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Province of Como

Como

Province of Como, Lombardia, Italy

Locality: Como is located in a picturesque position on the beautiful southern banks of the Lario river with the green hills of Brianza behind. A lively center whose traditional economy based on the silk industry, famous also as the hometown of Latin scientists and writers Pliny the Elder and the Younger, Pope Innocent XI (born Benedetto Odescalchi), architect Giuseppe Terragni (1584 - 1635), inventor Alessandro Volta. Como and its lake have always been a holiday destination for artists, poets and politicians, among them Winston Churchill, Konrad Adenauer, Maurice Barres, Stendhal and today singer Madonna, actors George Clooney and Sylvester Stallone, stylist Versace. The inhabitants are called comaschi.
Info:
Population: about 80,000 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 22100 -- Phone Area Code: 031 --
Patron Saint: Sant'Abbondio celebrated on 31 August -- Frazioni & Località: Albate, Breccia, Camnago, Civiglio, Garzola, Lora, Monteolimpino, Muggió, Ponte Chiasso, Prestino, Rebbio, Sagnino, Tavernola Volta

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History: It was the most important alpine settlement of the Romans, and since the end of Pliny's time, Como and its lake have been a holiday destination for artists, poets and politicians. Th city has maintained its chessboard layout of Roman times: the roman camp, which according to Pliny the Younger was decorated with remarkable monuments, formed a basis for further urban development. The walls, built in the 12th century and still partly visible (Porta Torre), were an extension of the Roman walls from Imperial times and contain the town's historical centre which is still termed the "città murata".

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What to see:

  • Inside of the cathedralThe cathedral, built between XIV and XVIII centuries, which is connected to the ancient town hall of the city, the "broletto"
  • The church of Sant'Abbondio, with beautiful paintings dating to the 11th century.
  • The Casa del Fascio, designed by Giuseppe Terragni. Possibly Terragni's most famous work, it stands as an early "landmark of modern European architecture".
  • The Museo Storico "Giuseppe Garibaldi"
  • The Museo Didattico della Seta
  • The Museo Civico Museo Archeologico "P. Giovio"
  • Tempio Voltiano (Volta Museum) on the shores of Lake Como

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