Colico was chosen as the site of this fort for its position at the end of the Tellina valley, a route traditionally used by invading armies.
Read MoreThe 'Pian di Spagna' plain, a wetland of international importance, was primarily formed by extensive flooding of lake Mezzola.
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This is a 19th-century church with a pronaos built in 1944 and sturdy bell tower. Next to the building is a war memorial to the martyrs of the Resistance
Read MorePicturesque rural farm building with a barbican, which proves that it was originally a fortification.
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Next to the church there is a pleasant resting place with tables and stone benches surrounded by fields and chestnut groves. The Romanesque apse
Read MoreThe church stands in a solitary spot immediately after Perdonasco and Spares Mounts. These are two seasonal settlements (traditionally known as 'monti')
Read MoreThe church of Saint George, which already existed in 1412, became the parish church of Dorio in 1506. Inside there is a large fresco
Read MoreThe hamlet of Corenno Plinio is one of the most characteristic corners of lake Como. This place is imbued with history and it is still easy to imagine
Read MoreThis rural building was erected in the late 1200s to house the monks of the religious order of the 'Umiliati' (humbled).
Read MorePerched on a cliff overlooking the village, the castle of Orezia was built in the late Middle Ages to block the road to the Varrone valley.
Read MoreThe path follows the old National Road and leads to Villa di Dervio near the church of Saints Quiricus and Juliette. Built in the style of the
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This is a natural gorge created by the Pioverna river that has cut out gigantic potholes and fascinating caverns over the centuries.
Read MoreThe path crosses the cutting where the old cable railway used to run, linking the Lecco to Sondrio railway line with Regoledo and,
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