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Recent Posts
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- Como’s Twin-Tailed Mermaids June 23, 2025
- Beyond the City Walls: Via Milano May 21, 2025
- Garibaldi, the Battle of San Fermo and his Como Bride April 23, 2025
- Lake Como and the Grand Tour March 21, 2025
Tag Archives: nature
Lake Pusiano, Cypresses and Wallabies
A gulp of cormorants, a creep of tortoises and a troupe pf wallabies – the varying fortunes of the magical Isola dei Cipressi on Lake Pusiano. Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, History, Lake, Places of interest, rowing, wildlife
Tagged Brianza, Como, cormorants, Eugene Beauharnais, fish, italy, Lake Pusiano, nature, Palazzo Carpani, Resegone, tortoises, travel, wallabies
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Como’s Nostalgia For…..Wash Houses
The wash house (Lavatoio in Italian) is a common architectural feature across Italy and no less so in the mountain communities around Lake Como. Technological and social changes have rendered them almost entirely redundant yet many still remain and a significant number have even been renovated and restored. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Culture, Folklore, History, Lake, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged cleaning, Como, Food, Lake Como, laundry, lavandaia, lavatoio, nature, nostalgia, travel, wash house
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Lake Como’s Wild Pack of Wolves
Where are our wolves? We have at least one well-established wolf-pack. There may also be a previously unrecorded pack inhabiting the Valsolda. There have been some occasional sightings of lone wolves elsewhere. Continue reading
Posted in Lake, wildlife
Tagged alps, Alto Lario, Berlinghera, Como, Gera Lario, Montevecchia, nature, Tradate, Val Colla, Valsolda, Vercana, wolves
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Como’s Microplastic Pollution Challenge
In recent years there has been growing concern over the amount of plastic in seas and inland waters. There is now greater awareness of the presence and dangers of so-called micro-plastics. Whilst Lake Como has a good record for microbiological cleanliness, it must now tackle the issue of micro-plastics. Continue reading
Posted in Lake, Politics, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged Adda, bacteria, environment, Goletta, Goletta dei Laghi, health, Legambiente, micro-plastics, microbiology, microplastics, nature, pollution, Rezzonico
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Poets’ Way: Como to Brunate
Within minutes on foot you can leave the centre of Como and be walking up through tranquil woods to Brunate – on a path that has now been renamed Sentiero Alda Merini in honour of her poetry Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History, Itineraries, Lake, People, Uncategorized, Walks
Tagged Alda Merini, Brunate, Mary Shelley, nature, poetry, romanticism, sentiero, Ugo Foscolo, wildlife, Wordsworth
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Como and Cernobbio Say Goodbye to Nonna Pupa
Cernobbio’s Giardino della Valle (Valley Garden) is a singularly beautiful oasis of calm, straddling a mountain stream as it descends to the lake. It exists thanks entirely to the vision and tenacity of Nonna Pupa who died aged 95 on Wednesday November 20th. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Gardens, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Antica Strada Regina, bureaucracy, cernobbio, Culture, ecology, environment, gardening, Il Giardino della Valle, Music, nature, Nonna Pupa, public spirit, volunteering
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Strada Regia: From Nesso to Lezzeno
Strada Regia: From Nesso to Lezzeno. This walk represents the final stage in the Strada Regia’s route from Como to Bellagio and can be divided into four sections according to different terrains. Continue reading
Posted in Itineraries, Lake, Places of interest, Uncategorized, Walks
Tagged chestnuts, La Morena, Lezzeno, nature, Nesso, Orrido, Ponte Civera, Strada Regia, terracing, Walks, woods
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The Como Companion 