables-legends-and-folkore-a-walk-to-the-devil-of-blevio-and-other-erratics/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/torno-from-via-per-rasina-1.jpgTorno from Via per Rasina 1View down on to Torno from the Via per Rasinahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/walk-profile.pngwalk-profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/view-monte-piatto.jpgView Monte PiattoLake Como looking north from the terrace of the church in Monte Piatto.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/pietra-pendula.jpgpietra pendulaThe Pietra Pendula with the initials P.P. carved The Pietra Pendula with the carved initials P.P. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sasso-del-lupo.jpgSasso del lupoThe Sasso del Lupo hanging over the path to Monte Piattohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/view-south-from-cappellina.jpgview south from CappellinaLake Como viewing south from the Cappellina Montehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/pietra-nairola.jpgPietra Nairolahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cappellina.jpgcappellinaThe Cappellina Montehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mediaeval-blevio.jpgMediaeval BlevioMediaeval Bleviohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/map-blevio-erratici.pngmap Blevio ErraticiRoute of the circular walk starting from the Cappellina del Tue in Perlasca, on the southern edge of Torno.2024-07-16T20:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/06/23/comos-nostalgia-for-wash-houses/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/albate.jpgalbateThe renovated lavatoio in Albatehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/moltrasio.jpgmoltrasioThe renovated lavatoio in Moltrasio https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/lora.jpgloraThe unrestored lavatoio in the Como district of Lorahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/olzino.jpgOlzinoThe plaque marking the restoration of the lavatoio in the district of Olzino in Cernobbio paid for with contributions fom the Fondazione Banca Dei Monti di Lombardiahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/garzola-1.jpgGarzola 1The lavatoio in Garzola below the San Donato Sanctuaryhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/camnago-volta.jpgcamnago voltaThe single basin lavatoio in Camnago Voltahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/01-gennaio-vicolo-dei-lavandai-scaled-1.webp01-gennaio-VICOLO-DEI-LAVANDAI-scaledThe lavatoio in the Vicolo dei Lavandai in Milan.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/molina.jpgmolinaThe lavatoio in Molina, Faggeto Lariohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cernobbio-2.jpgcernobbio 2The renovated lavatoio in Cernobbio with pre-fabricated basins, and the unusual addition of a religious shrine.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/800px-fountain_snow_hill_samuel_gurney.jpg800px-Fountain_Snow_Hill_Samuel_Gurney.2024-06-23T22:45:54+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/culture-2/culture/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/logo-home.jpglogo-homehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/blues-to-bop.jpgBlues to Bop2024-06-21T15:00:11+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2024/06/01/como-1907-the-mouse-and-the-lake/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/merchandising-shop.jpgmerchandising shopForza Como!https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/como-bag-publicity.webpcomo bag publicityThe Lake Como fantasy entrapped within the Como bag.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/how-many-disney-parks-are-there-hero.jpghow-many-disney-parks-are-there-heroMickey Mouse in Disneylandhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/curva-del-como.jpgCurva-del-ComoLocal fans organised in the 'curva' to celebrate their team's promotion. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/stadio-entrance.jpgstadio entranceThe Stadio Sinigallia requires updating and enlargement to cater for the crowds expected to attend Serie A matches. Sent Entertainment are ready to submit their plans for this to the Como Municipality in the near future. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/football-shirt.jpgfootball shirtThe team's shirt with the lake-inspired design by Golnaz Jebellihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/leukemia-charity.webpleukemia charityhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ester-negretti.jpgComoEster Negretti is a local artist with a studio on Via BorgoVico. One of her favourite subjects is Lake Como. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/vitrum.jpgvitrumGalleria Como is the concept store partnered with Como 1907 and owned by couturier Didit Hediprasetyo https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/464px-logo_como_1907_2019.png464px-Logo_Como_1907_2019Como 1907's logo. The club was established back in 1907 by a group of partners from the Canottieri Lario.2024-06-01T16:02:58+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/culture-2/exhibition-venues/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/g-art-encamilla-moresi-768x512-1.jpgG ART ENCamilla-Moresi-768x512https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ex-tinto-stamperia.jpgex tinto stamperiahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sala-bianca.jpgSala Bianca2024-05-24T16:32:57+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2024/05/07/an-american-in-venice-via-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/vogalonga-1.jpgvogalonga-1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sant-abbondio.webpsant abbondioVisual storytelling, episodic illustration and graphical framing - as in these 14th century frescoes decorating the apse of Como's Basilica di Sant Abbondio. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/02_hako-hankson_days-of-celebration_acrylic-and-indian-ink-on-canvas-200-x-200-cm_courtesy-of-the-artist-primo-marella-gallery-copia-1.jpg02_Hako-Hankson_Days-of-celebration_Acrylic-and-Indian-Ink-on-canvas-200-x-200-cm_Courtesy-of-the-artist-Primo-Marella-Gallery-copia-1Hako Hankson, Days of celebration. Acrylic and Indian Ink on canvas 200 x 200cm. Courtesy of the artist Primo Marella Galleryhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/img-20240505-wa0005.jpgimg-20240505-wa0005'Frames of Reference' by Sonja Christoph as it is displayed in the Cameroon Pavilion at Palazzo Donà dalle Rose.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/img-20240505-wa0001.jpgimg-20240505-wa0001Sonja at the Opening Ceremony of the Cameroon Pavilion in the Palazzo Donà dalle Rose, Venice.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/img-20240416-wa0000.jpgimg-20240416-wa0000'Frames of Reference' by Sonja Christoph, 2024https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/img-20240505-wa0000.jpgimg-20240505-wa0000Alessandro delivering 'Frames of Reference' from Como to the Biennale. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/img-20240505-wa0004.jpgimg-20240505-wa0004Sonja and Alessandro at the Pavilion's Opening Ceremony held in the Palazzo Donà dalle Rosehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/artwork-detail.jpgartwork detailThe bottom right hand corner with the three inner frames spiralling inwards.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/biennale-arte-24-banner2.jpgbiennale-arte-24-banner22024-05-07T13:08:43+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/04/28/swimming-in-lake-como-2024/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/scoring-table.pngscoring tablehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ossuccio-lido.jpgOssuccio LidoThe lido at Ossuccio. This is a delightful setting and the water is within acceptable bacterial limits but it does come at the bottom of our crude system of ranking.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/winners-table.pngwinners tablehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/punta-spartivento.jpgpunta spartiventoThe beach at the tip of Bellagio is the cleanest on the Como leg of the lake.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/como-swimming-club.jpgcomo swimming clubComo Nuoto used to organise a competitive swimming race across the lake. Let's hope it is reinstated now that the fate of the swimming club is more secure.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/portale-acque.pngportale acqueGo to portaleacque.salute.gov.it to access the latest data on the level of bacteria in water sampled from Lake Como's beaches https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/traversata-lago-di-como-1.webptraversata-lago-di-como-1Each year, towards the end of June, there is a mass swim across the lake from Torno to Moltrasio organised by Moltrasio's Rowing Club.2024-04-28T13:47:52+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/04/01/como-tourism-post-covid/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/christmas.jpgoplus_34Christmas in Como is atmospheric. The days are ususually dry but the climate is not so favourable in early spring and late autumn.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cormorants.jpgoplus_34Climate change is encouraging the lake's cormorants to stay on over the winter months but will 'deseasonalising' also work for foreign visitors?https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sustainability.jpgoplus_34The bus fleet may well boast latest full electric members presented in front of the Tempio Voltiano (the father of electricity) but the narrow roads present an insurmountable challenge to increasing passenger volumes.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/gum-shopping-mall.jpgGUM Shopping Mallhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/lake-lunatics.jpglake lunaticsCalm and tranquillity at risk from displays of excessive exuberance!https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/international.jpgoplus_34Breakfast 'alla americana' in Como's Piazza Cavour.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/winter-charm.jpgoplus_34The lake retains its charms over the usually dry and sunny days of mid winter.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/overnight-stays-in-lombardy.pngOvernight stays in LombardyTable A (top) shows numbers of domestic visitors to Lombardy in 2019 (dark blue) and 2020 (light blue). Table B shows numbers for foreign visitors.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/lake-charms.jpglake charmsThe charm and beauty of Lake Como, from Careno2024-04-01T23:09:55+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/02/28/como-and-henrys-turbulent-priest/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ghibs-and-guelphs-1.jpgghibs and guelphs (1)The crest of Guelph cities supporting the Papacy such as Milan (on the left) have a red cross on a white background while those of Ghibelline cities such as Como (on the right) reverse the colours to show a white cross on a red background.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/becket-san-giorgio.jpgBecket San GiorgioFresco depicting Thomas a Becket in the Basilica di San Giorgio in Borgo Vico, Como. The fresco is attributed to the Recchi brothers.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sens-chasuble.jpgSens Chasublehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/becket_1964_british_quad_original_film_art_5000x.webpbecket_1964_british_quad_original_film_art_5000xPoster of the 1964 film 'Becket' starring Peter O'Toole and Richard Burtonhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/reliquary-san-giorgio.jpgreliquary san giorgioThe Reliquary housed in the sacristy of the Basilica di San Giorgio in Borgo Vico. It contains the mandible of Saint Thomas a Beckethttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/mosaico-di-san-tommaso-cantuariense-nel-duomo-di-monreale.jpgMosaico di San Tommaso Cantuariense nel Duomo di MonrealeMosaic depiction of Saint Thomas a Becket in the Duomo of Monreale.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/marsala-church.jpegMarsala churchhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/becket-aquilela.jpgBecket aquilelaThis bas-relief sculpture depicts Christ sat in the middle with Saint Peter on his right and Saint Thomas a Becket on his left. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/becket-relic-image-the-dean-feb2020-20200225155501335_web.jpgbecket-relic-image-the-dean-feb2020-20200225155501335_webThe reliquary housing the tunicle said to have been worn by Thomas a Becket at the time of his assassination. It is housed in the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/becket-fresco-in-spoleto.jpgbecket fresco in SpoletoThis fresco is in the Church of Saint John and Saint Paul in Spoleto. It depicts the murder of Thomas a Becket and is said to date back to the 13th century. 2024-02-28T14:21:02+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/01/31/como-to-auschwitz-on-convoy-8/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/anpi-wreath-1.jpgoplus_34Wreath at the Memorial to Resistance in Como laid by ANPI - the National Association of Italian Partisans. Up to 2000 young Jews joined the Italian partisans, predominantly choosing Brigades of Giustizia e Liberta or the Garibaldini. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/emilia-levy-book-cover.webpemilia levy book coverCover of a picture book recounting the journey of the 5 year old Emilia Levi arrested with her mother and father in Como and transported along with the author Primo Levi to Auschwitz on Convoy 8.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/olga-letter-1.jpgOlga letter (1)Letter written by Olga Fleischer to Luisa Colombo from Fossoli detention camp. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/luisa-colombo.jpgLEAD Technologies Inc. V1.01Luisa Colombo, the 18 year old Red Cross nurse who befriended and sought to help a number of detainees at the Monte Santo prisonhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/margherita-luzzatto-and-michelangelo-boehm.jpegMargherita Luzzatto and Michelangelo BoehmMargherita Luzzatto and Michelangelo Boehm. Photo courtesy of CDEChttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/aldo-levi-e-elena-viterbo.jpegAldo Levi e Elena ViterboAldo Levi and his wife, Elena Viterbohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/franco-bassani.jpegFranco BassaniFranco Bassani (Number 7). Photo courtesy of CDEChttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/enrichetta-gentilli.jpegEnrichetta GentilliEnrichetta Gentilli,https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jolanda-de-benedetti.jpegJolanda De BenedettiA card seeking information on the whereabouts of Jolanda De Benedetti. She had been killed immediately on arriving at Auschwitz on Convoy 8 accompanied by her husband.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/de-benedetti-family.jpegDe Benedetti familyThe De Benedetti family, photo courtesy of CDEC.2024-02-01T11:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2024/01/21/lake-como-in-fiction/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/kate-ross.jpgKate RossKate Ross, The Devil in Musichttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/once-night-falls.jpgOnce Night FallsRoland Merullo, Once Night Falls; available from Amazon and on Kindlehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/beneath-a-scarlet-sky.jpgBeneath a Scarlet SkyMark Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky; available from Amazon and on Kindlehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/honour-the-dead.jpgHonour the DeadJohn Anthony Miller, Honour the Dead; available from Amazon and on Kindlehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/shadows-on-the-lake.jpgShadows on the LakeCocco and Magella, Shadows on the Lakehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-lake-como-girls.jpgThe Lake Como GirlsE.Y. Chypchar, The Lake Como Girls; available from Amazon and on Kindlehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/paul-wright-beside-lake-como.jpgPaul Wright, Beside Lake ComoPaul Wright, Beside Lake Como with the cover illustration done by the author. It is available from Amazon and on Kindle.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/as-max-saw-it.jpgAs Max Saw ItLouis Begley, As Max Saw It; available from Amazon and on Kindlehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/hilary-boyd-the-affair.jpgHilary Boyd, The AffairHilary Boyd, The Affair; Available from Amazon and on Kindlehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/summer-at-the-lake.jpgSummer at the LakeErica James, Summer at the Lake,; available on Amazon and Kindle2024-07-04T16:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/12/01/wartime-occupation-of-cernobbio/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/villa-erba.jpgvilla erbaVilla Erba, requisitioned with its extensive park and gardens by the Armament Office of the Wehrmachthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sindaco-letter-jan-46.jpgsindaco letter Jan 46A letter from the Mayor of Cernobbio to the Prefect of the Province of Como outlining the continual number of requisitioned properties even by January 1947https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sept-6-1944-news-erport.jpgsept 6 1944 news erportNew York Times report dated September 6th 1944 based on intelligence provided by Italian partisans of a meeting held bt senior Nazi commanders at Villa Carminati.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/above-villa-deste.jpgabove villa desteA look down on the Villa D'Este in the foreground and the Villa Belinzaghi to the right with Como in the distance.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/bisbino.jpgbisbinoMonte Bisbino with Villa D'Este on the lakefront. The path up to Monte Bisbino was one of the most common routes for making a clandestine crossing over the border into Switzerland.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cernobbio.jpgcernobbiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/como-cernobbio.jpgcomo cernobbioComo in the foreground and Cernobbio on the left hand side of the lakehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nyt-aug-22-1944.pngNYT Aug 22 1944New York Times report dated 22nd August 1944 on the RSI decision to move many of its administrative offices to the area around Como and Cernobbio.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/villa-carminati.jpgVilla CarminatiVilla Carminati (formerly Villa Fargion)https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cernobbio-villa-locatelli.jpgCernobbio-Villa LocatelliThe lakefront at Cernobbio with Villa Belinzaghi (occupied by the RUK) to the right and Villa Belinzaghi Locatelli (occupied by the Frontier SS) closer to the San Vincenzo church.2025-12-02T17:21:46+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/11/11/twenty-english-artists-on-lake-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wonnacott-john.pngWonnacott JohnJohn Wonnacott. The Balcony, Lake Como, Early Morning. Oil on canvas, 91.5 x 122cm.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sabet-ania.pngSabet AniaAnia Sabet. Excelsis. Oil on canvas, 75.5 x 61cm.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/quill-sarah.pngQuill SarahSarah Quill. Statue of Artemis, Villa Balbianello. Black and white photograph, 35 x 20cm.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/orr-chris.pngOrr ChrisChris Orr. Dreams of Lake Como. Watercolour and pencil on paper, 46 x 108cm.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/norris-abigail.pngNorris AbigailAbigail Norris. Bello e Brutto 2023. Latex, polymer, nylon, animal wool, string, PVC MDF, forged steel bracket, 200 x 140 x 50cm.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/murdoch-nina.pngMurdoch NinaNina Murdoch. Sophia il Vento. Soft pastel and watercolour on panel, 94 x 75cm.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/miles-jonathan.pngMiles JonathanJonathan Miles. Ascent. Acrylic on canvas, 84.1 x 59.4cm.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mcinnes-ray.pngMcInnes RayRay McInnes. Bellagio. Acrylic on canvas, 90 x 40cm.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/levine-emma.pngLevine EmmaEmma Levine. Tree of Ascension. Lasercut paper with laser etching and entomology pins, 50 x 55cm.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chris-levine.pngChris LevineChris Levine. Divine Light at Lake Como. Screen print with diamond dust and luminescent ink, 80 x 60cm.2023-11-16T15:18:11+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/10/25/an-expatriates-life-on-lake-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/moltrasio-water.jpgMoltrasio waterMoltrasio is characterised as a village of stone and waterhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/an-italian-village-cover-1.jpgAn Italian Village coverThe second book in the trilogy describes life in Argegno where he and his wife finally settle.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/an-italian-home-cover-1.jpgAn Italian Home coverPaul's first book in his autobiographical trilogy describing life of an expatriate settling in Moltrasio on Lake Como. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bar-milanese.pngbar milaneseScreenshot from Google Maps showing an inveterate band of pensioners passing the time outside the Bar Milanese in Argegno. Most bars in Argegno do now seem to discourage this less profitable type of customer in favour of the ever increasing number of tourists.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/argegno-fountain.jpgargegno fountainThe fountain in Argegno's main piazza became a significant meeting point for Paul as he became acquainted with the band of pensioners who would gather there and in the adjacent bar most days of the week.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/pro-moltrasio.jpgpro moltrasiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/river-telo-argegno.jpgRiver Telo ArgegnoThe River Telo as in the painting by Paul Wright above with Argegno's famous Roman bridge https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/river-telo-watercolour.jpgriver Telo watercolourRiver Telo, watercolour by Paul Wright. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/morning-mist-over-the-lake.jpgmorning mist over the lakeMorning Mist Over the Lake, Paul Wrighthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/lake-village-watercolour.jpgLake Village watercolourA Lakeside Village, watercolour by Paul Wright2023-11-06T21:37:31+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/10/16/comos-hidden-gems-the-sala-recchi/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/villa-lambertenghi-gardens.jpgVilla Lambertenghi GardensThe gardens of the Palazzo Lambertenghihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/south-east-corner.jpgSouth East CornerSouth East Corner, Agriculturehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/south-west-corner.jpgsouth west cornerSouth West Corner, Commercehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/north-east-corner.jpgnorth east cornerNorth East Corner, Powerhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/north-west-corner.jpgnorth west cornerNorth West Corner, Waterhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/air.jpgAirWindhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/water.jpgWaterWaterhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/fire.jpgFireFirehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/earth.jpgEarthEarthhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/saturn-samedi.jpgSaturn SamediSaturn for 'samedi'2023-10-16T16:52:57+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/01/26/love-war-and-death-on-lake-como-the-tragic-end-of-gina-ruberti/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/imperialino.jpgimperialinoMoltrasio - Bar Ristorante Imperialinohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/bruno-e-gina.jpgBruno-e-Ginahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gina-funeral.jpggina funeralThe body of Gina Rubertihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lake-como-hotel-lobby-01-1.webplake-como-hotel-lobby-01Villa Roccabruna - the lobby of the Hotel Mandarin Oriental.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gina.jpegginaGina Rubertihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/galeazzocianoeddamussolini-1280x720-1-1240x698-1.pnggaleazzocianoeddamussolini-1280x720-1-1240x698Edda Mussolini and Count Galeazzo Cianohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gina-bruno-2.jpgCINEMA: BRUNO, L'EROICO FIGLIO DI MUSSOLINI E LA SUA GINAUna immagine di scena del film "Bruno e Gina" di Beppe Attene e Angelo Musciagna. ANSA/UFFICIO STAMPA ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTA' +++EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO SALES+++https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/villa-feltrinelli.jpgvilla feltrinelliVilla Feltrinelli in Gargnano on Lake Garda - the home of Mussolini and his family when reinstated by Hitler in 1943 as the leader of the Nazi occupied Northern Italy https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/time-balbo.jpgTime-BalboItalo Balbo. Bruno Mussolini emulated his hero's transatlantic crossing.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1918.mario_.sironi.new-man.-futurism-the-vintagent-.jpg1918.Mario_.Sironi.New-Man.-Futurism-The-Vintagent-Mario Sironi's New Man, 1918. Futurism - partly a fascistic aesthetic2023-10-10T13:54:01+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/08/11/lake-comos-british-enclave-the-anglican-church-and-landscape-art/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/stained-glass.jpgstained glassThe stained glass rose window restored in previous years thanks to funds raised by the congregation.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cadenabbia-29.09.13-organ.jpgCadenabbia 29.09.13 OrganThe late Janet Anderson, Director of Music alongside the organ she restored back in 2013https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/villa-mainona.jpgVilla MainonaThe Villa Mainona in Tremezzo hosts the Lake Como Landscape Museumhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/boggis-rolfe-alice-self-portrait-with-paint-brush.jpgBoggis-Rolfe-Alice-Self-Portrait-with-Paint-brushSelf-portrait of Alice Boggis-Rolfe, one of the younger members on the reswidential course. Copyright Alice Boggis-Rolfe.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/charles_saumarez_smith.jpgCharles_Saumarez_SmithThe cultural historian and ex-Director of the Royal Academy of Art Sir Charles Saumarez Smith who introduced the four day artists' residential course at the LAke Como Landscape Museum.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cadenabbia-apse.jpgCadenabbia apseThe apse of the church decorated with marble and golden mosaics.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/water-damage-sgraffitto-2.jpgwater damage sgraffittoThe interior of the church showing the Art Deco sgraffito work, some of the stained glass and the water damage. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/water-damage-sgraffitto-1.jpgwater-damage-sgraffitto-1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/water-damage-sgraffitto.jpgwater-damage-sgraffittohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/villa-norella-1.jpgvilla norellaVilla Norella, Cadenabbia, home of Heathcote Long who helped fund the building of the church and gifted the land for its site. It was later occupied by Murchison who designed the external and internal mosiacs.2023-08-12T09:28:43+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/07/25/como-municipalitys-heraldic-confusion/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rubbish-bin.jpgrubbish binNew lakefront, new waste bin, old logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/giunta-meeting-room.pnggiunta meeting roomThe room within Palazzo Cernezzi where the city council meet to deliberate matters such as the design of the city's coat of arms, amongst other much more serious matters.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/logos-1.jpglogos (1)Two versions of the city's logo. the one on the left is still the official one. The one on the right is lifted from Wikipedia, is not officially approved but is closer to the coat of arms in that the motto 'LIBERTAS' is at least shown in black.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/coats-of-arms-1.jpgcoats of arms (1)Three very similar versions of Como's coat of arms (the 'stemma'). On the left is the version recently approved, in the middle is the version that is 'inexplicably correct' on the city's banner. On the right is the version currently still posted online as the official one.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/large-banner.jpglarge bannerThis large banner housed within Palazzo Cernezzi, the city's town hall, shows the coats of arms of the city's within the old Diocese of Como which stretched as north as Bellinzona, as west as Varese and as east as Bormio. 2023-07-25T15:45:44+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/07/13/isola-comacina-a-serene-location-with-a-tragic-past/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/santa-maria-maddalena.jpgSanta Maria MaddalenaThe bell tower of the Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalenahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/imbarcadero.jpgImbarcaderohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/san-giovanni-battista.jpgSan Giovanni BattistaThe Church of Saint John the Baptisthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/san-giacomo.jpgSan Giacomohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/san-pietro-in-castello.jpgSan Pietro in CastelloMonastic complex of Saints Faustino and Giovitahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/casa-per-artisti.jpgCasa per artistiOne of the three artists' residences built in 1939 by Pietro Lingerihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/santa-maria-col-portico.jpgSanta Maria col porticoThe ruins of the Chiesa Santa Maria col porticohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/basilica-di-sant-eufemia.jpgBasilica di sant EufemiaRuins of the Basilica di Sant'Eufemiahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/5th-century-mosaic.jpg5th century mosaic5th century mosaic within the Baptistryhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/baptistry.jpgBaptistryThe Baptistry was first built in the 5th century with later additions in the 8th and 9th.2023-07-31T16:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/06/24/shopping-in-and-around-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/street-scene.jpgstreet sceneNew stock arriving, Via Rusconi, Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/alessandra-binda.jpgalessandra bindaAlessandra Binda, in her shop 'Ally' on Piazza Mazzini. All the garments on offer are designed and produced by her.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/foxtown.jpgfoxtownFoxtown is laid out as a covered multi-story shopping mall with a somewhat claustrophobic feel in spite of the atriums as seen here.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/foxtown2.jpgfoxtown2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/serravalle-navatta.jpgserravalle navattaThe shuttle service to and from Milan's Central Station is convenient and costs €22 for the round trip.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/serravalle-3-1.jpgserravalle 3https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/serravalle-1.jpgserravalle 1Spacious, well signposted and maintained - a faux village paradise for shoppers.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1010256.jpg1010256Serravalle Designer Outlet recreates the feel of a stroll down Milan's Via Della Spiga or Como's Via Luini.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/waterpark.jpgwaterparkThe water park is open on weekends. It is one of the attractions to keep children happy while parents shop!https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/serravalle-reception.jpgserravalle receptionThe Serravalle Designer Outlet reception is there to orientate visitors and outline the various services on offer. 2023-06-24T16:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/04/28/lake-comos-condottiere-the-marquis-of-musso/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/musso-coin.jpegmusso coinOne of the coins issued by Il Medeghino from the Musso mint.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sant-eufemia-2.jpgsant eufemia 2The Church of Saint Eufemia in the grounds of the old Castle of Mussohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sant-eufemia-1-1.jpgsant eufemia 1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/medeghino-tomb-duomo-di-milano.jpgMedeghino tomb Duomo di MilanoThe tomb of Gian Giacomo de Medici 'Il Medeghino' in Milan's Duomo. The sepulchre was commissioned by Il Medeghino's brother, Pope Pius IV and designed by Leone Leoni.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/frescoes-castello-mediceo-1.pngfrescoes castello Mediceo (1)The frescoes in the Castello Mediceo have been recently restored.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/castello-mediceo.jpgcastello MediceoThe Castello Mediceo in Melegnanohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/lanzichenecchi.jpglanzichenecchi'Lanzichenecchi were Swiss mercenaries employed by all sides in the Renaissance conflicts. While the Spanish did not intervene directly in the Second Musso War, they did prevent Il Medeghino refreshing his numbers of mercenaries from Switzerland.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bellagio-and-varenna.jpgBellagio and VarennaAnother of Il Medeghino's naval battles off the coast of Bellagio and Varenna, in the Castello Medicea at Melegnano.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/quinquereme.pngquinqueremeThe five ranks of rowers in a quinquereme following a Roman design.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/il-medeghinos-fiefdom-1528-1.pngIl Medeghino's fiefdom 1528 (1)The shaded areas show the territory under Il Medeghino's control following the Treaty of Pioltello. 2025-03-18T21:57:09+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/04/10/comos-manifesto-for-wellbeing/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/backstage.jpgbackstageBackstage at WOHASU - making it all work.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/stress.jpgstresshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/volunteers.jpgvolunteersVolunteers managing the registration of visitors and speakers to the summit.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/volunteers-2.jpgvolunteers 2"Smile please, we are happy!"https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nic-marks.jpegnic marksDr. Nic Markshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hpi-index-top-countries.pngHPI Index top countriesThe Happy Planet Index adds the ecological footprint to its calculation and ranking of countries for wellbeing in that it shows levels of efficiency in producing good lives.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/como-manifesto.jpegcomo manifestoRichard Layard presenting the Como Wellbeing Manifesto.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/rapinesi.jpgrapinesiAlessandro Rapinesi, Mayor of Como seen showing a group of visitors around the town hall, Palazzo Cernezzi.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nobis.jpgnobisAlberto Nobis, CEO of DHL Express Europe relating his personal experiences as a manager which have come to convince him of the need and benefits of happiness in the workplace. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/villa-olmo.jpgVilla OlmoVilla Olmo where the pre-summit dinner was hosted by WOHASU for its speakers, sponsors and selected guests.2023-04-10T07:08:55+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/11/01/dining-out-in-and-around-como-genuine-food/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tira-mola-meseda.jpgtira mola mesedaTira, Mola e Meseda Restaurant. Typical Como and Brianzola cuisine2023-08-12T13:33:38+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/community/restaurants-economy/menu-del-giorno-offers/2023-03-19T14:39:17+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2023/03/14/comos-famous-women-the-wartime-exploits-of-ginevra-bedetti-masciadri/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ginevra-amg-form-2.pngGinevra AMG form 2The second page of Ginevra's official partisan certificate (AMG) which cites up to seven of her clandestine activities between the 8th September 1943 and the liberation of Como on April 28th 1945.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/righteous-among-the-nations.jpgrighteous among the nationsThe Righteous Among the Nations Awardhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/villa-gallia.jpegvilla-galliaVilla Gallia, one of the villas along the lakeside passeggiata leading to Villa Olmo. It is now the headquarter site for the Province of Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/border-crossing.jpgborder crossingThe wire fence marks the Italian Swiss border above Maslianico on the side of Monte Bisbino with a now disused guard hut on the Italian side. Escapees were led to areas such as this where they sought safety through gaps in the wire fencing. This form of escape would not be suitable for a family travelling with a new-born child. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/villa-rosasco.jpgvilla RosascoVilla Rosasco occupied during the Nazi occupation by General Hans Leyers, Head of the RUK and his immediate staff. It is now known as the Casa Bianca and is up for sale.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/milan-bombardamento.webpmilan bombardamentoMilan suffered from continual massive allied bombing raids which were particularly severe throughout August 1943 https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/la_staffetta_partigiana_caterina_rigoni_boemo.jpgLa_staffetta_partigiana_Caterina_Rigoni_BoemoA staffetta would typically travel around the countryside by bike conveying messages from one group to another. This photo is of the partisan Caterina Rigoni Boer.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/staffette.webpstaffettehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/border-crossing-2.jpgborder crossing 2One of the more remote official border crossings from Maslianico into Switzerland. In the early days of the Nazi occupation such crossings were supervised by the Guardia di Finanza who assisted many escapees.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/incontro-tra-clnai-e-cln-settembre-1945.jpgincontro-tra-clnai-e-cln-settembre-1945Early meeting of the Committee for National Liberation North Italy (CLNAI). Apart from the two women in the foreground, all other members of this opposition coalition against the nazifascists were men. While their work of political and military co-ordination was vital to the liberation movement, Ginevra preferred direct action.2023-03-14T15:13:07+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2023/02/14/lake-comos-wild-pack-of-wolves/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/img_9753.jpgimg_9753https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/wolf-protection.pngwolf protectionPublicity on how to safeguard your animalshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/wolf-safety.pngwolf safetyCall 112 if you see a wolf that appears too friendly. You can also report any sightings of wolves to the Carabinieri or use the form on the Life Wolf Alps EU website.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/montevecchia-paesaggio.jpgmontevecchia-paesaggioMontevecchia in Brianza - an idyllic natural oasis with the slopes of its hillside terraced with vineyards.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/val-colla-wolf-cubs.jpgVal Colla wolf cubsThe three cubs estimated to be between three and four months old pictured in the Val Colla across the border from the Valsolda in Switzerland. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/lupi-a-vercana-2.jpgLupi a Vercana-2Image captured of two wolves seen in Vercana and reported in La Provincia on 7th March 2022.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bears-on-lake-como.pngbears on lake comoThe established wolf pack roams within the area to the north and north west of the lake and extends across the border into Switzerland. The sights numbered 1 to 6 mark where wolves have been seen over the last twelve months. The location marked 7, at the head of the Valsoda and across the Swiss border in the Val Colla is an entirely new sighting from last December of two adults and three wolf cubs.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/lupo-a-germasino.jpglupo a GermasinoThis wolf was seen at the Bocchetta di Germasino and he may be responsible for the carcass of a sheep found in Livo and reported in the local newspaper La Provincia last December.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bears-in-lombardy.pngbears in lombardyBears in Lombardy.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/wolf-distribution-north-italy.pngWolf distribution North ItalyThe distribution of wolves in Northern Italy. The red pixels record documented presence with dark green spots for packs and light green for couples. The highest wolf distribution is along the Piedmontese and Ligurian Alps.2023-02-14T15:36:43+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2022/12/01/overnight-on-the-via-dei-monti-lariani/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/day-2.pngday 2Route taken on Day 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/day-2-profile.pngDay 2 Profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/day-1-profile.pngDay 1 Profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/day-1-route.pngDay 1 RouteThe route taken on Day 1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cow.jpgCowhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bellagio-1.jpgBellagio 1Ferries and water taxis on the lake, tour buses and cars on the road - the frenetic summertime activity on the lakefront is in marked contrast to the tranquillity in the mountains.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bellagio.jpgBellagioAs we descended, Bellagio became ever closer https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/lenno.jpgLennoLenno's lido is the cleanest on the western shores of the Como leg of the lake. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/towards-crocione.jpgTowards Crocionehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/monte-crocione.jpgMonte CrocioneMonte Crocione above Lenno and close to the Rifugio Venini.2022-12-01T10:13:48+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2022/10/06/the-queen-of-englands-como-court/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sir-thomas-lawrence-painting-of-king-george-iv.jpgSir-Thomas-Lawrence-painting-of-King-George-IVSir Thomas Lawrence, George IV (1762-1830), 1821. The glory of the Coronation service and the procession which followed it won over the hearts of the London Mob against Queen Caroline. <br /> <br />Credit: Royal Collection Trust / (c) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019 <br /> <br />For single use only in relation to George IV: Art & Spectacle at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, 15 November 2019 - 4 May 2020. Not to be archived or passed on to third parties.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image7.jpgimage(7)https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/caroline-returns.pngcaroline returnsQueen Caroline returns to Britain and is perceived as standing up for the Radicals and reform. She retained her popularity until the King's coronation. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/villa-caprile-queen-caroline.jpgVilla-Caprile-Queen-CarolineVilla Caprile, Pesaro - the house Princess Caroline bought and settled in safe away from the spies and intrigues of Milan, Como and the Villa D'Estehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/teatro-sociale.jpgteatro socialeThe building of the Teatro Sociale in 1811 reflected the growing influence and wealth of the upper bourgeoisie in Como and its active intellectual life in the late Enlightenment period.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/villa-del-grumello.jpgvilla del grumelloThe Villa del Grumello on the northern outskirts of Como was the summer residence of Giambattista Giovio who had died two years prior to Princess Caroline's arrival. She commissioned the building of a road from this villa to Cernobbio.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/villa-deste.jpgVilla D'EsteThe Villa D'Este and gardens with the reproductions of the fortifications captured by General Pino during Napoleon's campaign in Spain. They were commissioned by the General's wife, the Contessa Calderara Pino. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/villa-saporiti.jpgVilla SaporitiThe Villa Saporiti on Como's lakefront. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/empress_marie_louise_of_the_french.jpgEmpress_Marie_Louise_of_the_FrenchEmpress Marie Louise, Napoleon's second wife, met with Princess Caroline in Berne when Napoleon was imprisoned on the island of Elba.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/coyngham-and-george-iv-e1665049459565.webpcoyngham and george ivA caricature of Prince George and one of his later mistresses Lady Coyngham.2022-10-08T07:17:19+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2022/08/09/maslianicos-smuggler-paths/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/tour-profile.pngtour profileAltitudinal profile of the walk starting from Cava dei Pinihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/marzopino-poem.jpgmarzopino poemThis plaque mounted at Roggiana includes a verse from the local dialect poet Marzo Pino calling on the Madonna di Rongiana to turn a blind eye to the smugglers passing by at night with their backpacks full of contraband - as they return from another night's mission on the Sentieri del Contrabbando.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/roggiana-crossing.jpgRoggiana crossingPhoto 11: The Roggiana border post in the background with the Italian customs shed alongside the Chapel to the Madonna di Rongiana.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/scala-di-ronda.jpgscala di rondaPhoto 10: Looking down the Scala di Ronda towards Roggiana.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/scala-di-ronda-guard-hut.jpgscala di ronda guard hutPhoto 9: The border hut at the Ul Terz gateway with the stone steps of the Scala di Ronda leading up the hillside.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ul-terz-border.jpgul terz borderPhoto 8: The border fence and gateway of Ul Terz. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/below-la-tana.jpgbelow la tanaPhoto 6: The Alpini logo marks the rest area just below the Tana Tasso.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/signposting-2.jpgsignposting 2The yellow and blue markings guide you on the Ul Terz, the one path of the three best maintained by the Alpini. The markings have faded in some parts but there is little danger in losing one's way since from Casgnolo onwards, there is only the one path to follow.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/signposting.jpgsignpostingPhoto 7: The junction signposted down to Ronco or, as I would recommend, continuing on Ul Terz to the border crossing and down to Roggiana.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/first-climb.jpgfirst climbAs the contour lines on the Alpini's map gather closer together, the path gets steeper and more rugged. The junction at Casgnolo gives you the option to continue climbing on Ul Ris or take the less demanding Ul Terz.2022-08-09T16:06:36+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/02/25/ossuccio-to-lenno-up-and-down-the-perlana-valley/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/komoot-tour-profile-ossuccio.pngkomoot tour profile ossucciohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/komoot-ossuccio-to-lenno.pngkomoot ossuccio to lenno2022-08-08T16:31:44+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/walks/2022-08-08T16:22:36+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/ossuccio-to-lenno-up-and-down-the-perlana-valley/2022-08-08T16:20:47+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2021/01/02/argegno-to-colonno/2022-08-08T15:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/walks/argegno-to-colonno/2022-08-08T15:26:59+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2021/02/20/carate-urio-to-moltrasio-via-rifugio-bugone/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/torno-moltrasio.pngTorno MoltrasioView as you descend the La Culman path of Torno across the lake and Moltrasio in the foreground.2022-08-08T15:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/walks/carate-urio-to-moltrasio-via-rifugio-bugone/2022-08-08T15:16:34+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2021/09/09/walking-lake-comos-wayfarer-way/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sentiero-viandante.jpgsentiero-viandanteThe multi day walk on the Via del Viandante on the Lecco leg of the lakehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/day-3-journeys-end.jpgDAy 3, Journeys EndJourney's end at San Martino looking south towards Leccohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/day-3-slopes-above-abbadia.jpgDay 3, Slopes above AbbadiaThe gentle slopes through pasture and olive groves towards Abbadia.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/day-3-le-grigne.jpgDay 3, Le GrigneLe Grigne dominate the views on the third day of the walk.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/day-3-tributary-of-the-meria.jpgDay 3, Tributary of the MeriaThe tributary joining the Meria just by the bridge for traversing the valley. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/from-somana-to-abbadia.pngFrom Somana to AbbadiaThe route on he third day from Somana to Abbadia showing the diversion along the Valle Meria with No. 1 showing the crossing over the river.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/day-2-interior-la-selvaggia.jpgDay 2, Interior La SelvaggiaThe interior of tLa Selvaggiahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/day-2-agriturismo-la-selvaggia.jpgDay 2, Agriturismo La SelvaggiaNothing better than a taste of heaven after a long day's walk - very economical and excellent quality at the Agriturismo La Selvaggiahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/day-2-lierna-beach.jpgDay 2, Lierna BeachThe beach area at Liernahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/day-2-source-of-fiumelatte.jpgDay 2, Source of FiumelatteThe source of Italy's shortest river - the Fiumelatte.2022-08-08T15:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/walks/walking-lake-comos-wayfarer-way/2022-08-08T15:00:47+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2022/07/13/the-road-to-rome-via-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/book-cover-1.webpbook coverThis guide can be bought at a discount by contacting Iubilantes directly otherwise by purchasing online via Amazon.it or the publisher, Edicicloeditore.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/chur-to-chavenna-by-schweizmobil-1.pngChur to Chavenna by schweizmobilThe website Schweizmobil provides clear maps of all major trails in Switzerland including the Via Francigena Renana shown as Path 50 on this extract from Chur to Chiavenna.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/viarenana-generale.jpegVIARENANA GENERALEhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tabula-peutingeriana.jpgTabula PeutingerianaThis is an extract showing Milan (Mediolanum) and Como on the Tabula Peutingeriana duplicated in 1598 from an original made in either the 11th or 12th centuries which itself was a copy of a map made in the times of Charlemagne based on a Roman original. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/itinerario-antonini-1542.jpgItinerario Antonini 1542Title page of a 16th century publication of the Itinerario Antonini listing the main routes established during the Roman Empire.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/milano-romana.jpegmilano-romanaMilan, the capital of Imperial Rome from the third century.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/san-fedelino.jpgSan FedelinoThe small Romanesque chapel of San Fedelino was constructed on the site where San Fedele was said to have been killed back in the 3rd century. His bones were taken up from this site and carried to Como where they were kept in the Basilica San Fedele. They were later transferred to Milan on the orders of Cardinal Carlo Borromeo. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/via_mala.jpgVia_MalaThe road that traverses the Via Mala gorge through a series of single span bridges as noted by Mary Shelley in 1840https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/via-mala-gorge.jpgvia mala gorgeThe Via Mala Gorge. This path is one of the options for traversing the gorge.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/chur_783_t.jpgChur_783_TThe centre of Chur, capital city of the Grisons and said to be the oldest city in Switzerland.2025-12-11T21:10:53+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/community/bike-hire/2022-07-05T13:34:50+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2022/06/22/water-taxis-and-lake-comos-vaporina/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/german_mani_frers.jpegGerman_Mani_FrersMani Frers presenting his E-Commuter project at the Laglio yard of Ernesto Rivahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/elettra.jpgelettraElettra - the latest Vaporina from Cantiere Ernesto Riva, entirely powered by electricity. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/vaporina-woodwork.jpgvaporina woodworkThis detail of the Vaporina's prow shows the quality and beauty of the workmanship in wood - mahogany and Oregon cedar.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/bertorello.jpgBertorelloProfessor Bertorellohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ilserenohotel_patriciaurquiola_cpatricia-parinejad_2979_low-1024x682-1.jpgIlSerenoHotel_PatriciaUrquiola_cPatricia-Parinejad_2979_LOW-1024x682Staircase of the hotel Il Sereno in Torno whose interior and exterior were designed by Patricia Urquiola - an example of one of the latest high end luxury hotels.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/il_restauro_di_gandria__un_trasporto_passeggeri_del_1948__2_-6139-640-640-98.jpgIl restauro di Gandria, un trasporto passeggeri del 1948Cantiere Ernesta Riva completed renovation of the 1948 Vaporina Gandria back in 2013.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/vaporina-laura.jpgVaporina LauraCantiere Ernesto Riva renovated the Vaporina Laurahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/vaporina-quo-vadiz-museo.jpgvaporina quo vadiz museoThe 'Quo Vadiz' was built by Cantiere Taroni in 1925 and went into service as a water taxi near to Villa Carlotta. It then was purchased for use at Moltrasio's Villa Passalacqua. It is now on display at the Museo Barca Lariana.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/waterlily-steam-engine.jpgWaterlily Steam EngineWaterlily was renovated back in the 1970s and had her original steam engine re-installed. Steam engines were heavy, put strain on the boat's wooden hulls and were of course also quite dirty.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/waterlilly-thames-launch-1866.jpgWaterlilly Thames Launch 1866Waterlily, built by Thornycroft in 1866. One of the first steam powered Thames launches.2023-07-02T15:11:35+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2022/06/11/como-destroys-neighbouring-torno-500-years-ago/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/associazione-de-bensi-1.jpgassociazione de bensiPart of the brochure for the convention organised partly by the Associazione Culturale Via de Bensi 17 to foster greater understanding of Torno's past.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/port-of-torno.jpgPort of TornoThe port of Torno - nowadays one of the most tranquil and pleasant spots on the Como leg of the lake but a scene of chaos and destruction on June 11th 1522.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sacking-of-torno.jpgsacking of TornoThe sacking of Tornohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/carlo-v.jpgCarlo VCharles V. He became Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria in 1519 as well as King of Spain, Lord of the Netherlands and Duke of Burgundy.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/documenr.jpgdocumenrThe document in the possession of Como's Public Library issued by the French Governor of Milan in 1517 awarding the town of Torno special privileges and a grant to compensate for damage previously inflicted by the Spanish.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/francesco-ii-sforza.jpegFrancesco II SforzaFrancesco II Sforza, reclaimed the Duchy of Milan in 1522 thanks to the support of the Papacy and the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. He was to all effects a puppet of the Spanish king.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1200px-french_-_king_francis_i_of_france_-_15-1928_-_saint_louis_art_museum.jpg1200px-French_-_King_Francis_I_of_France_-_15-1928_-_Saint_Louis_Art_MuseumFrancis I of France who ascended to the French throne in https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/acqua-e-fuoco.jpgacqua e fuocoPublicity for one of the events organised in Moltrasio leading up to the 500th anniversary.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/moltrasio-torno-2.jpgmoltrasio torno 2Torno (on the far bank of the lake) and Moltrasio face each other at the narrow entrance to the 'primo bacino' leading to Blevio, Cernobbio and ultimately Como. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/moltrasio-torno-3.jpgmoltrasio torno 32022-06-11T14:28:31+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2022/05/08/comos-latest-art-acquisition/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/church_of_st._anne_interior_13_sw._anny_street_old_town_krakow_poland-1.jpgChurch_of_St._Anne_(interior),_13_sw._Anny_street,_Old_Town,_Krakow,_Poland (1)The Church of Saint Anne in Cracow, Poland decorated by Baldasar Fontana and Paolo Pagani.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/paolo_pagani_martirio_di_san_vitale.jpgPaolo_Pagani,_Martirio_di_San_Vitale'The Martyrdom of Saint Vitale' by Paolo Pagani in the Chiesa di San Vitale in Chiassohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/pagani-bacchus-detail.jpgPagani bacchus detailDetail from 'The Nymph Surprised by Satyrs'https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/pagani-bacchus.jpgpagani bacchus'Nymph Surprised by Satyrs' by Paolo Pagani, Paolo Pagani Museum, Castello.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/pagani-museum.jpgpagani museum'The Descent of Christ into Hell' 1690s by Paolo Pagani, Paolo Pagani Museum, Castello in Valsoldahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/st-michael-bishops-palace.jpgst michael bishops palacehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/defende-nos.jpgdefende nos'Defend Us in Battle' - the name given to the prayer composed by Pope Leo XIII calling on the Archangel Michael to protect the Catholic church from Satan. This plaque is from the St. Michael Chapel in Como's Bishops Palace.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sacra_di_san_michele-2.jpgSacra_di_San_Michele-2The 10th century Sacra di San Michele in the Val Di Susa, Piedmont. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/pagani-chapel-2.jpgPagani chapel 2One of the scenes in the series of frescoes adorning the vault of the Chiesa di San Martino in Castello, Valsolda.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/pagani-chapel-1.jpgPagani chapel 12022-05-08T10:53:38+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2022/04/25/comos-heart-lies-in-the-bron/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/villa-volonte.jpgVilla VolonteOne wing of the neo-classical Villa Volontè, on the lakefront near to Villa Olmo. This was the weekend retreat of Sebastiano Mondolfo.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/piazza-cavour-today.jpgPiazza Cavour todayPiazza Cavour - a space looking for a functionhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/william-rockefeller.webpWilliam-RockefellerWilliam Rockefeller Jnr, https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rockefeller-fountain-1.jpgrockefeller fountain 1The Rockefeller Fountain -- named for benefactor William Rockefeller -- at the Bronx Zoo in The Bronx, one of five county-level divisions within sprawling New York City, New York. The largest metropolitan zoo in the United States and among the largest in the world, this zoo, which opened in 1899, attracts more than two million visitors each year. It comprises 265 acres of parkland and naturalistic habitats, through which the Bronx River flows. Dedicated here in 1903, the fountain once stood in Como, Italy.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rockefeller-fountain-bronx-zoo1.jpgRockefeller-Fountain-Bronx-Zoo1The Rockefeller Fountain in the Bronx Zoohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rockefeller-fountain-2.jpgrockefeller fountain 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/mermaid.jpgmermaidOne criticism of the fountain was that the naked mermaids might upset youthful sensibilities https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1873-sebastiano-mondolfo-busto-min-698x1024-1.jpg1873-Sebastiano-Mondolfo-busto-min-698x1024Sebastiano Mondolfo, Milan financier and philanthropist who had a second home, the Villa Volontè, in Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/piazza-cavour-vasconi-1890.jpgPiazza Cavour Vasconi 1890Photo copyright of Vasconi of Piazza Cavour in the 1890s with Biagio Catella's fountain fully working. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/villa-litta.jpgVilla LittaThe Fontana di Galatea in the gardens of Palazzo Litta in Lainate. Sebastiano Mondolfo's first idea was to buy this fountain to place in Piazza Cavour.2022-04-25T16:04:03+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2016/04/22/25th-april-liberation-day-comos-role-in-the-insurrection/2023-06-07T12:58:55+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2022/04/14/moltrasio-the-power-of-civic-pride/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/madonna-del-latte.jpgmadonna del latteThe Romanesque Church of St. Agata contains some early frescoes including this example of the Madonna del Latte. This image can be found repeated in a number of ancient churches around Lake Como and was venerated to encourage fertility.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/view-to-torno.jpgView to TornoA view from the top of Moltrasio over to Torno. In the past, Moltrasio and Torno were vowed enemies and Torno sacked the town back in 1522. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/pro-loco-quarries.jpgPro loco quarriesMembers of Pro Moltrasio demonstrating the traditional techniques for quarrying Moltrasio stone at the old quarry in Cavirolo during the FAI Open Days in March. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/villa-donegani.jpgvilla doneganiVilla Donegani, now known as Villa La Rosa where Winston Churchill stayed in the summer of 1946https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/villa-passalaqua.jpgvilla passalaquaThe Villa Passalacqua is due to open as a luxury hotel in June this year. Its terraced gardens descend down to the lakefront.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/interno-villa-passalacqua.jpginterno villa passalacquaThe Villa Passalacquahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bellini-memorial.jpgbellini memorialThe memorial to Vincenzo Bellini by local artist Massimo Clerici. Bellini lived in Moltrasio from 1829 to 1833, a period in which he composed many of his best known operas.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fine-dining.jpgfine diningThe terrace of the Ristorante Imperialino on the lakefront.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/arbusell.pngarbusellThe Arbusel is the second of Moltrasio's mountain streams which cascades down through the centre of the town where it joins the Pizzallo to then flow into the lake.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sentee-di-sort-1.jpgsentee di sortThe Sentee di Sort is a path that links Moltrasio to Rovenna above Cernobbio. The path here is made from slabs of Moltrasio stone as are the walls of the terraces. The path passes some of the now disused stone quarries.2025-09-25T13:14:32+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2022/03/29/comos-city-walls/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/old-entry.jpgold entryOne of the gateways into the city as depicted in the 1800shttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/porta-sala.jpgPorta SalaVia Garibaldi is located where the Porta Sala gave access to the city from Borgo Vico on the west side. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/mantero-hanging-garden.jpgMantero Hanging GardenThe hanging garden in the old headquarters of Mantero on the south western corner of the walls.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/viale-varese-walls.jpgviale varese wallsThe walls on the western side of the old city with the avenue of trees established over the old moat.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/torre-gattoni-2.jpgtorre gattoni 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/torre-gattoni-3.jpgtorre gattoni 3The Porta Nuova is just alongside the Torre Gattoni on the south western edge of the city walls.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/torre-gattoni.jpgtorre gattonihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/stemma-visconti.jpgstemma viscontiThe crest of the Visconti family. This crest can be seen on many of the aristocratic villas, castles and palaces in Lombardy, for example above Como's Villa Olmo. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/castello-torre-rotonda.jpgcastello torre rotondahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/castello-torre-rotonda-2.jpgcastello torre rotonda 2The Castello Della Torre Rotonda. The second square tower was a later addition. 2022-03-31T16:06:19+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2022/03/11/james-bond-returns-to-lake-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/book-jacket.jpgbook jacketGianluca Barneschi has written a fascinating account of Dick Mallaby's missions into Italy using information taken from official sources and Dick's unpublished personal diaries and papers.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/il-ribelle.jpgil-ribelleDon Giovanni Barbareschi was one of the young priests who at great risk to themselves published an occasional illegal anti-fascist paper called 'Il Ribelle'. The majority of those writing for the paper were executed. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/varenna-to-menaggio.jpgvarenna to menaggiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/allen-dulles-2.jpegallen dulles 2Allen Dulles seen with John F Kennedy later in life as Director of the CIAhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/allen-dulles.jpgAllen Dulleshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/villa-carminati.jpgvilla carminatiVilla Carminati in Cernobbio was the Border Control Headquarters of the SS for North West Italy. Its strategic location close to the Swiss border meant that it hosted a number of people needing to enter Switzerland during the secret negotiations of a peace settlement.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/bundesarchiv_bild_146-1969-171-29_karl_wolff.jpgKarl WolffKarl Wolff, SS-Gruppenführerhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/alla_scoperta_della_val_cavargna.jpgalla_scoperta_della_val_cavargnaThe Val Cavargna above Carlazzo with Lake Como in the distancehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/lake-garda.jpgLake GardaA storm gathers over Lake Gardahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/lecco-lakefront.jpglecco lakefrontThe lakefront at Lecco2022-03-11T17:24:17+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2022/02/28/swimability-datafest-for-lake-com/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/fish-and-birds.pngfish and birdshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/tempting-2.pngtempting 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/bellagio-data.jpgBellagio datahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/lezzeno-data.jpgLezzeno datahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/nesso-data.jpgNesso datahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/faggeto-lario-data.jpgFaggeto Lario datahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/faggeto-lido.jpgFaggeto lidoThe lido at Faggeto Lario pictured off season in uncharacteristically high wind.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/griante-data.jpgGriante datahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/tremezzina-data.jpgTremezzina datahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/lenno-data.jpgLenno data2022-02-28T16:25:17+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2022/02/10/como-to-chiasso-trying-to-escape-the-holocaust/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/via-volta.pngvia voltaVia Volta, Como. Guido Levi and Luigina Ascoli lived in No. 28 for a year prior to attempting their crossing into Switzerland on September 23rd 1943. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/valle-di-muggio-from-bisbino.pngValle di Muggio from BisbinoLooking down from the summit of Monte Bisbino across to the Valle di Muggio in Switzerland with Monte Generoso (also on the border) in the background. Crossing into Swiss territory was no guarantee of safety since many seekingto expatriate were returned across the border by the Swiss authorities.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ugo-del-monte.jpgUgo del MonteUgo Del Monte became a Professor of General Pathology at the University of Milan. He died in July 2017https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/votterl-letter.pngvotterl letterLetter from Joseph Votterl to the Como Prefecture sealing the fate of Giuseppe, Samuele and Giovanni Levi.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/samuele-levi.jpegsamuele leviSamuele Levihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/giuseppe-levi.jpeggiuseppe leviGiuseppe Levihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/gigi-del-monte.jpegGigi Del MonteLuigi Del Monte, from the Archives of the CDEChttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/binario-21.jpgbinario 21Platform 21 - the underground platform at Milan's Stazione Centrale where deportees were loaded into cattle trucks for the five or six day journey to Auschwitz-Birkenau.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/villa-carminati.jpgVilla CarminatiVilla Fargion now known as Villa Carminatihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cernobbio-villa-locatelli.jpgCernobbio-Villa LocatelliVilla Locatelli is on Cernobbio's lakefront. The SS also occupied Villa Carminate further uphill towards Rovenna.2022-02-10T17:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2022/01/13/lake-como-boatyards-luxury-boats/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/mostes-pegaso-28-evo-7-1.jpgmostes pegaso-28-Evo-7A modern runabout, a Pegaso 28 Evo , the Mostes boatyard in Lezzeno.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cranchi-12_e26classic_greyred_20180905_drone-0862.jpgcranchi 12_e26classic_greyred_20180905_drone-0862https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/como-piazza-cavour-volta-1914-g.jpgComo-piazza-Cavour-Volta -1914-GComo, Piazza Cavour 1914 with a row of 'Inglesine' water taxis in the foreground. Copyright Collezione Piero Vasconihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cadenazzi-maintenance.jpgcadenazzi maintenanceMaintenance and renovation work being undertaken by Cantiere Cadenazzi in Tremezzohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cantiere-cadenazzi.jpgCantiere Cadenazzihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/colombo-007.jpgcolombo 007The bow of the Colombo 007 built in the Colombo yard in Menaggio in 1964. Housed at the Lake Como Boat Museum.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/siluri-umani.jpgsiluri-umaniPoster of the film celebrating the exploits of the 'human torpedoes' (MTM boats) which successfully disabled HMS York in Crete in 1941.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cranchi-mtm.jpgcranchi mtmAn MTM torpedo boat built by Cranchi of Cadenabbia and converted after the last war for domestic use. Housed in the Lake Como Boat Museum.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/mostes-pegaso-28-evo-7.jpgmostes pegaso-28-Evo-7https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/riva_aquarama.jpgRiva_AquaramaThe iconic Acquarma built by Riva of Sarnico on Lake Iseo. From the 1950s onwards Lake Como's boatyards also focussed on designing and building similar runabouts which became icons of mid-century Italian design.2022-01-13T15:58:35+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2021/11/26/lake-como-boatyards-the-champions/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/primatist-b41-28-and-villa-balbianello.jpgprimatist-b41-28 and Villa balbianelloBruno Abbate, descendent of Giulio Abbate, now focuses production on customised luxury yachts with one of the Primatist range on display in front of the Villa del Balbianellohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/folli-logo.webpfolli logoFolli Lariovela logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/lillia-logo.jpgLillia logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1200px-star_keelboat.svg_.png1200px-Star_(keelboat).svgStar Class specificationhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/la-barca-griffata-lillia-prima-al-mondiale-star-la-nostra-seco_88154ac0-d493-11e8-88d5-4eb0069f49e1_998_397_original.jpgla-barca-griffata-lillia-prima-al-mondiale-star-la-nostra-seco_88154ac0-d493-11e8-88d5-4eb0069f49e1_998_397_originalA Lillia Star Class yacht in actionhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/alfa-romeo-cars-and-boats.jpegalfa romeo cars and boatsHydroplanes in the Alfa Romeo Museum in Rhohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ferrari-monzino.jpgferrari monzinoThe San Marco Ferrari V12 previously owned by Guido Monzino and bought in 1969 by Dody Jost and restored in 1998 by Cantiere Nautico Lucinihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/monzino.jpgmonzinoThe adventurer Guido Monzino used to commute from his home on the lake to Como in his San Marco Ferrari V12 hydroplanehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/g_lucini.pngG_LuciniLogo of the Cantiere Nautico Lucini in Lipomohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/laura-1.jpgLaura 1The renovated Laura 1 originally built by Cantiere Giulio Abbate and now kept in the Lake Como International Museum of Vintage Boats in Painello del Lario2022-01-08T09:13:10+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2021/10/27/dolinski-sui-muri-of-comos-villa-del-grumello/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dsc05785.jpgdsc05785https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/the-contessa-ceiling.jpgThe Contessa CeilingThe frescoed celing in the meeting room which houses 'Il Tempio'. The fresco was commissioned by the Villa del Grumello's last private owner, the Contessa Giulia Celesia.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/il-tempio.jpgIl Tempio'Il Tempio' on permanent display in the Villa del Grumellohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/como-rip-2.pngComo RIP 2Back in February 2020 (just before Covid lockdown) a demonstration was held to challenge the council administration's apparent disregard for culture with this coffin placed on the steps of the Teatro Sociale symbolising the death of culture in Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mountain-folds-san-primol.jpgmountain folds San PrimolThe crest of Mount San Primo seen from Comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/san-primo.jpgsan Primohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/san-primo-1.jpgSAn Primo 1San Primo in the winterhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/villa-del-grumello.jpgvilla del grumelloVilla del Grumellohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mountains.jpgmountainsAn example of Debra's current focus on mountains.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sui-muri.jpgsui muriPart of the 'Sui Muri' exhibition in the Villa del Grumello2021-10-27T12:00:41+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2021/09/15/true-crime-in-como-the-molteni-murde/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/brivio-receives-sentence.jpgBrivio and TurconiAlberto Brivio receives notice of his conviction and life sentence handed down by the court in Como and later approved by both the Court of Appeal in Milan and the Corte di Cassazione in Rome.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/brivio-with-defense-lawyer-aldo-turconi.pngBrivio with defense lawyer Aldo TurconiAldo Brivio in consultation with his defence lawyer Aldo Turconi during the hearing at the Assize Court in Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vincenzo-scovazzo.jpgvincenzo scovazzoVincenzo Scovazzo, accused of firing the shot that killed Molteni.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/giovanni-terenghi.jpgGiovanni TerenghiGiovanni Terenghi, an ex-Carabiniere private detective commissioned by Daniela Rho to uncover evidence of her ex-husband's involvement in drug trafficking and crime. He produced false evidence in court.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/alberto-brivio.pngalberto brivioAlberto Brivio, the accountant to Armando and Daniela Rho who was also Daniela Rho's lover.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luigi-rugolo.pngluigi rugoloLuigi Rugolo, the security guard commissioned by Alberto Brivio to put together a gang to intimidate Molteni and make it appear as if he was involved in drug trafficking and organised crime.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/macbeth.jpegmacbethIt may be fanciful to compare the protagonists and victim in our true crime story to those in Shakespeare's Macbeth but their fate did follow a similar if less spectacular trajectory.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/i-funerali-di-alfio-molteni-lultimo-saluto-allarchitetto-ucciso-davanti-a_f12c3c08-77e4-11e5-a865-126bf7491159_998_397.jpgi-funerali-di-alfio-molteni-lultimo-saluto-allarchitetto-ucciso-davanti-a_f12c3c08-77e4-11e5-a865-126bf7491159_998_397A scene from the funeral of Alfio Molteni in Carugo on 20th October 2015https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/omicidio-molteni-il-caso-e-chiuso-in-carcere-lex-moglie-e-linvestig_7d2a8272-6589-11eb-8941-9475f521dec4_900_566.jpgomicidio-molteni-il-caso-e-chiuso-in-carcere-lex-moglie-e-linvestig_7d2a8272-6589-11eb-8941-9475f521dec4_900_566The scene of the murder at the home of Alfio Molteni's parents in Carugo, a town to the south east of Cantu in the Province of Comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/armando-rho-furniture.jpgarmando rho furnitureAn example of the ostentatious style of furniture produced in the Armando Rho factory2021-09-15T15:04:59+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2021/08/05/comos-changing-lakefront/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/progetto-paratie-como-6-1200x600-1.jpgprogetto-paratie-como-6-1200x600Artist's impression of the lakefront by Piazza Cavour with the new Navigazione's ticket office and waiting room.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/paratie-dec-2014.jpgParatie Dec 2014Construction of the cistern known as Vasca A stopped in 2012. It will now be completed by February 2022.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/paratie-march-2015.jpgComo, cantiere delle paratie, costruzione di un nuovo muro, sopralluogo del Corpo Forestale dello Stato e oscuramento delle finestre che concedono la vista sul cantiere 11/11/2009il cantiere delle paratie visto dall alto , muro sul lago di Comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/le-vasche.pngle vascheVasca B already exists below the Passeggiata Amici di Como but needs to be made earthquake resistant. Vasca A is yet to be built.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/le-vasche-2.pngle vasche 2The two cisterns known as Vasca A and Vasca B will collect excessive run-off water from the city centre and store it until lake levels subside https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/paratie.jpgparatieWork progressing on installing the barriers (paratie) along the length of Lungo Lario Trieste (July 2021)https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/july-2017.pngJuly 2017The Region provided funding for tidying up the mess left by the suspended works once they had dismissed the original contractor, SACAIM. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pietro-gilardoni.jpgpietro gilardoniThe luckless Pietro Gilardoni, the council's overall director of works during a court hearing which would result in him receiving a four year custodial sentence.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/lake-blocked.jpglake blockedThese wooden barriers running along Lungo Lario Trieste remained in place until 2017 in spite of no work on the defences since 2012.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/passeggiata.pngpasseggiataFortunately throughout the works, the beauty of the passeggiata towards Villa Olmo (shown here) and on the other side along Viale Geno were not impacted.2021-08-05T15:10:26+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/community/specialist-tours/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/vintage-car-logo.pngvintage car logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cicero-experience.pngcicero experience2021-07-19T14:41:26+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2021/06/23/como-the-potential-for-cultural-tourism/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/monumenti-aperti.pngmonumenti apertihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/baradello.jpgBaradelloThe Castle Baradello stands sentinel over the southern approaches to Como - part of the city's defences strengthened by Federico Barbarossa in the 13th century.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pliny-younger.jpgpliny youngerThe naturalist Pliny the Elder and his nephew Pliny the Younger were from Como. Pliny the Younger had a villa in the city and another on the laleside. He dedicated a library ro the city of which no trace remains. However there is plenty of other evidence of Como's Roman origins. The Pliny statues sit either side of the main entrance to the cathedralhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/villa-olmo.jpgvilla olmoVilla Olmo at dusk - a council owned property which has remained underused over recent years but which is now hosting musical festivals and art exhibitions. A hopeful sign of things to come!https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/life-electric-1.jpglife electrichttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/poets-way.jpgpoets wayComo's Poets Way starts in Maslianico and ends above Brunate. Along its way you find selected quotes from many of the literary figures who have visited Lake Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/life-electric.jpglife electrichttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/floating-piers-1.jpgFloating PiersThe Floating Piers installation on Lake Iseo gained international publicity for Brescia and its province boosting the average length of visitor stays.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/little-free-libraries.jpglittle free librarieshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/architectural-heritage-villa-del-grumello.jpgarchitectural heritage villa del grumello2021-06-23T14:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/culture-2/cultural-itineraries/2021-06-23T07:39:03+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/culture-2/cultural-itineraries/comos-rationalist-architecture-1-around-the-stadium/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ville-ricci-2.jpgville ricci 2Villa Fausto Ricci (No.32 Via Nono Bixio). This is the villa which has seen feweer changes or additions since it was built in 1934-35.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ville-ricci.jpgville ricciVilla Francesco Ricci. The left hand part of this building is mostly original but the right hand side with the glass tiles was added in the 1940s. However the additions were made following rationalist principles and in keeping with the building's original concept.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/casa-giuliani-frigerio.jpgcasa giuliani frigerioTwo of the facades to the Casa Frigerio showing how Terragni uses recessed windows, balconies and projecting blocks to play with space.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/casa-giuliani-frigerio-1.jpgcasa giuliani frigerio 1Front elevation of Casa Frigeriohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/casa-giuliani-frigerio-2.jpgcasa giuliani frigerio 2Windows on the western facade with steel frames for holding cloth panels to filter the sum.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/stadio.jpgstadioThe long front of the Stadio Sinigagliahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/stadio-2.jpgstadio 2One of the entrance halls to the Stadio Sinigagliahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/stadio-3.jpgstadio 3https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/epoca-casa-del-fascio-2.jpgepoca casa del fascio 2Contemporary photo of the Casa del Fascio revealing its relationship with its immediate settings through reflection.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/epoca-casa-del-fascio.jpgepoca casa del fascioTerragni's Casa del Fascio in Como during the Nazifascist occupation.2021-06-23T07:32:59+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2021/06/08/james-bond-drops-into-lake-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/villa-balbianella.pngVilla BalbianellaDaniel Craig as Bond and Caterina Murino as Solange Dimitrios in the gardens of Villa Balbianellahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/faggeto.pngfaggetoFaggeto lario - Dick had travelled the length of Italy since dropping close to Faggeto on Lake Como on 14th August 1943https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/brindisi.pngBrindisiBrindisihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/corvette-baionetta.pngCorvette BaionettaThe Corvette Baionetta left Pescara with the Admiral of the Italian Royal Navy and Prime Minister Pietro Badoglio on board. It stopped at Ortona to pick up King Vittorio Emanuele, his family and Dick Mallabyhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/palazzo-vidoni.pngPalazzo VidoniPalazzo Vidoni, headquarters during the war of the Italian Supreme Command. Dick was transmitting messages to Allied HQ in Algeria while German officers were constant visitors in the adjoining rooms.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/regina-coeli-prison.pngRegina Coeli PrisonRegina Coeli Prison, Romehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/san-donnino.pngsan donninoThe forbidding exterior of the old San Donnino prison in Como's old town. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/armistice.pngarmisticeKing Vittorio Emanuele III and Pietro Badoglio in a newspaper article declaring the peace agreement with the allies. Dick was to play a crucial and central role in facilitating the negotiations for this armistice.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/annamaria-rusconi.pngannamaria rusconiGianluca Barneschi was able to interview some of the original witnesses to Dick Mallaby's parachute drop including Annamaria Rusconi who was a young girl at the time. She went on to teach in the local Elementary School and run the local library.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/carate.pngcarateCarate Urio, on the western banks of the Como leg of the lake. Dick was spotted landing in the lake by observers in Carate Urio.2021-06-08T17:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/culture-2/festivals-and-conferences/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cazoeula.jpgcazoeula2021-06-08T07:02:53+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/about/2021-05-28T14:08:55+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/community/cycling/2021-05-28T13:26:40+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/community/sport/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/flaquita.pngflaquita2021-05-07T11:00:09+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2021/04/15/the-romantic-era-of-smuggling-a-game-of-cat-and-mouse-on-lake-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sentee-la-culman.pngSentee la CulmanThe Sentee La Culman is a steep path used by smugglers to climb from Moltrasio to the side of Monte Bisbino. It now forms part of a gruelling alpine run held once a year with its route marked out by yellow markers. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/via-dei-contrabbandieri-erbonne.pngVia dei contrabbandieri erbonneThe percorso al contrabbando runs from Casasco D'Intelvi via Erbonne to cross the border to Aragnohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/motoscafi.pngmotoscafiCigarette smuggling during the era of contrabbando romantico has been replaced by an industrial scale operation run by organised crime using high powered motor boats pursued by the Guardia di Finanza also in boats or helicopters. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/van-de-sfroos-and-sergio-bordoli.pngVan de Sfroos and Sergio BordoliDavide Van De Sfroos and Sergio 'Cimino' Bordoli in Sala Comacina with the Isola Comacina in backgroundhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cimino.pngCiminoSergio Bordoli aka 'Il Cimino' made famous as the subject of the 'Ballata https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cecco-bellosi.pngCecco BellosiCecco Bellosi, ex leftist militant of the armed struggle and author of books like 'Con I Piedi Nell'Acqua' depicting the life of Il Cinto and other local rebels.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/corniga.pngCornigaCorniga, an alpine hamlet above Colonnohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/lake-como-from-colonno.pngLake Como from ColonnoLooking south down Lake Como from the mountain path linking Argegno to Colonnohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/bricolle.pngbricolleFour spalloni make their way back into Italy with their bricollehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/colonno.pngColonnoThe small town of Colonno north of Argegno where the sense of 'omerta' kept the spalloni safe from betrayal to the finanzieri.2021-04-16T08:23:49+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2021/03/16/hollywood-gucci-and-lake-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/filippo-ninni.pngFilippo NinniFilippo Ninni then and now. He was the detective whose investigation led to the arrest and conviction of Patrizia Reggiani, Pina Auriemma and the other accomplices to the Gucci murder.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/patrizia-reggiani.pngPatrizia ReggianiPatrizia Reggiani today following her release from prison.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gylfi-sigurdsson-wedding.pngGylfi Sigurdsson weddingVilla Balbiano is a popular location for luxury weddings as in the case of footballer Gylfi Sigurdsson seen here marrying Alexandra Ivarsdottir in 2020.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/innamorato-pazzo.jpgInnamorato PazzoAdriano Celentano and Ornella Muti in the 1981 film 'Innamorato Pazzo'.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/villa-cima.jpgVilla CimaVilla Cima, an annexe of the Hotel Villa D'Este, in the foreground with the main villa behind.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grand-hotel-cadenabbia.jpgGrand Hotel CadenabbiaThe Grand Hotel Cadenabbia will open early this season to provide accommodation for the film's 200 strong production crew.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/inglesina-museo-barche-lariane.pngInglesina museo barche larianeFor the scenes to be shot on the lake at Azzano di Mezzegra, the film crew have hired three 'Inglesine' - the traditional oar driven water taxis of old. This example is housed in the Museo Barca Lariana in Pianello del Lario.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/villa-balbiano-1.pngVilla Balbiano (1)Villa Balbiano originally built for the Giovio family but past on to Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio in the late 16th century.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/milano-da-bere.jpgMilano da bereThe TV advert for Amaro Ramazzotti which captured the arriviste culture of Milan in the 80s and early 90s.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/adam-driver-and-lady-gaga.pngAdam Driver and Lady GagaA publicity shot of Adam Driver (Maurizio Gucci) and Lady Gaga (Patrizia Reggiani) taken on location in Gressoney, Val D'Aosta.2021-03-16T17:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2021/03/10/two-local-poets-for-international-womens-day/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/percorso-poetico.pngpercorso poeticoThe 'Percorso Poetico' in Pasturo has been created to honour the town's famous poet, Antonia Pozzi.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pozzi-foto.pngPozzi fotoPhotograph by Antonia Pozzihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/merini-poem.jpgMerini PoemThe footpath from Como to Brunate has been named 'Sentiero Alda Merini' in recognition of her links with the area. Examples of her works and those of other poets are posted along the route.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pasturo-valsassina.jpgPasturo ValsassinaPasturo, its people, their work and the surrounding countryside inspired Antonia's poetry.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/antonia-foto.pngAntonia FotoAnother photograph by Antonia Pozzi of the mountains close to Pasturohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/onorina-dino.pngonorina dinoSuora Onorina Dino from the Congregazione delle Suore del Preziosissimo Sangue di Gesu in Monza. She is the official curator of Antonia Pozzi's manuscripts which have now been entrusted to the Universita dell'Insubria.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/portofino-antonia-pozzi.pngPortofino Antonia PozziPhotograph entitled 'Portofino' by Antonia Pozzihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pasturo_villa_pozzi_p6a5219.jpgPasturo_Villa_Pozzi_P6A5219Antonia's study in Pasturo. The house is now in private hands and the collection of manuscripts previously on display has been moved to the Universita dell'Insubria in Varese.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pozzi-family-villa.pngPozzi family villaThe Pozzi family home in Pasturohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/valsassina.jpgValsassinaAntonia spent her summer months in the family home in Pasturo, a small community in the Valsassina running off the eastern leg of Lake Como.2021-03-10T14:25:05+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2021/02/16/cleaning-up-comos-tax-office/2021-02-16T15:43:11+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2021/02/07/lake-comos-bears-wolves-and-werewolves/2021-02-13T10:11:21+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2021/01/25/escape-to-switzerland-via-monte-bisbino/2021-01-25T15:54:19+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2021/01/14/shadow-of-the-mafia-over-como/2021-01-14T15:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/community/taxi-service/2023-05-31T15:39:07+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2020/12/15/r-i-p-noir-in-festival-at-como/2020-12-15T18:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/12/07/gifts-for-lovers-of-lake-como/2020-12-07T11:33:45+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/11/20/comos-pantero-pantera-and-other-admirable-admirals/2020-11-20T17:38:59+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/11/13/a-circular-tour-of-cardina-on-monte-olimpino/2020-11-13T21:51:57+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/11/06/lake-como-poetry-way-and-its-little-free-libraries/2021-09-15T07:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/10/21/comos-festival-of-misultin-and-lake-fish/2020-10-21T11:55:14+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/10/13/comos-lost-la-ruota-wheel/2020-10-13T15:02:55+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/09/21/cricket-in-cantu-and-beyond/2020-09-21T21:13:11+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/08/27/anomalous-waves-on-lake-como/2020-08-27T15:01:04+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/community/pets-and-domestic-animals/2020-08-23T09:03:14+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2020/08/03/comos-train-station-witches-and-the-inquisition/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/san-giovanni-pedemonte-2.pngSan Giovanni Pedemonte 2Saint Peter Martyr was the prior of the Dominican convent complex known as San Giovanni Pedemonte which lay outside the walls on the western side of the city. It was demolished by Napoleon's troops at the turn of the 19th century. Como's main train station was built on the site and takes the name of San Giovanni.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/san-pietro.pngSan Pietrohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cloister-sant-abbondio.pngCloister Sant Abbondiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/witches.pngwitcheshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/witches-sabbath-david-teniers-.pngwitches sabbath David Teniershttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bernardo-rategna-inquisition-techniques.pngBernardo Rategna Inquisition Techniqueshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/musso-saint-eufemio.pngMusso Saint Eufemiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/san-giovanni-pedemonte-plan.pngSan Giovanni Pedemonte planhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/saint-ambrogio-and-san-pietro.pngSaint Ambrogio and San Pietrohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/san-giovanni-pedemonte.pngSan Giovanni Pedemonte2020-08-05T12:39:47+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/culture-2/cultural-itineraries/early-lombardy-baroque-fratelli-recchi/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lunette-brunate.pngLunette Brunatehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nativity-coldrerio.pngNativity Coldreriohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/viii-cappella-sacro-monte-di-varese.pngVIII Cappella Sacro Monte di Varesehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/martyrdom-of-saint-agatha.pngmartyrdom of Saint Agathahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sala-recchi-palazzo-lambertenghi.pngSala Recchi Palazzo LambertenghiGiambattista and Gianpaolo Recchi - Sala Recchi in Palazzo Lambertenghihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cultural-itinerary-fratelli-recchi.pngcultural itinerary fratelli recchi2020-07-14T07:36:57+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2018/07/05/lake-comos-beaches-excellent-and-thats-official/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/rezzonico.pngRezzonicoThe marvellous beach at Rezzonico - one of the many beaches to the north of Menaggio or on the Lecco leg that are not covered in this article.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pusiano.pngPusianoLake Pusiano - with Mount Resegone in the background. Lakes Pusiano and Montorfano are both approved for swimming.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/como.pngComoComo's lakefronthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/laglio.pngLaglioLaglio's lovely beach is closed this year due to construction work nearby on the lake. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/argegno.pngArgegnoThe clear blue 'excellent' waters of Argegnohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/villa-erba.pngVilla ErbaThe view back towards Como from the garden of Villa Erba. The public beach is to the right of this view after the landing stage.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/villa-olmo.pngVilla OlmoThe scorecard at the start of the 2018 season for the lido at Villa Olmo as monitored by the Italian Ministry of Health. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/geno.pngGenoThe fountain on Viale Geno. The nearby lido is a much safer location for swimming than near to the fountain.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tempio-voltiano-3.pngTempio VoltianoBathers enjoy the water at the Tempio Voltanio - one of the few locations which I would NOT recommend!https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lake-como.pngLake Como2020-07-09T09:48:43+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/05/22/swimability-2019-lake-comos-clean-water/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/table-2.pngTable 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/table-1.pngTable 1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/swan.pngswanhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/careno-beach-2.pngcareno beach 2Careno, between Pognana and Nesso on the road to Bellagio, is nestled into a narrow valley with a delightful but unofficial beach besides its Romanesque church.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rezzonico-beach.pngRezzonico BeachThe beach at Rezzonico not listed in this article but data for it and any other beach not mentioned in this article can be found at the government site portaleacque.salute.gov.ithttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/carena-restaurant.pngcarena restauranthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/carena-beach.pngcarena beachhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/brienno-2.pngbrienno 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/brienno-1.pngbrienno 1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/carate-urio.pngcarate urioThe beach at Carate Urio2023-10-29T13:52:57+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/07/08/swimability-2020-excellent-lake-bathing/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/the-lake-at-laglio.pngThe lake at Lagliohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/clean-como-water.pngClean Como waterhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/moltrasio-to-torno.pngMoltrasio to Tornohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/clean-waters-of-argegno.pngClean waters of Argegnohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/table-2.pngTable 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/table-1.pngTable 12020-08-08T12:00:29+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/community/tour-guides/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/terre-alte-outdoor.pngTerre Alte outdoorhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lake-como-adventures.pngLake Como Adventureshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/alto-lario-guide.pngAlto Lario Guide2020-06-22T07:31:02+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/community/2020-06-22T07:06:52+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2020/06/16/comos-star-crossed-lovers-2-gianna-and-neri/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/pci-via-delle-botteghe-oscure.pngPCI Via delle Botteghe Oscurehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/francesco.jpgFrancescohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/victory.pngVictoryhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/memorial-pizzo-di-cernobbio.pngMemorial Pizzo di cernobbiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/alice-canali.pngAlice Canalihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dongo-town-hall.jpgDongo Town Hallhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mezzegra-bonzanigo.pngMezzegra Bonzanigohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/on-mount-bisbino-in-winter.pngOn Mount Bisbino in Winterhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lake-como-from-monte-palanzone.pngLake Como from Monte Palanzonehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/fabio.jpgFabio2020-06-16T11:20:36+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/06/04/como-and-early-lombardy-baroque/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/fresco-fratelli-recchi-chiesa-di-san-giorgio.pngFresco Fratelli Recchi, Chiesa di San Giorgiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/giovanni-paolo-recchi-birth-of-jesus-coldrerio.pngGiovanni Paolo Recchi Birth of Jesus Coldreriohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/the-martyrdom-of-saint-mark-recchi-brothers.pngThe Martyrdom of saint Mark, Recchi Brothershttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/carlo-and-raffaele-recchi-flagellation.pngCarlo and Raffaele Recchi Flagellationhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/giovanni-paolo-recchi-san-giorgio.pngGiovanni Paolo Recchi San GiorgioThe fresco on the ceiling of the Basilica di San Giorgio in Borgo Vico attributed to Giovanni Paolo Recchi.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/giovanni-paolo-recchi-palazzo-rusca.pngGiovanni Paolo Recchi Palazzo Ruscahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/giovanni-paolo-recchi-palazzo-odescalchi.pngGiovanni Paolo Recchi Palazzo Odescalchihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/morazzone-sensuality-2.pngmorazzone sensuality 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/the-fallof-the-rebel-angels-morazzone.pngThe Fallof the Rebel Angels, Morazzonehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/the-birth-of-virgin-mary-morazzone.pngThe Birth of Virgin Mary, Morazzone2020-06-04T09:55:08+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/walks/quick-walks-out-of-como-2-parco-spina-verde/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/quick-walks-spina-verde.pngQuick Walks Spina Verdehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/quick-walks-spina-verde-profile.pngQuick Walks Spina Verde profile2020-05-29T14:40:30+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/quick-walks-out-of-como-1-san-donato-garzola/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/san-donato-garzola.pngSan Donato Garzolahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/san-donato-garzola-profile.pngSan Donato Garzola profile2020-05-29T14:24:19+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/parco-spino-verde-walking-the-border-back-to-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/parco-spina-verde-profile.pngParco Spina verde profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/parco-spina-verde.pngParco Spina verde2020-05-29T14:03:45+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2020/05/26/tourism-2020-post-covid-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sala-comacina-2.pngSala Comacina 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tranquility.pngTranquilityhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lido-faggeto-lario.pngLido Faggeto Lariohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/music-on-the-lake.pngMusic on the lakehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/teatro-sociale.pngTeatro SocialeThe Castello della Torre Rotonda was destroyed in 1811 to make way for the building of the Teatro Sociale. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/boat-hire.pngBoat Hirehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/navigazione.pngNavigazionehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/carlo-nuvolone-pinacoteca.pngCarlo Nuvolone, Pinacotecahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/villa-del-balbianello.pngVilla del Balbianellohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/rifugio-parabello.pngRifugio Parabello2020-05-26T11:42:56+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/05/14/lake-comos-star-crossed-lovers-1-osvaldo-and-louisa/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/monica-bellucci.pngMonica Belluccihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sanguepazzo.pngsanguepazzohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/death-of-louisa-ferida.pngdeath of louisa feridahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/marozin.pngmarozinhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/pasubio.pngpasubiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/valenti-and-ferida.pngvalenti and feridahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/villa-fossati.pngVilla Fossatihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lanzo-d_intelvi.pngLanzo D_Intelvihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/luisa-ferida-in-sleeping-beauty-with-valenti.pngLuisa Ferida in Sleeping Beauty with VAlentihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mille-lire-al-mese.pngMille lire al mese2020-05-15T07:22:59+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/04/27/comos-lake-montorfano-commandos-contraband-and-the-cia/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lake-montorfano-2.pngLake Montorfano 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/andreotti.pngandreottihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/monumento-ai-caduti.pngMonumento ai Cadutihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lake-lugano-porlezza.pngLake Lugano Porlezzahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ferruccio-nazionale.pngFerruccio Nazionalehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/collegio-sant-ambrogio-di-porlezza.pngCollegio Sant Ambrogio di Porlezzahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/osvaldo-valenti-with-wife-and-fellow-actor-luisa-ferida.pngOsvaldo Valenti with wife and fellow actor Luisa Feridahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/albergo-unione.pngalbergo unionehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/viale-geno.pngViale Genohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/james-jesus-angleton.pngJames Jesus Angleton2024-08-16T10:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/04/09/holidaying-on-lake-como-in-the-footsteps-of-mary-shelley/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/inglesina.pnginglesinahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/interior-teatro-sociale.pngInterior Teatro Socialehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/villa-pliniana.pngVilla Plinianahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/piroscafo-lario.pngPiroscafo Lariohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/villa-carlotta-cupid-and-psyche.pngVilla Carlotta Cupid and PsycheCanova's Cupid and Psyche in Villa Carlottahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/villa-melzi.pngVilla Melzihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/beach-at-griante.pngBeach at Griantehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sublime-landscape-above-cadenabbia-looking-to-bellagio-and-the-grigne.pngSublime landscape - Above cadenabbia looking to Bellagio and the Grignehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/olive-trees-at-griante.pngOlive trees at Griantehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/grand-hotel-bellevue.pnggrand hotel bellevue2020-04-10T13:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/03/30/comos-history-of-plague-and-pandemics/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/san-lazzaro-internal.pngSan Lazzaro internalhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lazzaretto-quarcino.pnglazzaretto Quarcinohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/san-rocco.pngSan Roccohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/danza-macabra-clusone-detail.pngDanza Macabra Clusone detailhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/san-lazzaro.pngSan Lazzarohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/san-rocco-attending-the-plague-victims-in-a-lazzaretto.pngsan rocco attending the Plague victims in a lazzarettohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/vetta-bisbino.pngVetta Bisbinohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/autodichiarazione.pngautodichiarazionehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/rifugio-bugone.pngRifugio Bugonehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/landsknecht.pnglandsknecht2020-04-01T16:28:57+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/walks/mendrisio-to-maslianico/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mendrisio-to-maslianico-profile.pngMendrisio to Maslianico profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mendrisio-to-maslianico.pngMendrisio to Maslianico2020-03-26T09:17:12+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/intrepid-exploration-brienno-to-laglio-on-the-via-regina/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/brienno-to-laglio-profile.pngBrienno to Laglio profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/brienno-to-laglio.pngBrienno to Laglio2020-03-26T08:32:55+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/como-to-torno-revisited/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/como-to-torno-revisited-profile.pngComo to Torno Revisited profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/como-to-torno-revisited-1.pngComo to Torno Revisited (1)2020-03-25T14:39:21+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/como-to-montorfano-for-wild-swimming/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/from-lagio-to-moltrasio-profile-1.pngFrom Lagio to Moltrasio profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/como-to-montorfano-2.pngComo to Montorfano (2)2020-03-25T14:28:36+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/from-laglio-to-moltrasio/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/from-lagio-to-moltrasio-profile.pngFrom Lagio to Moltrasio profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/from-laglio-to-moltrasio-1.pngFrom Laglio to Moltrasio (1)2020-03-25T14:17:17+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/como-to-torno-via-brunate/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/como-to-torno-via-brunate-profile.pngComo to Torno Via Brunate profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/como-to-torno-via-brunate-1.pngComo to Torno via Brunate (1)2020-03-25T14:10:04+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/climbing-monte-bisbino-comos-local-mountain/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/climbing-monte-bisbino-profile.pngClimbing Monte Bisbino Profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/climbing-monte-bisbino.pngClimbing Monte Bisbino2020-03-23T10:05:20+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/civiglio-to-civiglio-a-circular-walk-on-the-slopes-of-mount-uccellera/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/civiglio-to-civiglio-profile.pngCiviglio to Civiglio Profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/civiglio-to-civiglio.pngCiviglio to Civiglio2020-03-19T09:30:45+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/briennos-botanic-path-sentiero-botanico/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/briennos-botanic-path-profile.pngBriennos Botanic path Profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/briennos-botanic-path.pngBriennos Botanic path2020-03-18T10:02:27+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/argegno-to-argegno-up-and-down-the-telo-valley/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/argegno-to-argegno-profile.pngArgegno to Argegno Profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/argegno-to-argegno.pngArgegno to Argegno2020-03-14T09:53:44+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/a-walk-in-the-cosia-valley-and-camnago-volta/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cosia-valley-profile.pngCosia Valley Profilehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cosia-valley.pngCosia Valley2020-03-14T09:27:22+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2019/10/25/strada-regia-from-nesso-to-lezzeno/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lezzeno-lakefront.pngLezzeno lakefrontThe lakefront at Lezzenohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/church-of-sant-antonio-calvasino.pngChurch of Sant Antonio CalvasinoThe church of Saint Antonio in Calvasino, one of the medieval centres you pass through on your way to Lezzeno.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sormazzana.pngSormazzanaThe final section of the walk traverses a series of medieval village settlements that are ll now part of the municipality of Lezzeno. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/carvagna.pngCarvagnaAs you leave the wood to enter the small village of Carvagna, take care not to miss this turning down to the left. It is very poorly signposted.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/signpost-at-la-morena.pngSignpost at La Morenahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/baita-la-morena.pngBaita La Morenahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/mossy-wall.pngMossy wallMoss, fallen leaves and replenished streams make Autumn a great season for walking through the woods.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/argegno.pngArgegnoView across to Argegno and the start of the Valle Intelvi on the opposite shore.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cascina-and-mountain.pngCascina and mountainDisused and abandoned buildings like this indicate the dramatic change from agricultural to industrial employment after the last war.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/path-divides.pngPath dividesThis is the point where you keep to your left to pass in front of the baitas rather than take the more developed path that continues to climb uphill.2020-03-13T11:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/walks/strada-regia-from-nesso-to-lezzeno/2020-03-13T11:48:05+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2019/08/15/argegno-to-argegno-up-and-down-the-telo-valley/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/statuary.pngStatuaryhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/schignano.pngSchignanoThe town of Schignanohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/interior-of-sant-anna.pngInterior of Sant AnnaInterior of the Sanctuary of Sant'Anna, below Schignano on the path down to Argegno. The rich decoration shows off the skills of the Intelvi artists and craftsmen in the baroque style of fresco painting and sculpture.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/san-zeno.pngSan ZenoClouds following a summer storm surround the mountain-top church of San Zeno https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fresco-veglio.pngfresco VeglioFresco on the walls of the lavatoio in Veglio. Unusual in that the subject is domestic rather than religious. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/asino-dizzasco.pngAsino DizzascoMuke water spout on the fountain in Dizzasco - the town which hosts the annual Festival of Muleshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/via-dei-mulini-dizzasco.pngVia dei Mulini DizzascoThe River Telo at the recreation area on the Via dei Mulini outside of Dizzasco. Our path takes us across the bridge in the background to start a climb up to Cerano.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sign-1.pngSign 1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sign.pngSignhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/san-sisinio.pngsan sisinioChurch of San Sisinio, established originally in Roman times, This was the view painted by Winston Churchill on his holiday to Lake Como in 1946.2020-03-13T11:43:23+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/04/22/torno-circuit-piazzaga-and-monte-piatto/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ducks.pngduckshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/route-map.pngRoute Maphttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/pizzocheri.pngPizzocheriNothing can beat the simple pleasure of a well made plate of pizzocheri and a glass of everyday wine on a hillside hike.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/piazzaga.pngPiazzagahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/avello-2.pngAvello 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/avello.pngAvellohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/chapel.pngChapelhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/roman-gate-1.pngRoman gatehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/stream.pngStreamhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/baita.pngBaita2020-03-13T11:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/walks/torno-circuit-piazzaga-and-monte-piatto/2020-03-13T11:25:13+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2019/01/29/briennos-botanic-path-sentiero-botanico/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sentiero-delle-espressioni-2.pngsentiero delle espressionihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bivio-pian-derba.pngbivio pian d'erbahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/scala-santa.pngscala santahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/antonio-abate.pngantonio abatehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pianta-che-spuza.pngpianta che spuzahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/buildings.pngbuildingshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/signage.pngsignagehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sentiero-1.pngsentiero 1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sentiero-delle-espressioni-1.pngsentiero delle espressionihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/alpini-monument.pngalpini monument2020-03-13T11:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/03/03/climbing-monte-bisbino-comos-local-mountain/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bisbino-deer.pngBisbino deerhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fonte-anzone.pngfonte Anzonehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/alpetto-gombee.pngAlpetto Gombeehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pro-rovenna-signs.pngPro-Rovenna signshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/monte-generoso.pngMonte Generosohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/capanna-falco.pngCapanna Falcohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/last-climb.pnglast climbhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/after-madrona.pngAfter Madronahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/scaron.pngScaronhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/trenches-linea-cadorna.pngTrenches Linea Cadorna2020-03-13T11:00:37+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/03/05/lake-como-the-19th-century-super-highway/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/porto-sant-agostino.pngporto sant agostinohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/museo-logo.pngMuseo logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/alle-darsene-di-loppia.pngAlle Darsene di LoppiaThe lakeside restaurant 'Alle Darsene di Loppia' in Bellagio https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/rapido.pngRapidohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/milano-centrale.pngMilano Centralehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/milan-porta-nuova.pngMilan Porta Nuovahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/autostrada-link.pngAutostrada Linkhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/public-gardens-1.pngPublic gardenshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/san-giovanni-1928.pngSan Giovanni 1928https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/autostrada-a9-under-construction.pngAutostrada A9 under construction2020-03-05T15:15:04+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/02/19/comos-famous-daughters-teresa-ciceri-agrarian-scientist/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/via-camnago-superiore-19.pngVia Camnago Superiore 19https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/porta-nuova.pngPorta Nuovahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/camnago-2.pngCamnago 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/medal-for-agriculture-patriottica.pngMedal for Agriculture Patriotticahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cosia.pngCosiahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/camnago.pngCamnagohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/liceo-statale.pngLiceo Statalehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/via-camnago-superiore-19-2.pngVia Camnago Superiore 19 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/teresa-ciceri.pngTeresa Cicerihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/volta.pngVolta2020-02-19T14:26:11+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/01/29/fables-legends-and-folklore-the-festa-della-giubiana/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/helliborus.pngHelliborushttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/gruppo-i-paisan.pngGruppo i paisanhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/gruppo-i-paisan-albavilla.pngGruppo i paisan Albavillahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cantu-2.pngCantu 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cernunnos.pngCernunnoshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/canzo-giubiana.pngCanzo Giubianahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/uomo-selvatico.pngUomo selvaticohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cantu.pngCantuhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/risotto.pngRisottohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/giubiana.pngGiubiana2020-01-29T12:28:32+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/01/23/como-remembers-the-holocaust/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/monument-to-european-resistance-1.jpgMonument to European Resistance 1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/the-banality-of-goodness.pngThe Banality of Goodnesshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/the-banality-of-evil.pngThe Banality of Evilhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/zingaretti.pngZingarettihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/letter-of-protection.pngLetter of protectionhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cernobbio.pngCernobbiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/giorgio-perlasca.pngGiorgio Perlascahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/don-carlo.pngDon Carlohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/jews-deported-from-alto-adige-to-germany.pngJews deported from Alto Adige to Germany2020-01-23T16:43:24+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/01/10/lake-como-and-the-plastic-free-challenge/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/river-adda-sondrio.pngRiver Adda Sondriohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/aeroclub.pngAeroclubhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/faggeto-lario.pngFaggeto Lariohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/batz.pngBatzhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/pasta-as-drinking-straws.pngPasta as drinking strawshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/beach_litter_2.jpgBeach_litter_2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/seabin-como.pngSeabin Comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/monitoraggio_microplastiche_3.jpgmonitoraggio_microplastiche_32020-01-11T08:58:40+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2020/01/04/lake-como-and-climate-change/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/water-level-3.pngwater level 3https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/small-car-ferry.pngSmall car ferryhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/water-level-4.pngwater level 4https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1917bflood.png1917bFloodhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fisherman.pngFishermanhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/rezzonico.pngRezzonicohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/rezzonico-2.pngRezzonico 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/lake-and-mountain.pngLake and mountainhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/laglio.pngLagliohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/torrent.pngTorrent2021-07-27T20:47:58+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/12/18/poets-way-como-to-brunate/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/villa-del-grumello.pngVilla del Grumellohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/balcony-on-the-alps.pngBalcony on the Alpshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/bucolic-scenes.pngbucolic sceneshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/villa-pliniana.pngVilla Plinianahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wordsworth.pngWordsworthhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/volta.pngVoltahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/big-toe.pngBig toehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/view.pngviewhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sentiero.pngSentierohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/alda-merini.pngAlda Merini2019-12-18T18:23:58+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/12/04/noir-in-festival-como-2019/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/quasi-per-caso.pngQuasi per casohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/giancarlo-de-cataldo.pngGiancarlo de Cataldohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/massimo-carlotto.pngMassimo Carlottohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/accidental-death.pngAccidental deathhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/judge-salvini.pngJudge Salvinihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/piazza-fontana.pngPiazza Fontanahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/margaret-atwood.pngMargaret Atwoodhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/third-man.pngThird Manhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/jonathan-lethem.pngJonathan Lethemhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/villa-olmo.pngVilla Olmo2019-12-04T10:56:40+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/about-2/2019-11-27T11:11:08+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2019/11/27/como-and-cernobbio-say-goodbye-to-nonna-pupa/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/garden-3.pngGarden 3https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/book-covers-2.pngBook covers 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/funeral.pngFuneralhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/irma.pngIrmahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/music-event-2.pngMusic event 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/garden-4.pngGarden 4https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/nonna-pupa.pngnonna pupa2019-11-28T14:01:48+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2016/10/19/comos-internationally-renowned-urban-visionary/2019-11-19T17:03:33+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/11/07/lake-comos-moltrasio-trunk-murder/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/moltrasio-3.pngMoltrasio 3https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ss-america-launch.pngSS America launchhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/san-donnino-prison-como.pngSan Donnino Prison, Comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tremezzo-1900s.pngTremezzo 1900shttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/porter-arrested.pngPorter arrestedhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/01prinzessirene-ndl.jpg01prinzessirene-ndlhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/moltrasio-2.pngMoltrasio 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/capture-of-porter-charlton.pngCapture of Porter Charltonhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cartoon.pngCartoonhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/piazza-cavour-1900s-with-metropole-suisse.pngPiazza Cavour 1900s with Metropole Suisse2022-11-08T20:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/10/21/fairy-tales-wanderlust-and-landing-in-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wanderlust.pngWanderlusthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ugly-duckling.pngugly ducklinghttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fieramilano-rho.pngFieramilano RhoFieramilano at Rho, the site of Expo Milano 2015 and now the headquarters of Human Technopole.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/london.pngLondonhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/food-travel-and-adventure.pngFood, travel and adventureFood, travel and adventurehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/kevin-fehling-montage.pngKevin Fehling montagehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/the-table.pngThe TableSonja with her cover design to kevin Fehling's in-house magazine 'The Table'.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fairy-doors-1.pngFairy doors 1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fairy-doors.pngFairy doorsA 'fairy door' personalised art object made to commission. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/big-bad-wolf.pngbig bad wolfLittle Red Riding Hood. Copyright Sonja Christoph2019-10-22T13:23:33+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/10/14/campo-urbano-public-art-in-como-1969/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/movimento-arte-concreta.pngMovimento Arte ConcretaMembers of MAC - the Movimento Arte Concreta - a development of abstractism well represented by artists from Como in the tradition of the famous 'Astrattisti Comaschi'.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/streetscape8.pngStreetscape8The Bull in Piazza Duomo signals the eighth edition of Streetscape Public Art which runs from mid-October for a month.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pratiqiamo.pngPratiqiamoPratiqiamo have also inherited part of the spirit of Campo Urbano with their social participation and aim of rejuvenating public spaces.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/parada-par-tucc.pngParada Par TuccThe Parada Par Tucc is an annual event held in June that reflects the spirit of Campo Urbano.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/giorgio-di-chirico.pngGiorgio di ChiricoSelf portrait of Giorgio de Chirico with a plaque whose inscription in latin reads 'Et quid amabo nisi quod aenigma est?'. This phrase was placed on a banner spanning the Piazza Duomo by artist Giulio Paolini. The Latin translates roughly as 'And what will I love if not what is enigmatic?'https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/interaction-at-campo-urbano.pngInteraction at Campo UrbanoCrowds interact with the installations in Piazza Duomo in September 1969https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/logo.pngLogohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ugo-la-pietra-design.pngUgo La Pietra designUgo La Pietra's designs for his installation of an enclosed tunnel along Via Vittorio Emanuele. La Pietra is an artist, architect and designer.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ico-parisi-art.pngIco Parisi artSurrealist painting by Ico Parisi in the Pinacoteca di Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/art-and-architecture.pngArt and architecturePoster advertising the exhibition of Mario Radice's collaboration with architects showing part of his mosaics on the exterior of Casa Bini, designed by Ico Parisi and also including sculpture by another Campo Urbano contributor, Francesco Somaini.2019-10-14T16:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/08/23/comos-secret-gardens/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/collegio-gallo.pngCollegio GalloThe Collegio Gallio will be one of the sites open to the public on 21st and 22nd September,https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/via-volta.pngVia VoltaThe 'Giardino Pensile' at Alessandro Volta's home on Via Volta.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sede-mantero.pngSede Manterohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/secret-garden.pngSecret GardenNot on the list yet of gardens to visit, this is the villa just beside Sant'Agostino outside the city walls on the western side. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/palazzo-albricci-peregrini.pngPalazzo Albricci Peregrini15th Century fresco on the inner wall of the main entrance into Palazzo Albricci Peregrini in Via Rovelli.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/martirio-di-san-marco-recchi.pngMartirio di San Marco, RecchiMartirio di san Marco by the Recchi Brothers, taken from the main altar in Chiesa San Giorgio in Via Borgo Vico and now housed in Como's Pinacoteca on Via Diaz.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/collegio-gallo-carlo-carloni.pngCollegio Gallo Carlo CarloniThe ceiling of the grand staircase in the Collegio Gallio, frescoes by the Intelvi master, Carlo Carloni. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/museo-archeologico.pngMuseo ArcheologicoThe Nymphaeum in the courtyard of Palazzo Giovio, the site of Como's Museo Civico.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/palazzo-lambertenghi.pngPalazzo LambertenghiPalazzo Lambertenghi, classical exterior, baroque interiorhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/chiostrino-artificio.pngChiostrino ArtificioThe Chiostrino Artificio, a semi-hidden gem.2019-08-23T17:21:59+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/08/09/stucco-and-scagliola-two-of-comos-baroque-specialities/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/santa-cecilia.pngSanta CeciliaDetail of stucco work in the Church of Santa Cecilia, Via Cesare Cantu, Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/students-at-villa-fabris.pngStudents at Villa FabrisStudents at Villa Fabris learn the techniques of stucco, scagliola and other decorative arts so as to recreate or restore the originals.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/carlo-carloni-scaria.pngCarlo Carloni ScariaFresco by Carlo Carloni on the wall of the portico of the Church of Saints Nazaro and Celso in Scaria,, Val D'Intelvi.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/carloni-santa-maria-scaria-3.pngCarloni Santa maria Scaria 3Church of Santa Maria at Scaria with stucco and scagliola by Diego Carloni and the fresco above the altar by his brother Carlo.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/carloni-santa-maria-scaria-2.pngCarloni Santa maria Scaria 2Interior of the Church of Santa Maria, Scaria. Painting by Carlo Carloni and stucco work by his brother Diego.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ceiling-passau-cathedral.pngCeiling Passau CathedralCeiling of Passau Cathedral, stucco work and frescoes by Val D'Intelvi craftsmenhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/salzburg-cathedral.pngSalzburg CathedralSalzburg Cathedral, entirely constructed by caftsmen from the Val D'Intelvi.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ludwigsburg-interior.pngludwigsburg interiorInterior of Ludwigsburg Palace with stucco work by the maestri comacini led by Frisonehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ludwigsburg.pngludwigsburghttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/santo-sisinnio.pngSanto SisinnioThe interior of the Church of Santo Sisinnio in Muronico above Argegno. The statue of the Madonna and Child is in marble with all surrounding decoration in stucco.2019-08-09T10:42:52+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/07/16/tourism-on-lake-como-then-and-now/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/la-tremessina.pngLa Tremessinahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/villa-platamone.pngVilla PlatamoneVilla Platamone, luxury bed and breakfast accommodation in Como - creating a new category of top end options to rival hotels such as Il Sereno or Villa Pliniana in Torno.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/airbnb.pngAirbnbLocal advertising for Airbnb, one of the disruptive technologies radically changing the accommodation on offer on Lake Como in particular but also across the whole of Lombardy.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/villa-del-grumello.pngVilla del GrumelloVilla del Grumello betrween Como and Cernobbio, owned by the Odescalchi and the Giovio families, where Giambattista Giovio entertained his future son-in-law, the poet Ugo Foscolo - Italy's equivalent to Lord Byron. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/brienno-to-argegno-sheer-mountainside.pngBrienno to Argegno - sheer mountainsideGoing north from Laglio from Brienno to Argegno, the mountains fall so steeply down to the lake that not even the mountain paths up to the alpine pastures are readily maintained.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/rezzonico.pngRezzonicoRezzonico in the Comune of San Siro https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/morgan-freeman.pngMorgan FreemanMorgan Freeman, Actorhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/kofi-annan.pngKofi AnnanKofi Annan, (1938 - 2018) Secretary General of the UN https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/churchill-val-dintelvi-july-1945.pngChurchill Val D'Intelvi July 1945Chiesa di Sant Sisinnio, above Argegno - Winston Churchill, from sketches done in July 1945https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/romance-on-the-lake.pngRomance on the lakeFrom sublime to serene - Lake Como becomes 'romantic'.2023-08-24T11:10:34+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/07/06/comos-pope-and-other-odescalchi/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sofia-and-lucia-odescalchi.pngSofia and Lucia OdescalchiSofia with her mother Lucia Odescalchihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/castello-odescalchi-a-santa-marinella.pngCastello Odescalchi a Santa MarinellaCastello Odescalchi a Santa Marinella in Civitavecchiahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/castello-odescalchi-a-bracciano.pngCastello Odescalchi a BraccianoCastello Orsini-Odescalchi at Bracciano with the lake in the background.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/palazzo-chigi-odescalchi-with-arms.pngPalazzo Chigi Odescalchi with armsDetail of the baroque exterior of Palazzo Chigi Odescalchi showing the family crest.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/palazzo-chigi-odescalchi.pngPalazzo Chigi OdescalchiPalazzo Chigi Odescalchi, in Piazza Santi Apostoli in Rome. Bought in 1745 and still the current home of Prince Odescalchi and family.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/luchino-visconti-di-modrone.pngLuchino Visconti di ModroneFilm director, Luchino Visconti di Modrone was a member of a local noble family who bought Villa Olmo from the the Odescalchi-Raimondi dynasty. He himself frequented nearby Villa Erba for summer holidays.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/piazza-roma.pngPiazza RomaEntrance to Palazzo Odescalchi on Piazza Roma, Comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fireplace-palazzo-odescalchi.pngFireplace Palazzo OdescalchiFireplace with the Odescalchi cresthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/affresco-palazzo-odescalchi.pngAffresco Palazzo OdescalchiFrescoes by the Recchi brothershttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/villa-odescalchi.pngVilla OdescalchiVilla Odescalchi in Alzate Brianza, built as the personal residence of Pope Innocent XI2019-07-06T13:35:05+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/06/28/comos-four-seasons-4-summer-open-house/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/marching-bands.pngMarching Bandshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/lakeside-passeggiata.pngLakeside passeggiatahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/storm-clouds-baradello.pngStorm clouds BaradelloStorm clouds gather by the Baradello Tower https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/duomo.pngDuomoThe interior of Como's Cathedral https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/orion.pngOrionOrion, one of the largest of the Navigazione Laghi's boats.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/lake.pngLakehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/isola-comacina.pngIsola ComacinaThe spectacular annual firework display at Isola Comacina re-enacting the sacking of the island by the Como fleet in 1190.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/villa-deste.pngVilla D'esteThe Hotel Villa D'Este in Cernobbio, one of Lake Como's luxury hotels.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/corpo-musicale.pngcorpo musicalehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/canadian-choir.pngCanadian ChoirThere are a full variety of festivals and other musical events on Lake Como throughout the summer.2019-06-28T10:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/06/13/palanzo-on-show-a-pilgrimage-to-serenity/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/palanzo-6.jpgPalanzo 6Palanzo - village of stonehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/madonna-del-soldo.pngMadonna del SoldoThe Chiesa della Madonna del Sordo, on the southern edge of the town with a view over the lake.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/lavatoio.pnglavatoioThe 'lavatoio' - Palanzo's communal laundry facility used in the days before domestic washing machines.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sentieri-palanzo.jpgSentieri PalanzoPalanzo lies on the Strada Regia with paths also up to the summit of Monte Palanzone and the Rifugia Riellohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/palanzo-1.jpgPalanzo 1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/palanzo-2.jpgPalanzo 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/palanzo-3.jpgPalanzo 3https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cascata-palanzo.jpgCascata PalanzoWaterfall on the walk towards Pognana.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/terracing-2.pngterracing 2Palanzo when all the terraces were intensively cultivated. The decline in agriculture has transformed the hillsides around the lake since the 1940s.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/terracing.pngTerracingAn example of the extensive dry stone wall terracing to be found surrounding Palanzo. This example is on the stretch of Strada Regia to thed north of Palanzo in the direction of Pognana Lario.2019-06-13T11:46:29+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/06/06/exercising-outdoors-some-options/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/rugbycomo.pngrugbycomohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/red-house-horses.jpgRed House HorsesOne of Red House Horse Riding Club's ponies being introduced to an adoring public.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/vascavoga.jpgvascavogaThe Vasca Voga at Canottieri Lariohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/gerosa-twins-provincia-di-como.pngGerosa Twins Provincia di ComoThe Gerosa twins, instructors for the evening classes in rowing for adults known as Row-In-Fit. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pratiqiamo3.jpgpratiqiamo3https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pratiqiamo-2.jpgpratiqiamo 2https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pratiqiamo-1.jpgpratiqiamo 1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pratiqiamo-logo.pngPratiqiamo logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/mammfit-4.jpgMammfit 4https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/mammfit-3.jpgMammfit 32019-06-06T07:34:41+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/05/15/villa-platamone-an-aristocratic-bed-and-breakfast/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/suite.pngSuitehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/swimming-pool.pngSwimming PoolThe swimming pool on the south facing side of the villa.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/three-hundred-year-magnolia.pngthree hundred year magnoliaThe park includes this 300 year old magnoliahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/winter-garden-statuary.pngWinter Garden statuaryWinter Garden Statuaryhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/winter-garden-ceiling-detail.pngWinter Garden Ceiling detailGold leaf detail around the ceiling ros in the Winter Garden.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/winter-garden-ceiling-fresco.pngWinter Garden Ceiling frescoWinter Garden Floral frescoed ceilinghttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/marble-bath.pngMarble bathThe Principe Suite bathroom has an original deep-fill marble bathhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/beams.pngBeamsWood, marble and chrome - this bathroom on the top floor incorporates the beams supporting the roof.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/terraces.pngTerracesPrivate terraces with views over the villa's parkhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/great-room-fireplace.pngGreat Room FireplaceThe Great Room2019-05-15T19:11:41+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/05/01/tornos-santo-chiodo-conflicts-with-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/garden-of-remembrance.pngGarden of RemembranceGarden of Remembrance behind the church leading down to the town's cemetery.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/altar.pngAltarhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/doorway.pngDoorwayBas-relief by Rodari brothers above the doorway to Chiesa di San Giovanni Battistahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sagra-di-san-giovanni.pngSagra di San GiovanniSagra di San Giovanni, Isola Comacina. An annual firework display re-enacting the sacking of Isola Comacina by Como in the 12th centuryhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/stucco-ceiling.pngStucco ceilingDetail of stucco decoration and frescoes within the churchhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/romweg-1500.pngRomweg 1500Detail of the 'Romweg' (Rome Road)map published in 1500 orientated south to north with Como boxed. It showed the pilgrim routes across Europe from Edinburgh to RTomehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/alleys-torno.pngAlleys TornoTorno's ancient alleywayshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/corona-ferrea-monza.pngCorona Ferrea MonzaCorona Ferrea, used in the coronation of Kings of Italy up until the nineteenth century.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/campanile-1.pngCampanile 1Bell tower of the Chiesa di San Giovanni Battistahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/interior-2.pngInterior 2Interior of Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista. The Santo Chiodo is kept in a chest behind the altar.2019-05-01T17:12:23+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/04/29/a-castle-in-distress-tiina-to-the-rescue/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/carimate-3.pngcarimate 3The Grand Entrance to the Castello di Carimate.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/grand-hotel-milano.pnggrand hotel milanoThe Grand Hotel Milano at Brunate - another luxury hotel being renovated and reopened after years of neglect as top end tourism booms in and around Como and Milan.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/front-elevation.pngFront elevationFront elevation, Carimate Castlehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/stone-castle-composite.pngstone castle compositeTony Casetta, creator of Stone Castle Studios and the album cover to Lucia Dalla's 'Come e profondo il mare' - a work of genius produced in these studios.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/carimate-1.pngCarimate 1The rear of the Castle showing Cristoforo Arnaboldi's gothic renovation including the crenallated roofline.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/stemme.pngstemmeThe drawbridge carries the emblem of the Visconti family, lords of Milan throughout the middle ages. The viper devouring a human form is known as the 'Biscione di Milano' and can be seen on historic buildings throughout Lombardy, including at the exclusive Villa Pliniana on :Lake Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/south-west-tower.pngsouth west towerThe South West Tower seen from the former moathttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tiina.pngTiinaTiina Hiekkaranta, aka Countess of Carimatehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/carimate-2.pngcarimate 2Carimate Castle, Province of Como2025-03-02T22:50:23+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/04/26/sarah-aller-comos-new-york-artist-in-residence/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sarah1-1.pngSarah1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/palermo.pngPalermoA Palermo Urban Landscape - Ballarohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/collisioni.pngCollisionihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/coffee-downtown.pngCoffee DowntownCoffee Downtown by Sarah Aller. Monoprint, image transfer collage, original stencil and acrylic on canvas https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/big-apple-pie.pngBig Apple PieBig Apple Pie by Sarah Aller. Digital collage, image transfer, original stencil and acrylic on canvas https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/try-to-take-her-out.pngTry to Take Her Out'Try to Take Her Out' by Sarah Aller. Monoprint, image transfer collage, original stencil and acrylic on canvas https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/james-baldwin-paris.pngJames Baldwin ParisJames Baldwin, American author of 'Giovanni's Room' and 'Another Country' in Paris in the 1950s.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/street-games.pngStreet GamesStreet Games by Sarah Aller. Image transferred over collage with acrylic on board.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mr-and-mrs-andrews-and-hometown-shake.pngMr and Mrs Andrews and Hometown ShakeMr. and Mrs. Andrews by Thomas Gainsborough, Hometown Shake by Sarah Aller. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/the-beauty.pngThe BeautyThe Beauty, Sarah Aller. Original stencil, image transfer collage, gold leaf and acrylic on canvas. 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closeuphttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/infopoint.pngInfopointhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tourism-logo.pngTourism logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/blossom.pngBlossomhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bernini-comocrea-autumn-2018.pngBernini Comocrea Autumn 2018https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fontana-di-villa-geno.pngFontana di Villa Genohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/local-market.pnglocal markethttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/boat-queue.pngBoat queuehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/funicular-brunate.pngFunicular Brunate2019-03-30T11:22:29+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/03/09/comos-famous-daughters-giuditta-pasta/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/window-palazzo-valle-bruni.jpgWindow Palazzo Valle-Brunihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/casta-diva-resort.jpgCasta Diva Resorthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/villa-giuditta-pasta.jpgVilla Giuditta Pastahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/canto-degli-italiani.jpgcanto degli italianihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/teatro-sociale-como.jpgTeatro Sociale Comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/after-the-surrender-22-march-1848-francesco-capiaghi.jpgAfter the surrender 22 March 1848 Francesco CapiaghiFrancesco Capiaghi, 'After the surrender 22nd March 1848https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pauline-viardot.jpgPauline Viardothttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/villa-passalacqua.jpgVilla Passalacquahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vincenzo-bellini.jpgVincenzo Bellinihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/interior-kings-theatre-london-1808.jpgInterior Kings Theatre london 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Grumello2019-03-01T15:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2019/02/06/testimonies-and-remembrance-como-recalls-the-shoah/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/perlasca-film.jpgperlasca filmhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/giorgio-perlasca.jpgGiorno memoria: sondaggio, 47% studenti non conosce PerlascaGiorgio Perlasca in una foto senza data . ANSA/WIKIPEDIA (Questa Ë una fotografia scattata in Italia (o in territorio italiano) ed Ë ora nel pubblico dominio poichÈ il copyright Ë scaduto)+++ EDITORIAL USE ONLY- NO SALES - NO ARCHIVE+++https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/nine-eleven.jpgnine elevenhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ingrasso-di-don-umberto-marmori-il-21-gennaio-1932-fb-edited.jpgingrasso di don umberto marmori il 21 gennaio 1932 fb - Editedhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/enrico-caronti-edited.jpgenrico caronti - Editedhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/narciso-riet.jpgNarciso Riethttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/scomparsi-del-pizzo.jpgscomparsi del pizzohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cernobbio.jpgcernobbioCernobbio's garden of Remembrance https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/il-talmudista.jpgil talmudistahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vincenzo-guarracino.jpgVincenzo Guarracino2019-02-06T10:03:36+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/05/20/parco-spino-verde-walking-the-border-back-to-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/12-pine-path.png12 Pine pathDescent down to San Fermo along the chestnut path.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/10-view-to-pare.png10 View to PareGoing east from Monte Sasso, views open up south over the towns of Pare, Cavallasca and San Fermo and over the Pianura Padanahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/9-to-monte-sasso.png9 To Monte SassoHaving descended towards Cavallasca, we turn left and climb again up to the path that circles Monte Sasso.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-boards-and-signposting.png6 Boards and signpostingBoards and signposting https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/7-cadorna-trench.png7 Cadorna trenchTunnel, part of the Linea Cadorna defences in the Parco Spina Verdehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/5-border-posts.png5 Border postsSteel girders mark the border in the Paerrco Spina Verde above Paréhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4-vineyard.png4 VineyardVineyard just across on the Swiss side of the border.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/3-junction-with-2.png3 Junction with 2Junction of the path from Via della Valle with Sentiero 2 which runs along the state border.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/parco-spina-verde.pngParco Spina VerdeMap of the Parco Spina Verde showing route taken going west to easthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1-chiesa-san-giovanni-battista-pare.png1 Chiesa San Giovanni Battista PareChiesa di San Giovanni Battista in Pare, Point of departure for the walk in the Parco Spina Verde.2019-01-28T17:11:06+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/08/04/strada-regia-from-pognana-to-nesso-and-back/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/t.pngTAncient terracing above Nessohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/return-view-from-pognana.pngreturn view from PognanaView south over the lake as you emerge from the woods on the outskirts of Pognanahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/mountain-community.pngMountain communityThe mountain community just below the summit of Monte Cappon in the string of mountains known as Monti Careno.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/more-naive-art.pngMore naive artNaive religious art usually carried out by the local 'decorator' and often retouched over the years.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bridge-at-nesso.pngBridge at NessoThe Civera Bridge in Nesso. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/mount-careno.pngMount CarenoTurn left at the signs here off Via dei Monti to end the seemingly relentless climb up towards Monte Cappon and start your descent to Nesso.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/spiaggia-careno.pngSpiaggia CarenoThe 'spiaggia' or beach at Careno, just below the romanesque church of San Martino. This beach is not monitored for water quality but is located between two of the cleanest monitored beaches on the lake.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/san-martino-careno.pngSan Martino CarenoSan Martino, Carenohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/preserved-terracing.pngPreserved terracingBuilt to last - dry stone walls from Moltrasio stone define terraces that are still well maintained in parts https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dry-stone-walls.pngDry stone wallsBuilt to last - dry stone walls from Moltrasio stone2019-01-28T17:09:48+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/walks/strada-regia-from-pognana-to-nesso-and-back/2019-01-28T17:02:11+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2018/08/18/walking-the-greenway-and-the-antica-via-regina/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/romweg.pngRomwegExtract from the Romweg or 'Road to Rome' published in Germany in 1498 showing the route from Edinburgh to Rome with the map oriented from South to North.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/19-colonno-looking-south-down-the-lake.png19. Colonno looking south down the lake19. Above Colonno looking south down the lakehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/18-descent-towards-colonno.png18. Descent towards Colonno18. Descent towards Colonnohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/16-ancient-barn.png16. Ancient barn16. Ancient barnhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/17-isola-comacina.png17. Isola Comacina17. Isola Comacina from above Salahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/15-san-giacomo-church-at-spurano.png15. San Giacomo Church at Spurano15. Church of San Giacomo on the lakefront at Spuranohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/14-lakefront-at-spurano.png14. Lakefront at Spurano14. Lakefront at Spuranohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/13-bell-tower-of-the-church-of-saint-agata.png13. Bell tower of the Church of Saint Agata13. Bell tower of Saint Agathahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/section-3.pngSection 3Section 3: Ossuccio to Colonnohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/12-via-per-ossuccio-with-sanctuary.png12. Via per Ossuccio with Sanctuary12. Towards Ossuccio's Sacro Monte and Sanctuary2019-01-28T16:53:12+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/walks/walking-the-greenway-and-the-antica-via-regina/2019-01-28T16:46:16+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/community/dancing-classes/2019-01-21T07:54:35+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2019/01/09/comos-four-seasons-2-feasting-and-hibernation/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/saint-anthony-with-pig-naples.pngsaint anthony with pig, napleshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/la-giubiana.pngla giubianahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cormorants.pngcormorantshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/misty-mood.pngmisty moodhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/winter-view-brunate.pngwinter view brunatehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bears.pngbearshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bishops-palace.pngbishop's palacehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/christmas-market.pngchristmas market2019-01-09T14:08:32+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/12/12/christmas-como-citta-dei-balocchi/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/zampognaro1.pngZampognaroZampognarohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/via-vitani.pngVia VitaniVia Vitanihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/via-milano.pngVia MilanoVia Milanohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/via-luini.pngVia LuiniVia Luinihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/via-diaz.pngVia DiazVia Diazhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/via-cantu.pngVia CantuVia Cantuhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/teatro-sociale.pngTeatro SocialeTeatro Socialehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/piazza-volta-carousel.pngPiazza Volta CarouselCarousel on Piazza Voltahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/piazza-volta-1.pngPiazza Volta 1Piazza Voltahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/piazza-san-fedele1.pngPiazza San FedelePiazza san Fedele2018-12-12T10:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/12/06/noir-2018-moral-ambiguity-and-death/2018-12-06T08:43:16+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/12/03/clouds-over-como-lest-we-forget/2018-12-03T14:51:51+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/10/22/october-gastronomica-a-flurry-of-food-festivals/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cheese.pngcheeseThe Province of Como is spoilt for cheese with its own production matched by that from the Valtellina, Lecco and the Pianura Padana.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/la-fagurida-view.pngla fagurida viewView from the terrace of La Fagurida, one of the restaurants within the Tremezzina inititiative.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/local-produce.pnglocal produceLocal produce from the local producers section of the covered market in Como - all strictly 'zero kilometri'https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pizzocheri-and-polenta.pngpizzoccheri and polentaPolenta and pizzoccheri - two famous local dishes here together for a gut-busting feasthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gastrolario-logo.pngGastrolario logoGastroLario logohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/menu-castiglione-la-torre.pngMenu Castiglione La Torrehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/albergo-la-torre.pngAlbergo La TorreThe Albergo La Torre's Ristorante Castiglione offers an autumn menu as part of the Rassegna Gastronomica https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/missultin.pngmissultinMissoltino - pickled lake fish - served with polenta.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rifugio-boffalora.pngRifugio BoffaloraRifugio Boffalora, famous in partisan history as the location where Capitano Ricci gathered the partisan force prior to the ill-fated attack on the Albergo Lenno.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/from-rifugio-boffalora.pngFrom Rifugio BoffaloraThe view from the Rifugio Boffalora looking over to Monte Galbiga 2018-10-23T09:36:09+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/10/17/weaving-art-into-comos-urban-fabric-streetscape-7/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/savethewall.pngsavethewallGreat Wave by Pierpaolo Perretta aka Mr. Savethewall installed last year and still in good condition in Piazzetta Pietro Pinchettihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/follow-your-heart-by-andrea-zamengo.pngFollow your heart by Andrea Zamengo'Follow your heart' by Andrea Zamengo in the Como Lago train station.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cardiaco-by-paolo-grassino.pngCardiaco by Paolo GrassinoCardiaco by Paolo Grassino in Piazza Duomohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/la-leggenda-del-lariosauro-detail.pngLa leggenda del Lariosauro detailDetail from 'La leggenda del Lariosauro'https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dangerous-attraction-by-rendo-2.pngDangerous Attraction by Rendo 2Dangerous Attraction by Rendo - in the serre of Piazza Martinelli - two and three dimensional ambiguity.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pomnik-konny-by-m-city.pngPomnik Konny by M-CityPomnik Konny by M-City in the courtuard of the Pinacoteca Civica.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/roseto-by-corrado-bonomi.pngRoseto by Corrado BonomiThe vines and roses are made of industrial plastic partshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/roseto-by-corrado-bonomi-2.pngRoseto by Corrado Bonomi 2Roseto by Corrado Bonomihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/original-sin-by-liu-ruowang.pngOriginal Sin by Liu RuowangPublic statues - 'Original Sin' https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/alessandro-volta-in-piazza-volta.pngAlessandro Volta in Piazza VoltaPublic statue - Alessandro Volta 2018-10-17T16:09:48+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/09/14/comos-historical-fabric-and-its-pot-of-roman-gold/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pot-of-gold.pngPot of GoldPart of the horde of over 400 gold coins, jewels and ingots uncovered at Il Cressoni in Via Diaz.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cupola.pngcupolaCupola of Como's Cathedralhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/banca-commerciale-frigerio.pngBanca Commerciale FrigerioThe Banca Commerciale building designed by Federico Frigerio and completed in 1927.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/via-vitani.pngvia vitaniVia Vitanihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nevera-interior.pngNevera InteriorThis is the interior of a nevera which would have been open to the skies to allow snow to accumulate and be pressed into ice.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fish-market.pngFish marketThis nevera is at the side of the original fish market in Cortisella, behind the Banca D'Italiahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/church-conversion.pngchurch conversionThe building on the right still shows the faint outline of the triple windows above the original doorway to the church. A cloister to the right still survives within the grounds of the Valduce Hospitalhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/san-giacomo.pngSan GiacomoSan Giacomo Church in Piazza Grimoldi. The church originally had its entrance by the mulberry trees. Steel bands set in the pavement beside the trees show the location of the original twin towers.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/columns-via-rodari.pngColumns Via RodariThe difference in ground level between now and Roman times is shown by these columns and arches in Via Rodari.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/column-photography-studio.pngColumn Photography studioRoman column in a studio on Via Rodari. It descends a good metre below current ground level.2018-09-14T10:21:44+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/09/10/comos-four-seasons-1-the-re-entry-il-rientro/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fresco-ss-cosma-and-damiano.pngFresco - SS Cosma and DamianoFresco on the apse of the Romanesque chapel dedicated to Saints Cosmo and Damiano within the grounds of the Sant'Abbondio complex.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/animals-on-show-at-the-fiera-di-santabbondio.pngDonkeyAnimals on show at the Fiera di Sant'Abbondiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/view-from-baradello-castle.pngView from Baradello CastleRuins below the tower of Baradello Castle. It was reinforced by Federico Barbarossa as part of his defences for Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/lucia-race.pngLucia RaceThe Palia del Baradello consists of a series of competitions between the different quarters of the town or nearby communities on the lake - here two competing teams in the race of the 'lucie' (traditional lake boats) battle it out for first place.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/arrival-of-federico-barbarossa.pngArrival of Federico BarbarossaThe Palio del Balbianello kicks off in September with the re-enactment of the arrival of Federico Barbarossa in March 1157 - an instance of 'entro' this time. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/villa-deste.pngVilla D'EsteVilla D'Este, requisitioned to serve as a military hospital for the Luftwaffe.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sagra-gioventu-2018.pngSagra Gioventu 2018Sagra Gioventu 2018 - Organisations seek to attract young people to sign up for sporting and cultural activitieshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/villa-erba.pngVilla ErbaVilla Erba Conference Centre with Rovenna (above Cernobbio) in the backgroundhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/como-summer-festival.pngComo Summer FestivalThe Francesco D'Auria Jazz Trio in Piazza Grimoldi as part of the Como Summer Festivalhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/como-rientro.pngComo RientroSeasonal change in Como2018-09-10T13:56:51+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/08/23/murder-on-the-dance-floor-italys-crime-of-the-20th-century-on-lake-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gardens-of-villa-olmo.pngGardens of Villa OlmoThe gardens of Villa Olmo 'requisitioned' by Dolce and Gabbana this spring for a fashion show extravaganza.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/primo-bacino.pngPrimo bacinoWinter chill on the primo bacino of Lake Como with Cernobbio and Moltrasio on the left hand shore and Torno on the right.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/il-sereno.pngIl serenoIl Sereno - the latest addition to the 5 star luxury hotels in the 'primo bacino' of Lake Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cernobbio-war-memorial.pngCernobbio War MemorialWar memorial on Cernobbio's lakefronthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/palace-of-justice.pngPalace of JusticePalace of Justice, Largo Spalloni, built in 1968 after Pia Bellentani's trial in 1952https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/san-donnino.pngSan DonninoEx-San Donnino Prison in Como's centre, now on the market as a desirable site for residential development.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/count-bellentani-pistol.pngCount Bellentani pistolCount Bellentani's pistol, the eweapon used by Pia to shoot her ex-lover.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/carlo-and-pia-at-cortina-1943.pngCarlo and Pia at Cortina 1943Carlo Sacchi and Pia Bellentani (left) at Cortina in 1943https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cernobbio-water-fountain.pngCernobbio Water fountainWater fountain on Cernobbio's lakefronthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/tempo-bellentani.pngTempo BellentaniIl Tempo - Countess Pia Bellantani 2018-09-18T13:21:57+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/05/03/san-donato-camnago-volta-opening-up-a-circular-route-to-and-from-como/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/alessandro-volta-villa-olmo.pngAlessandro Volta Villa OlmoBust of the scientist Alessandro Volta in Villa Olmo.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tomb-of-volta.pngtomb of voltaAlessandro Volta's Tombhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/saint-cecilia.pngsaint ceciliaChurch of Saint Cecilia, Camnago Voltahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bb-flavia.pngB&B FlaviaThis is where the path comes out of the woods. Turn left onto the asphalt road going round the back of the B&B Flavia.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/chapel.pngchapelhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/first-sign.pngFirst signhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/via-per-brunate.pngVia Per BrunateAs you reach Via Per Brunate, turn right to descend for about 600 metres until you see the first yellow sign for the start of the footpath.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bivio-via-bernasconi.pngBivio Via BernasconiFor the short walk, turn right to descend back towards Como - but for Camnago, turn left up Via Bernasconihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bivio-san-donato.pngBivio San DonatoAs you arrive at the base of San Donato, turn right onto this path in the direction of Garzola.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/via-maurizio-monti.pngVia Maurizio MontiVia Maurizio Monti2018-08-07T08:07:46+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/walks/san-donato-to-camnago-volta-opening-up-a-circular-route-to-and-from-como/2018-08-07T08:04:40+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/san-fermo-to-como-in-the-footsteps-of-garibaldi/2018-08-04T14:53:57+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/walks/walking-the-lario-triangle-from-asso-to-nesso/2018-08-04T14:35:17+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2018/07/13/lake-comos-speciality-dishes-and-local-products/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/castiglioni.pngCastiglioniCastiglioni Delicatessen on Via Cantuhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/osteria-del-beuc.pngOsteria del beucOsteria del Beuchttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/vecchia-como.pngVecchia ComoVecchia Como bakers in Via Lambertenghihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/resta-panettone.pngResta Panettone'Resta' Panettone - A Como Speciality produced by La Vecchia Como in Via Lambertenghihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cheese.pngcheesehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pizzoccheri-and-polenta.pngPizzoccheri and polentaPizzoccheri and polenta uncia - both made with buckwheat flour, butter and cheese. Rich mountain food available all year round!https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/local-wines.pngLocal winesWines with the appellation IGT Terre Lariane come predominantly from Domaso on Lake Como or from Montevecchia in Brianza. These are available from Castiglioni in Via Cantu, Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/olive-oil.pngolive oilOlive oil from Lenno produced by Vanini Osvaldohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/market-local-producers.pngMarket local producersCheese and salumi in the local producers' section of the covered market in Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/milk.pngmilkA 'nevere' - traditional Alpine construction packed with snow in Spring to provide storage for milk products during the summer season. This one is above Moltrasio.2018-07-13T13:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/06/13/e-biking-food-tour-in-bellagio-all-gain-no-pain/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bike-hire.pngBike Hirehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nene-food.pngnene foodProsecco and spuntino - a welcome restoration at the end of the tourhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/alberto-and-celia.pngalberto and celiaAlberto Elli. our guide from Como Lago Bike with Celia Abernethy from Lake Como Style.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/darsene-di-loppia.pngdarsene di loppiaThe terrace of the Darsene di Loppia restaurant looking over the small port in Loppiahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/la-pergola.pngla pergolaThe dining terrace of the Hotel Ristorante La Pergola at Pecallo.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/la-punta.pngla puntaLa Punta - the northern most point of Bellagio and the Lario Triangle.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sanctuary-1.pngSanctuary 1The clear waters at the Madonna del Moletto looking over to the Grigne mountain range to the left and the Corni di Canzo on the righthttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sanctuary.pngSanctuaryMadonna del Moletto. Point 3 on the maphttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/towards-varenna.pngTowards VarennaView from Bellagio towards Varenna on the calm leg of the lake.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/limonta.pngLimontaCelia Abernethy of LaKe Como Style on the dock at Limonta2018-06-16T13:08:22+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/06/05/through-conflict-to-collaboration-achille-grandi-como-and-the-birth-of-the-republic/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/san-bartolomeo.pngSan BartolomeoChurch of San Bartolomeo, Via Milano, Comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/achille-grandi-2.pngAchille Grandi 2Achille Grandi, 1883 - 1946https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/the-partisan-battle-above-the-lake.pngThe Partisan battle above the lakeVal D'Intelvi - the area patrolled by Capitano Ricci and his royalist and catholic-oriented partisan band. Ricci got funding support from Allen Dulles and the American OSS offices in Lugano just across the border.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/in-the-partisan-mountains.pngin the partisan mountainsThe mountains above Lenno where the partisan groups under the command of royalist partisan leader Capitano Ricci gathered prior to attempting the assassination of the RSI Finance Minister residing in the hotel on the lakeshore. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/swords-and-shades.pngSwords and shadeshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/before-the-ceremony.pngBefore the ceremonyPiazza Cavourhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/comune-mayors-gather.pngComune mayors gatherThe mayors of the comunes within the Province of Como dressed with their sashes of office gather at the start of the Republic Day ceremonyhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/banners.pngBannersComunes of Domaso and Menaggio parade their banners at the Republic Day ceremonyhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/visitor-republic-day.pngVisitor Republic DayVisitors take advantage of soldiers on parade to request portrait pictures to show back home.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ceremony-republic-day.pngCeremony Republic DayThe ceremony continues under the Republican flag.2018-06-05T16:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/05/10/comos-artistic-tradition-pan-european-legacy-maestri-comacini/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/freemason-compass.pngFreemason compassFreemason Symbolhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/maestri-symbol.pngMaestri symbolMaestri Comacini symbolhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nodo-comacino.pngnodo comacinoEastern exterior of the Broletto, Como. Nodo Comacino - a technique developed by the Maestri Comacini showing off their abilities.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bell-tower-san-fedele.pngBell tower San FedeleBell Tower of the Basilica San Fedele, Comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/detail-of-mainz-cathedral-germany.pngDetail of Mainz Cathedral, Germanyhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/interlacing-designs-santabbondio.pngInterlacing designs - Sant'Abbondiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sant-abbondio-animal-frieze.pngSant Abbondio animal friezehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/column-capital-sant-abbondio.pngColumn capital, Sant Abbondiohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/frieze-sant-abbondio.pngFrieze Sant AbbondioMaestri Comacini work on the exterior of the Basilica Sant' Abbondio.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dragon-detail-san-fedele.pngDragon detail San FedeleDetail of the dragon the exterior of the Basilica of San Fedele.2018-05-10T16:09:11+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/04/25/como-antifascista-then-and-now-liberation-day/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/schiavi-di-hitler1.pngschiavi di HitlerIn Memory of Hitler's Slaveshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/festa-della-liberazione-banda-monte-olimpino.pngFesta della Liberazione - Banda Monte OlimpinoThe Banda Filarmonica Monte Olimpino play at the Liberation Day ceremony, Como.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tintoria-bruno-pessina.pngTintoria Bruno PessinaChimney and site of the ex-Tintoria Bruno Pessina off Via Borgo Vicohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chimney-of-tintoria-comense-ticosa.pngChimney of Tintoria Comense TicosaChimney of the ex-Tintoria Comense, subsequently renamed Ticosa and now a derelict site off Viale Roosevelt.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/site-of-tintoria-castagna.pngSite of Tintoria CastagnaEx-site of the Tintoria Castagna on Viale Varesehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cartiera-burgo-sit-in.pngCartiera Burgo Sit In'We leave with heads held high' - workers abandon a 130 day sit-in against redundancies in October 1969 at Cartiere Burgohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/salmoiraghi-e-vigano.pngSalmoiraghi e ViganoHQ in Milan of Salmoiraghi and Vigano, the inheritors of Filotecnica Salmoiraghi which moved out of Milan in 1943 to avoid allied bombinghttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ex-partisan-associations.pngEx-partisan AssociationsEx-partisan Associations, Memorial to European Resistance, Como - Liberation Day 2018https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/carabinieri-at-the-memorial-to-european-resistance-como-liberation-day-20181.pngCarabinieri at the Memorial to European Resistance, Como Liberation Day, 2018https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/carabinieri-at-the-memorial-to-european-resistance-como-liberation-day-2018.pngCarabinieri at the Memorial to European Resistance, Como Liberation Day, 20182018-04-25T16:49:38+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/04/19/going-slow-lake-como-slow-tourism/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/slow-down.pngSlow downTime to relaxhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rezzonico.pngRezzonicoLooking out on to Lake Como from the portico below the fishermen's houses in Rezzonico - one of the many delightful locations to discover when you stray from the popular path.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/slow-lake-como.pngslow lake comohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/slow-down-3.pngSlow down 3https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sacro-monte-ossuccio.pngSacro Monte, OssuccioThe UNESCO-listed Sanctuary at Sacro Monte, Ossuccio behind which is a delightful trattoria.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/taking-time-to-stop-and-stare.pngTaking time to stop and stareTaking time to stop and stare https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/lakeside-restaurant.pngLakeside restaurantAl fresco dining on the lakefront is massively appealing and the overall quality is more than acceptable but the temptation for the less scrupulously managed establishments is to ignore the need to be genuine or authentic.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/queueing-for-the-boat-to-bellagio.pngQueueing for the boat to BellagioQueue for the fast boat to Bellagio, Ferragosto Public Holiday, August 2017https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/inlombardia.pngInlombardiaInlombardia advertising holidays in Lombardy on the sides of a tour bus in front of Saint Paul's Cathedral, Londonhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/super-slow.pngSuper slowOn a recent walk we met and Italo-Swedish couple travelling to and from La Spezia to Sweden with donkeys. An example of super slow travel.2018-04-19T08:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/03/26/ester-negretti-interview-menaggio-exhibition-landscapes-colour/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ester.pngesterThe artist in her studio. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/essere-senziente.pngessere senziente 4Essere Senziente 4 (Sentient Being), Ester Negretti 2012https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sailing-boats-detail.pngsailing boats detailDetail of sailing boats to show mixed media technique depicting the mountain backdrop https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/vele-aggressive-ingaggiate.pngvele agressive ingaggiateEngaged aggressive sails, Mixed media on canvas - Ester Negretti 2017https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ambientazione-in-studio.pngambientazione in studioEster's Studio Environment https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/como.jpgComo Ester NegrettiComo, Mixed Media on Canvas - 2017 Ester Negrettihttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/studio-ester-2.pngEster Negretti StudioEster Negretti's studio at Via Borgo Vico 82https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/colori-a-menaggio.pngColori a menaggioColours at Menaggio, - Mixed media on canvas, 2017 Ester Negretti2018-03-26T16:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2016/11/22/ester-maria-negretti-comostraditional-contemporary-artist/2018-03-20T16:19:37+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/about-2/winter-textures-brick-stone-stucco-nature/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/twigs-and-lantern.pngTwigs and lanternLight over san Donatohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/treetrunk.pngtreetrunkTree trunkhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tangle.pngtangleTanglehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/stuff.pngStuffhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/stone-porta-nuova.pngStone Porta NuovaPorta Nuovahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/stone-doorway.pngstone doorwayThe rough and the smoothhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/stone-and-leaf.pngstone and leafPath from Brunate via Falchetto - stone and cobblehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/stone-and-branch.pngstone and branchStone Wall, Civigliohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pollarded-tree.pngpollarded treePollarded trees at end of winter with view towards Brunatehttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/moss-on-path-to-brunate.pngMoss on path to BrunatePath to Brunate2018-03-10T11:36:48+00:00weekly0.6https://comocompanion.com/2018/03/04/comos-ines-figini-auschwitz-survivor-celebration-for-international-womens-day/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/palestra-mariani.pngPalestra MarianiPalestra Comunale Mariani on Via Sauro - where Ines was imprisoned alongside other deportees prior to being transferred to bergamo. The gymnasium is only about 200 metres from Ines's family home.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/via-grossi.pngvia grossiVia Grossi, Como looking east as it climbs towards Brunate.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ines-figini-1.pngInes Figini 1https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/viale-geno.pngViale GenoViale Geno where Umberto Walter lived. His villa became the Swiss Consulate after the war.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ines-book.pngInes bookCover of the book recounting Ines's story - the title is taken from a phrase often used by Ines' mother.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ines-with-schoolchildren-from-cantu.pngInes with schoolchildren from Cantuhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/war-memorial.pngWar MemorialMonumento ai Caduti - War Memorial designed by Giuseppe Terragni and inspired by Antonio Sant'Eliahttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ines-tattoo.pngInes Tattoohttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/concentration-camp-map1.pngConcentration Camp Maphttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/paolo-porta.pngPaolo Porta2018-03-04T12:58:34+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/02/14/lords-ladies-misrule-schignano-anarchy/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/lake-como-from-schignano.jpgLake Como from SchignanoLake Como from Schignano with the Sanctuary of Sant'Anna in the midground.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/carlisepp.jpgCarliseppThe Carlisepp - the figure responsible for all the misrule who will however be put to flames at the end of Carnival.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sapeur.jpgsapeurThe Sapeur provide an escort for the Sigorta, dressed in sheepskin and wielding a heavy axe.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/reclining-brut-2.jpgreclining brut 2A brut falls into torpor in front of a queue of carshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/brut-in-car.jpgBrut in carA brut forces his way into a car with suitcaseshttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mascarun-at-junction.jpgMascarun at junctionA Mascarun poses at the junction managed by a stressed traffic policeman.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/brut-unmasked.pngbrut unmaskedAn unmasked 'brut' could just as likely be a woman, man or child.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/brut-6.jpgbrut 6Schignano Carnival - Bruts (pictured) are often armed with something like a carpet beater to aggravate the onlookers or a passing Mascarun (see next photo).https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/brut-3-with-suitcase.jpgbrut 3 with suitcaseA Brut with suitcase 'selling' one hat to wear on top of anotherhttps://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/brut-2.jpgbrut 2A Brut pulling the shoes off an onlooker2018-02-15T15:25:28+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/02/02/fables-legends-folklore-3-days-of-blackbird/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/po-at-cremona.pngPo at CremonaThe River Po at Cremona where choirs still gather on the shores of the river at the end of January to sing songs that commemorate the grieving blackbird.. Courtesy of Wikimedia.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/porto-garibaldi-1.pngPorta Nuova 1Vertical gardens - Porta Nuova, Milan.https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/porto-garibaldi.pngPorta NuovaPorta Nuova new development on the edge of the medieval heart of Milan easily accessed exiting from the train station at Porta Garibaldi. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/via-dante.pngVia DanteVia Dante, Milan, at Christmas time with Castello Sforzesco in the background and Christmas lights sponsored by Dyson and advertising their hairdryers. https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/blackbird.pngBlackbirdby MichalPL, Courtesy of Wikimedia2018-02-02T17:34:36+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/01/24/heroism-disaster-in-vallassina-holocaust-memorial-day/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/across-the-lake.pngPonte della CiveraThis medieval bridge at the foot of the Orrido di Nesso as the river enters the lake would have marked the end of the first day's gruelling 'viaggio della salvezza' for Don Banfi's party of 16 Jewish refugees. 2018-01-25T07:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://comocompanion.com/2018/01/09/como-how-green-is-city/https://comocompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/private-cars.pngPrivate carsA lakefront withoiut cars? 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