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Como’s Festival of Misultin and Lake Fish
GastroLario’s Festival of Missoltini and Lake Fish runs until the end of October with 25 participating restaurants but lake fish are to be enjoyed all year round. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Events, Food, Lake, Restaurants, Uncategorized
Tagged agone, cormorants, cuisine, festivals, fishing licence, lake fish, lavarello, Mezzegra, missoltini, Restaurants, specialities
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Fables, Legends and Folklore: The Festa della Giubiana
Fables, Legends and Folklore: The Festa della Giubiana. The last Thursday in January is when many Como and Brianza towns burn a witch on a massive bonfire and eat risotto with sausage. Find out where, when and why! Continue reading
Noir in Festival – Como 2019
Noir in Festival – Como 2019, This Friday, 6th December, sees the start of the Como-based section of ‘Noir in Festival’ – an annual feast of crime film and fiction. We consider the historical reasons why ‘noir’ is popular in Italy. Continue reading
Posted in crime, Culture, Events, History, People, Politics
Tagged anni di piombo, crime, depistaggio, festivals, Giancarlo de Cataldo, judges, magistrates, Massimo Carlotto, Noir, P2, stragismo
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Full Jazz Immersion – Com’In Festival
As from Friday 9th March, ‘Greater’ Como embarks on over a week of full jazz immersion with the launch of the so-called ‘Com’In Jazz’ Festival. This aims no less than to revive Como’s reputation for jazz and musical innovation … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Events, Music, Restaurants, Uncategorized
Tagged Chiasso, Chiostrino, Como, concerts, Culture, festivals, Jazz, Music, Nerolidio, Teatro Sociale
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Como’s Cultural Highlight of the Year – ‘Noir in Festival’
This time the hyperbole is all mine – the annual celebration of crime and mystery film and literature known as ‘Noir in Festival’ has moved from Courmayeur to Como and Milan. Courmayeur’s loss is definitely our gain since over the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Events, History, Lake, People, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Camilleri, Carlotto, Como, crime, Culture, detective fiction, festivals, film, Montalbano, Noir, Sala Bianca, Teatro Sociale
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