castles-and-ruins near Rifugio Bogani m.1816

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Como is Lake Como's largest city where you will find shopping, works of art, churches, gardens, museums, theatres, parks and palaces. Places to go inlcude the Duomo, the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio, Villa Olmo, the Volta Temple and Museum, the Teatro...

Located in Varenna centre and just a few steps from Lake Como shores, B&B della Contrada offers en suite rooms with free WiFi and a private balcony. An Italian-style breakfast is offered daily....

Offering a garden, Villa Bianca is set in Varenna. Villa Monastero is 700 metres away. Free private parking is available on site. The accommodation is fitted with a TV. Some units have a terrace and/or balcony....

Featuring a garden with BBQ facilities, Bellagio’s Sunrise offers a self-catering house in Bellagio, a 7-minute walk from the lakefront. Free WiFi access is available throughout the property....

Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, Casa di Ale & Olly is located in Mandello del Lario, 37 km from Bergamo. Lugano is 31 km away. The accommodation is air conditioned and features a satellite flat-screen TV....

Situated just a 5-minute walk from the shores of Lake Como, Casa Sofie e Charlotte offers self-catering accommodation with a private terrace and balcony. Each apartment features panoramic lake views....

Fata del Lago Lierna is a self-catering accommodation located in Lierna, by Lake Como. The villa has direct pedestrian access to the adjacent pebble beach. Wi-Fi access is available....

Overlooking Lake Como, Villa Monti offers a garden with an outdoor pool. It is located in Varenna, 200 metres from Villa Monastero. Each apartment comes with air conditioning and a seating area a sofa bed....

Casa Stacy is an unique luxury boutique experience providing full service assistance to make your vacation perfect. The recently renovated villa, with the only 360° roof top view of Varenna and Lake Como, provides 1 and 2 bedroom suites with private...

Hotel Ristorante Sassi Rossi is located in Crandola Valsassina, a small village in the Alpine foothills central. In Valsassina in fact, a small valley dominated by Grigna and Pizzo dei Tre Signori, situated in a magnificent location, 10 Km from...

Hotel and Restaurant surrounded by the green of Mount San Primo, 1.100 metres above the sea level. It is located in a very quiet place, next to woods and pastures, only 13 Km far from Bellagio centre and 5 Km far from Madonna del Ghisallo, a...

Guests can relax in the living room, in front of the fireplace, sipping herbal tea or simply reading a book, rather your mail with Wi-Fi. Then after a hot bath or shower enjoy an aperitif in our bar before dinner. Dinner with classic menu, or if you...

The Hotel Du Lac is a romantic villa covered with flowers, right on the lakefront in the medieval part of Varenna. It was built in 1823 and transformed into a hotel in the middle of the twentieth century. The renovation has preserved the old charm...

The hotel is located a short walk from the historic center of Varenna. Structured in two buildings with the special, perhaps unique, to be one in the Municipality of Varenna and the other in the Municipality of Perledo. Immersed in the green, it has...

Located in Varenna’s old town center, this fully restored hotel has six rooms and one suite with a wonderful view of the lake. The comfortable and inviting rooms are furnished with mini bar, TV, and full facilities for the disabled. The restaurant...

The soft murmur of the river Meria, the verdant woods of the vally, the splendid frame of Lake Como and the imposing ramparts of the masssive "Grigne". These delightful surroundings are waiting for you at "Hotel Resaturant Al Verde" in Mandello del...

The Hotel Grigna, situated in Mandello del Lario, a few kilometers far from Lecco and just 5 minutes walk from the Lake, very near the railway station and the SS36, is the ideal place to relax and to enjoy some of the most beautiful mountain walks,...

Hotel restaurant located in Introbio near Valsassina. On the ground floor there is the dining room quiet to accommodate about 70 people. Another small room is used as a meeting or watching television spectacle. On the back it opens with flower...

Family Giumelli welcomes you to Hotel Ristorante Sassi Rossi located in Crandola Valsassina, a small village in the Alpine foothills. In Valsassina is a small valley dominated by Grigna and Pizzo dei Tre Signori. The restaurant, is open to both...

Ideal for lovers of the mountain, Casargo is only 10 Km from the eastern shore of Lake Como and its pearls Varenna and Bellagio. Casargo is 850 meters above sea level, is reached drive from Lecco along the Valsassina to 30 km or via Lecco-Colico...

Located in a quiet and sunny spot in the enchanting scenery of the Grigne mountain. We look forward to welcoming you to the Hotel Restaurant for lunch, dinner, brunch work. The spacious lounge also allows for the organization of banquets and...

A mountain retreat hotel with fireplace and restaurant featuring classically prepared dinners and hand-selected wine. Our simple rooms are sunny and treated with all the comforts, they conciliate a peaceful rest to recuperate for another day in the...

The Hotel Royal Victoria is a four star hotel facing the lake, situated in the historical centre of Varenna, a charming medieval village and one of the most appreciated tourist destinations of lake Como. Varenna is a peculiar village: it is a lovely...

Villa Cipressi is situated in charming Varenna with gardens, pathways and terraces overlooking the shores of lake Como. The quiet and exclusive rooms are furnished with flair and elegance making it the ideal place for a pleasant stay in a relaxing...

The Tower is located on a rocky outcrop above the village of Spurano and it was an ancient watchtower, which probably dates back to the 12th century. The fortified structure, included in the difensive system of the Comacina Island, was probably...

An ancient palace of the seventeenth century. It belonged to one of the most influential families of Lake Como, the Brentano, who later moved to Milan and then to Germany. It is currently used in part as a city hall where the renown painter Giulio...

Originally a signalling tower, that later became a fortress as documented 1158. There is no information about the proceeding centuries until 1454 when the area fell into the hands of the Republic of Venice and the Adda River became the natural...

At Mount Cross Ardona (m. 1005), a path splits into two. On the left, is a wooded summit then down along a bumpy ride to the entrance of Castel d'Ardona. To the right, a few bends bring you to same point but the road is much easier (1h 30 'from...

It is thought the tower was built at the behest of Fontanedo Bernabo Visconti in 1357, on the defensive line of Upper Lake, but perhaps it was only enhanced an existing structure. It is located about 700 meters downstream of the village of...

Gate Tower is an imposing fortress, 40 meters high, built in 1192, on the initiative of the mayor Hubert de 'Olevano, to defend the entrance to the city of Como. In the fourteenth century the great tower was flanked by two other pentagonal towers,...

In the medieval center of Villincino, was a fortified town built in the late tenth century. The village was owned by the wealthy family Carpani. The town was destroyed in 1278. The small and picturesque district is accessed by going through a tower,...

The Broletto or "Town Hall" is the most important medieval secular building in Como. The building rises immediately northwest of the Cathedral; representing an almost unique example of the close connection between spiritual and temporal power in a...

It is a private building constructed on roman foundation with an irregular square plant. The building, which has crown walls with battlements to protect the round parapet, can be dated between 1360 and 1370. It is a typical castle-enclosure, which...

Fort Fuentes is a former military fort on the hill of Montecchio or Monteggiolo near Colico, northern Italy. It was built by the Spanish governor of Milan, Don Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes, to defend the northern border of the Spanish...

Fort Montecchio-Lusardi is a military fort situated in Colico, in the province of Lecco, northern Italy. It was built between 1911 and 1914. It is the only Italian fort from World War I which has been preserved intact with its original weapons. The...

Trapezoidal shaped castle with three towers built by counts Della Torre of Rezzonico in 1363. It is described as a "castle-fence", fortifying an area of two thousand square meters which surrounded the town and the main tower. Today the castle is...

Baradello Castle is situated on hill dominating the valley like a stone sentinel watching over the town of Como and Spina Verde Park. The top of the tower provides 360 degree views of the city, the Alps and Po Valley. The fortification was used...

Placed on a hill overlooking the town, the castle was built in late Middle Ages to block the way to Valvarrone and it still remains a well-preserved tower, surrounded by ruins of ancient houses. The first proofs date back to 1039, when it suffered a...

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