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Como’s December Delights
As the nights grow longer and temperatures get lower, Como goes through another of its periodical metamorphoses – producing a set of seasonal December delights. What better way can there be of exploiting the increased hours of winter darkness than … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Culture, History, People, Places of interest, silk, Uncategorized
Tagged Architecture, Art, Art Nouveau, bernasconi, Campanini, cernobbio, Christmas lights, Christmas market, CittadeiBalocchi, Como, crime, Culture, film, Liberty, lights, Margaret Atwood, Noir, Sport, Teatro Sociale, Ticosa, war
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Cantù – The Good, (The Bad) and The Beautiful
Cantù is famous for its master craftsmen and its long tradition of artisan furnishings and cabinet making. It is the spiritual home of the Brianza-based furniture industry yet, at only 10 kilometres from Como, remains off the main tourist map. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Culture, History, Itineraries, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Architecture, Ariberto, Art, artisans, baptistry, Brianza, cabinet makers, Cantu, Carlo de Carli, churches, Como, crafts, Culture, Frescoes, furniture making, Galliano, Gio Ponti, industry, Madonna Della Latte, marquetry, Medieval, Rinascente, Romanasque, San Giovanni, San Vincenzo
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Cortesella – The Mythical Heart of Old Como
As Les Halles was to Paris or Seven Dials to London, so was the Cortesella to Como – the lost heart of the old town. The Cortesella (named after Via Cortesella) was a warren of narrow streets and alleyways to … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Banca d'Italia, Como, Cortesella, Frigerio, les halles, nostalgia, Parisi, Piazza Duomo, redevelopment, Terragni
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Como’s Internationally Renowned Urban Visionary
This month sees the 100th anniversary of the death on the Isonzo front during the First World War of Antonio Sant’Elia. And so what, you might say! Many small cities can claim one or other famous son or daughter and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Culture, Events, History, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Antonio Sant'Elia, Architecture, Art, Boletto, Brunate, Como, futurism, Lake Como, Marinetti, modernism, secessionists, Terragni
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