The Basilica of San Carpoforo is considered the first basilica of the diocese of the city of Como. Built at the end of the fourth century by the will of the first bishop of Como San Felice, sent to Como in 1386 by the bishop of Milan Ambrogio. Standing in the area of the martyrdom…
The church of Sant’Agostino is located in the city of Como and is dedicated to the homonymous saint. The church was founded in 1300 by two Hermit monks of S. Agostino coming from Civilio, a village above Como, on land donated by the Pioppi family, of which we were buried in front of the presbytery….
The Duomo of Como is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in Italy, perfect in the fusion of Gothic and Renaissance style that complement and unite in harmony. The dome touches 75 meters high, allowing the duomo to overrun the historic center. It was built in 1936 under the direction of the architect Lorenzo…
The Basilica of Sant’Abbondio, built in Romanesque style, stands in the town of Como on a former early Christian church. Around 440 d.c. Amazio, the third bishop of Como and predecessor of Abbondio, commissioned the construction of the church, bringing from Rome some relics of the “holy Apostles Peter and Paul” from which he also…
You can move from the shores where you live the sweet life in the most luxurious villas (strife now to the sound of millions from movie star and large industrial worldwide) and in 5 star hotels, from Villa d’Este at Grand Hotel Tremezzo, places a luxurious stay and holidays from class d’antan, to go to…
Basilica of ST. Vincenzo in Galliano. On the hill of Galliano, Cantu, in the middle of the Brianza, rises this architectural jewel considered to be among the most important buildings altomedioevali of Lombardy. The building, dated 1700, is one of the first evidences of organic form of the new romanesque style. You will find an…
Como was a constant point of reference in life and in the work of time. The bond between the figure of the great scientist and the town by lake como, although with many ups and downs, knows no solution of continuity in the last two and a half centuries. The crystallised testimonies in this report…
The church stands on what may be called the “sacred area” of Gravedona, comprising also the nearby parish church of San Vincenzo, the latter characterized by a remarkable Romanesque crypt. Probably this was a place of worship already in the roman age (in the two churches there are materials recovery of ancient times) and the…
The Abbey of Piona to two steps from the shore of Lake Como in the town of Colico stands at the foot of Mount Legnone, on the hill of Olgiasca. The first sources that attest to the presence in this territory of the monastic community date back to the sec VII. Documents have been found…
Sacro Monte di Ossuccio – Visit Lake Como A few kilometres away from Isola Comacina, on the western shore of Lake Como, stands the Sacro Monte di Ossuccio. The Sacro Monte di Ossuccio is one of the nine prealpine Sacri Monti of the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont, and which were inscribed on the UNESCO…
