Discovering Lario |

Lake Como offers its visitors innumerable views, colors, history, art and culture.

DiscoveringLario wants to help its visitors to know the Lake along paths that ideally groups in its three branches: the Altolario – from Dervio to Cremia, the Como branch – from Bellagio to Menaggio and the Lecco branch – from Bellano to Bellagio.

Nature and legend are just some of the aspects that these territories tell to those who decide to visit them and live them: customs and traditions can be recognized in every street corner, in every brick and in every pebble that the Lario offers.

Below you will find all the articles regarding destinations that can be visited, if you prefer, look for them in more detail among the sub-categories of the three areas of the Lake.

Events Upper Lake Visiting

Discovering Montemezzo between “puléén” and “linvòlt”

Montemezzo – 6 May 2023 from 18:00

The Pro Loco di Montemezzo is organizing an event to discover the ancient village of Burano. The event consists of a food and wine itinerary between pulen (the alleys) and linvolt (the cellars) of the characteristic historical center of the village.

Upper Lake Visiting

Pianello del Lario – Museo della barca Lariana

In the small lakeside village of Pianello del Lario is a unique treasure that awaits discovery and enjoyment. Here, sleeping on the banks of the beautiful Lago di Como, is a defunct 19th century silk mill rededicated by a group of enthusiasts to the preservation of the history and accomplishment of life, commerce, and recreation on the lake.

Upper Lake Visiting

Brenzio

If you love art – especially the art that speaks to the heart of the people – then a tour of the ancient churches on Lake Como is certain to feed your fancy. Many of the churches with the most expressive art are closed unless there is a Mass or celebration, or one is willing to hire a guide for a private showing. Today I visited the Church of San Giovanni Battista in Brenzio, near Gravedona.

Upper Lake Visiting

Livo

Livo is a small but lovely, old mountain villaggio with a resident species of goat – the Capra di Livo – and a busy bar and pizzeria called La Baita – the hut – which claims all the village inhabitants – children, parents, and grand-parents – in the late afternoon that ends the lengthy Italian lunch break – pausa pranzo. Central to the town is a pink building with the family name ‘Pradella’ painted in large letters across the facade. This was the Trattoria e Alimentari – restaurant and grocery – of the Pradella family.

Around Como Events Visiting

Villa Carlotta … Virtual

It would be a further displeasure, for any potential visitor to the lake subject, like everyone else, to the restrictions imposed by the terrible pandemic of Covid-19, not being able to enjoy, at least in part, the beauty of one of its most famous shows … the flowering of the gardens of Villa Carlotta.

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