monuments near Rifugio Rosalba
My Room Center is located in Lecco centre, 800 metres from Lake Como. The property features modern-style interiors and offers free Wi-Fi access throughout. Guest rooms at My Room Center feature a flat-screen TV....
L'acero Rosso B&b is set in Lecco, 47 km from Milan. Free WiFi is provided and free private parking is available on site. Enjoy a cup of coffee from your terrace or balcony. There is a shared lounge at 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....
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....
Solo Sonno offers every comfort for those who need accommodations for entertainment, business, sport and culture both in town and in nearby tourist towns or the metropolitan area. Lies in the center of town, just a few steps from Lake Como, from the...
The Hotel Bellavista is a historic three-star hotel on the shores of Lake Como featuring breath-taking views over the lake and the surrounding mountains. Our terrace and balconies offer a magnificent view of Lake Como, as it was described in the...
Hotel Motel Nautilus overlooks the shores of lake Como, along a private and hidden shore of the lake between Lecco and strinkingly beautiful Bellagio. It is situated in a private park. This wonderfully quiet and romantic place breathes of a unique...
Hotel Lungolago - is a little gem located in the heart of the city of Lecco. It was completely renovated in 2013 (previously known as Hotel Giordano) and is well located on Lake Como, a few steps on foot from the historic center of the city made...
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...
Located in Villa Giulia, dating from the end of the 19th century, restored with care and providing every comfort. Easy to reach, the restaurant is located only 3 km from the center of Lecco, about 35 km from Milano and 20 km from Como city. Villa...
Villa Giulia, an antique patrician building in which Restaurant “Al Terrazzo" is accommodated, is situated in a comfortable and cozy atmosphere. It dominates the beautiful basin of Lake Como with a marvellous panorama on the city of Lecco, the...
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...
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...
Designed by architect Cesare Cattaneo and painter Mario Radice in 1935. It is a complex construction of circular elements whose harmonious composition consists of four spheres arranged on each other with alternate horizontal rings. Originally...
Located in Montepiatto, a village high above Torno with great hiking trails and equally fantastic views of the lake is the "Stone pendula", boulder resting on a pedestal. This boulder with its base has the appearance of a mushroom. It is thought...
Three tombs belonging to the aristocratic Andreani Family located outside the Church of St Thomas of Beckett and a castle belonging to the same family. The monuments, know as “arks” are important evidence of Lombardy sculpture that were erected...
Geological formations resembling mushrooms created when water running off the slopes was diverted by large boulders. The boulders imposing size and weight protected the underlying material from erosion and gave rise to the characteristic shape of a...
Monument to the fallen of World War I, designed in 1926 by architect Giuseppe Terragni and built between 1928 and 1931. It consists of a long stone staircase and river pebbles surrounded by cypress trees. The staircase consists of four flights and...
Monument to commemorate the victims of World War II and resistance movements. The monument is a project of Milan sculptor Gianni Colombo. It is located in a park by the lake. It combines stones from Nazi concentration camps and city of Hiroshima...
Daniel Libeskind created this dazzling 16.5 meter (54 feet) high stainless steel sculpture near Piazza Cavour, Como. The public monument, the first contemporary work ever to be installed in Como, is an homage to famed scientist Alexander Volta who...
The burial town where Alessandro Volta is buried was originally called Camnago, and took the name of Camnago Volta in 1863 in honour of this great scientist. The mausoleum, a temple of neoclassic style, was finished in 1831, decorated with statues...
Born in Como, Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was an Italian physicist credited with the invention of the first electrical battery, the Voltaic pile, which he invented in 1799. With this invention Volta proved that electricity could be...
In the centre of the ancient village Palanzo, situated in the hills and part of the commune of Faggeto Lario, there is an enormous wine press of the 17th century. It is made to work during the annual feast called Sagra del Torchio in October. It was...
Located in a churchyard, this statue represents a man in the act of throwing a large stone. The monument reminds locals of a battle in Libya in which alpinists of Brienno fought. The battalion Morbegno, all composed of soldiers from the lake area,...
Monument dedicated to the weaver of Francesco Somaini, where on the banks of the river Senagra, had one of its oldest and most prestigious silk factories. In the marble top is a negative image of a weaver, while below is fabric draping to the ground....
Sculpture dedicated to disabled service people. Roughly translation on the plaque goes like this: "One hand is actively serving the country in defense of institutional values. The other hand is wounded in the line of duty." The monument is the most...
At the entrance to Laglio's cemetery is a curious pyramidal tomb containing the mortal remains of prestigious doctor Joseph Frank. Born in 1771 Frank was a student of physics and medicine in Pavia. He was a pupil of Alessandro Volta, of whom he...
In 1931, Giuseppe Terragni and his brother were asked by the fascists to design a monument for the victims of World War I. Their design was based on a sketch of the Italian futurist Antonio Sant'Elia, whose sketches showed modernity, dynamics and...
The Volta Lighthouse stands on a hill in San Maurizio, 150 metres above Brunate. From Brunate you can follow a walking path up to the lighthouse and it takes less than 30 minutes to walk there. You can pay an admission and climb to the top of the...
Here, a black cross marks the spot where Benito Mussolini was shot and killed (along with his lover Claretta Petacci) by partisans, marking the last stand of the Fascist dictator's rule over Italy. Actually, he wasn't really the ruler of Italy at...