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Como’s Four Seasons – 4: Summer, Open House

Posted on June 28, 2019 by comocompanion

Como’s Four Seasons – 4: Summer, Open House – when Como becomes Mediterranean and musical events abound. Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Gardens, Lake, Uncategorized | Tagged Brunate, church, Como, concerts, Duomo, ferragosto, Food, Funicular, isola comacina, nature, Navigazione, villa d'este | Leave a comment

Walking the Greenway and the Antica Via Regina

Posted on August 18, 2018 by comocompanion

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

Posted in Architecture, History, Itineraries, Lake, Places of interest, Uncategorized, Walks | Tagged Cadenabbia, Cammini della Regina, church, churches, Colonno, Greenway, Griante, Lenno, olive trees, Ossuccio, Romanesque, Romweg, Villa La Collina, Walks | Leave a comment

Through Conflict to Collaboration, Achille Grandi, Como and the Birth of the Republic

Posted on June 5, 2018 by comocompanion

Through Conflict to Collaboration, Achille Grandi, Como and the Birth of the Republic – in memory of the post-war anti-fascist alliance. Continue reading →

Posted in Events, History, People, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Achille Grandi, Allen Dulles, Alpini, Anti-fascism, Azione Cattolica, Badoglio, Captain Ricci, CGIL, Christian Democrats, church, CIL, Gronchi, History, Leo XIII, Mussolini, PCI, Politics, PPI, PSI, Rerum Novarum, SIT, Sturzo, Togliatti | Leave a comment

Heroism and Disaster in the Vallassina – Holocaust Memorial Day, January 27th

Posted on January 24, 2018 by comocompanion

As a memorial to the millions of victims of the Holocaust I would like to recall the act of a young priest in Sormano who guided a party of 16 Jewish refugees to safety in Switzerland and set an altruistic example to his parishioners. Continue reading →