Tag Archives: Baradello

Como’s City Walls

Posted on March 29, 2022 by comocompanion

Como has a lot of ‘history’ and the city’s walls provide visible evidence of the fact. They survive to this day due to the strategic location of the city and its desire to enforce customs duties on all goods passing through its gates. Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Gardens, History, Places of interest, Uncategorized | Tagged Baradello, Castello della Torre Rotonda, Cittadella Viscontea, Como, Federico Barbarossa, Ghibellines, Guelphs, Hanging Gardens, History, Medieval Walls, Moltrasio stone, Porta Nuova, Porta Pretoria, Porta Torre, Roman remains, Roman Walls, Rusca, Teatro Sociale, Visconti, Vittani | 3 Comments

Como’s Historical Fabric and its Pot of Roman Gold

Posted on September 14, 2018 by comocompanion

Como’s Historical Fabric and its Pot of Roman Gold – The recent find in Como of more than four hundred gold coins has drawn international attention to Como but history through the ages is in the very DNA of this city. Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Culture, History, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized | Tagged Baradello, Barbarossa, coats of arms, Cortisella, Frigerio, nevere, novum comum, Roman coins, Romanesque, Romweg, San Giacomo, stemme, Teatro Cressoni | Leave a comment

Como’s Four Seasons: 1 – The Re-entry (Il Rientro)

Posted on September 10, 2018 by comocompanion

Como’s Four Seasons: 1 – The Re-entry, Il Rientro, – a view of the seasonal social calendar on Lake Como. Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Events, Folklore, Food, History, Lake, Uncategorized | Tagged Baradello, Coldiretti, Cosmo e Damiano, Federico Barbarossa, Lucia, Lucie, Mendrisio, Music, Opera, Orticolario, Palio del Baradello, pumpkins, rientro, Sagra Gioventu, Sant'Abbondio, villa d'este, villa erba | Leave a comment

Baradello Castle Welcomes Swallows and other Summer Visitors

Posted on April 18, 2016 by comocompanion

Standing sentinel over the city and as testament to Como’s eventful past, the Baradello Castle reopens its doors for the summer with one-off openings on Monday 25th April and Sunday May 1st. Thereafter it is open every Sunday from June … Continue reading →