Ossuccio and Comacina Island Lake Como

The village of Ossuccio is rich in historical, artistic, and archaeological sites. Characterized by an excellent, mild climate, its vegetation is typically Mediterranean, featuring numerous olive trees.

The town in fact overlooks the “Zoca de l'oli” (oil basin), a bay that takes its name from the numerous olive trees that populate the area and which expert olive growers have been able to exploit over the centuries to produce a quality EVO DOP oil , which boasts the record for the oil grown and produced furthest north in Europe.

The pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Madonna del Soccorso is highly evocative and rich in history . Besides offering truly spectacular views of the surrounding area, it also constitutes a cultural and spiritual journey of absolute value.

The sanctuary, together with the Sacred Mount that houses it, were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003. The trail starts from the Sala Comacina cemetery, an area where it intersects with the Lake Como Greenway , which comes from Colonno.

Also of great historical and cultural value is the church of Santa Maria Maddalena in Ospedaletto , whose Gothic bell tower is considered by many to be the very symbol of the lake.