Sharing the beauty of Como It's a pleasure with you! It's hard to put into words everything that makes her special.
Imagine walking through its fascinating streets, embraced by the history that permeates its walls and lulled by the sweet atmosphere of the squares.
The streets intertwine in a cheerful game, while the shady parks offer an enveloping tranquility. During the summer, the light breeze gently caresses you.
The surrounding mountains rise majestically, while the sunsets offer a moving spectacle. The deep blue of Como's waters is truly mysterious.
We feel sincere affection and deep respect for our city, for its culture and its traditions.
Throughout its rich history, which has roots even in prehistoric times, Como has fascinated poets, writers, philosophers and scientists.
It is an enchanting jewel between the Lombard Alps and Pre-Alps, and we can't wait to share its magic with you!
From the author of Frankenstein Mary Shelley, who took a house on the lake for a certain period, to the passionate Ugo FoscoloMore, who consummated his love for the countess Francesca Giovio; from the Nobel Prize Hermann Hesse, who took us on a boat trip, to the audacious futurist Marinetti, who was responsible for the geometry of the War Memorial that designs the city skyline.
Goethe he was amazed, sthendal, in La Certosa di Parma, described it as “sublime and graceful spectacle”, Verga loved him for his bittersweet beauty.
The poet Alda Merini remained inextricably linked to the city and in particular to brunate, which gave birth to his grandfather Giovanni and his father Nemo.
Alda loved to tell an anecdote connected to the funicular: being a hypochondriac, struck by a moment of anxiety, one day she said: "My heart is hanging on by a thread!”, and a relative replied thus: “But go there, your heart is attached to the cable of the funicular!".
We all remember one of the most famous incipits of Italian literature: "That branch of Lake Como, which turns towards south [...]” contained in the novel I Promessi Sposi by Alessandro Manzoni, set right along the banks of the Lario and which for decades now has aroused love and hate in all Italian high school students, and not only!
Among the historical figures, natives of Como, the best known is certainly the scientist Alessandro Volta who, in addition to being the inventor of the battery (it is no coincidence that the unit of measurement of electric potential is the volt), was the first to use methane gas in what we now define as "Volta's lamp”, which opened the door to gas lighting.
Volta also wrote poetry and in an ironic youthful text he mentions the area where his house now stands Temple and then the boys flirted with the girls: “These people go around this one and that one / especially in a certain district / which we call Prado d'Orchi today”. The “Ogres” were the mosquitoes attracted by the mouth of the Cosia stream.
Already in the 700th century they were the number one torment of summer nights!
In recent years, many international VIPs have suffered the Larian magnetism, and among these the actor certainly stands out George Clooney and his now iconic Villa Oleandra near Laglio.
Even the late Robin Williams, Oscar winner and protagonist of many successful films, visited Como in 1998 and in particular stayed in the splendid Villa D'Este. He was completely struck by it, so much so that he uttered one of the most beautiful and sincere phrases that have ever been inspired by our city: "That there is a God, when you look at the sky over Lake Como, it is evident".
It won't be easy therefore, but with great pleasure and dedication we will try with the Larius Way project to tell you our best version of the city of Como, hoping to fascinate you, to intrigue you and why not, to stimulate future poets and writers to talk about the Lario.
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