The magnificent Church of Santa Maria del Tiglio dates to the early 12th Century. It was built in a Romanesque style in black and white...

The Church of San Vincenzo is situated in the town of Gravedona on Lake Como, one of the most important areas on the northern part...

Around the beginning of the 15th Century Cardinal Tolomeo had the Palazzo Gallio constructed on the site of an old castle in Gravedona. The palazzo...

Domaso on Lake Como is an ancient fishing village with plenty of character. It sits in an amphitheatre-like gulf at the mouth of the Valle...

The Church of San Bartolomeo can be found in Domaso on Lake Como. It was reconstructed in the 17th Century on the ruins of a...

The Church of Santa Maria in Martinico was built in the 11th Century. It underwent restoration work and was modified at the beginning of the...

Dongo, on Lake Como, is a very pretty village full of beautiful villas, parks and gardens. There is a small museum which is dedicated to...

The Abbey of Piona sits isolated just south of Colico and was founded by the Cluniac Order around 1138. It is thought a more ancient...

In 1406, Musso belonged to the Malacrida family and was part of the duchy of Milan. In 1508 it was surrendered to Gian Giacomo Trivulzio,...

San Biagio church in Musso was built in a late Romanesque style. It has three aisles which are dedicated to San Nazario and San Celso....

The village of Musso is situated in a small inlet on the beautiful Lake Como. The whole area is dominated by Sasso di Musso, a...

The Como Sailing Club is the oldest such club on Lake Como. As with the other lakes it is sited on the northern part of...

The 17th Century parish church of San Giorgio overlooks the village of Dorio on Lake Como; the old parish church is situated in the locality...

The church of San Martino can be located in the commune of Pianello del Lario on Lake Como. This church was built some time during...

The Museum of La Raccolta della Barca Lariana in Pianello del Lario was opened in 1982. It contains many boats typical of the lake from...

Colico is an area inhabited since before the Roman era and is now a popular tourist centre. It is the last town on the north-eastern...

The name Corenno Plinio derives from Corinth and from Pliny the Elder who fell in love with this area of Lake Como. Because of the...

The Church of San Vincenzo in Gera Lario on Lake Como sits on a site where a Roman villa once stood. The remnants of a...

The town of Dervio on Lake Como is situated at the mouth of the Valvarrone. Traces of Callic-Roman civilisation have been found in the valley....

The Church of San Vito is located in a district of the same name in Cremia. This building was the old parish church. It is...