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Colico - Forte Montecchio Nord

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.

Sorico - Torre Nuova di Sorico

Sorico - Riserva naturale Pian di Spagna e Lago di Mezzola

The 'Pian di Spagna' plain, a wetland of international importance, was primarily formed by extensive flooding of lake Mezzola.

Colico - Forte di Fuentes

Built in 1603 to defend the Duchy of Milan from its Grisonian enemies, it was named after the Spanish Governor Pedro Enriquez

Piantedo - Chiesa della Madonna di Valpozzo

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

Colico - Torretta

Picturesque rural farm building with a barbican, which proves that it was originally a fortification.

Colico - Torre di Fontanedo

The Tower of Fontanedo (approx. 550 m) near Fontanedo (hamlet of Colico) stands in a commanding position on the spur that

Colico - Chiesa di San Rocco

Next to the church there is a pleasant resting place with tables and stone benches surrounded by fields and chestnut groves. The Romanesque apse

Dorio - Chiesa della Madonna dei Monti

The church stands in a solitary spot immediately after Perdonasco and Spares Mounts. These are two seasonal settlements (traditionally known as 'monti')

Dorio - Chiesa di San Giorgio

The church of Saint George, which already existed in 1412, became the parish church of Dorio in 1506. Inside there is a large fresco

Corenno Plinio - Castello e borgo medievale

The 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

Dervio - Monastero di San Clemente degli Umiliati

This rural building was erected in the late 1200s to house the monks of the religious order of the 'Umiliati' (humbled).

Dervio - Torre del Castello di Orezia

Perched 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.

Dervio - Chiesa dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta

The 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

Bellano - Chiesa di San Gottardo

Bellano - Santuario della Madonna delle Lacrime

The shrine, in the classical Baroque style, is set in a splendid position in the hamlet of Lezzeno. It was built in 1690 (possibly designed by the architect Quadrio)

Bellano - Chiesa dei Santi Nazaro e Celso

Built in the late Romanesque style, it has a black and white striped facade with ogival portals and a large rose window in enamelled terracotta.

Bellano - Orrido di Bellano

This is a natural gorge created by the Pioverna river that has cut out gigantic potholes and fascinating caverns over the centuries.

Bellano - Chiesa di San Rocco

Varenna - Ex funicolare di Regoledo

The path crosses the cutting where the old cable railway used to run, linking the Lecco to Sondrio railway line with Regoledo and,