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- Overnight on the Via dei Monti Lariani December 1, 2022
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- Maslianico’s Smuggler Paths August 9, 2022
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Recent Posts
- Love, War and Death on Lake Como – The Tragic End of Gina Ruberti January 26, 2023
- Overnight on the Via dei Monti Lariani December 1, 2022
- The Queen of England’s Como Court October 6, 2022
- Maslianico’s Smuggler Paths August 9, 2022
- The Road to Rome (via Como) July 13, 2022
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Tag Archives: Baradello
Como’s City Walls
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 →
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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
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Como’s Historical Fabric and its Pot of Roman Gold
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 →
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Tagged Baradello, Barbarossa, coats of arms, Cortisella, Frigerio, nevere, novum comum, Roman coins, Romanesque, Romweg, San Giacomo, stemme, Teatro Cressoni
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Como’s Four Seasons: 1 – The Re-entry (Il Rientro)
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
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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
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Baradello Castle Welcomes Swallows and other Summer Visitors
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 →
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Tagged Baradello, Barbarossa, Como, Lake Como, Lombards
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The Como Companion 