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EVENTS
Culture, Art and Entertainment...
In this section, you will find up-to-date information on events set to take place in the city of Como, with a particular focus of events in the area around the lake.
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Scheduled events
From 01-02-2010 to 30-04-2014
Theater Season
The theatrical season of the Teatro Sociale di Como.
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From 01-02-2010 to 31-12-2014
Silk Museum
Educational Silk Museum
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From 02-02-2010 to 02-12-2011
Cycle routes
Routes from pedaling - field-proven by our editorial staff or reported by local tourist boards, a collection of cycling routes from the most beautiful mountains of northern Italy. Town by town, valley to valley routes and itineraries to suit all dedicated to the most trained. There are currently eight hundred twenty-four proposed routes, divided by location.
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From 02-02-2010 to 31-12-2011
Lake Como seen from the sky
The seaplane is a wonderful way to know the lakes, mountains, cities, famous mansions and many other interesting elements of the natural and human landscapes of the area. An unforgettable experience, an attractive click on the link to learn more
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From 02-02-2010 to 31-12-2011
Restaurant for romantic evenings also pointed to slow food
Among trees, streams of spring water and transforms the quiet vigil Crotto the Sergeant in a restaurant cool and magical atmosphere. Is a real hiding place for the retreat of taste, a delightful house which accommodate friends together to enjoy simple dishes, a perfect place where everything ... and imagines he is.
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From 02-02-2010 to 31-12-2011
Villa Erba Cernobbio
Centro Congressi Villa Erba (Cernobbio) Congresses, fairs, weddings and events of all kinds.
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From 02-02-2010 to 31-12-2011
Museo Civico Archeologico Paul Jove Como
The first exhibition of curios, antique scientific instruments and was converted into two rooms of the Liceo Classico citizen, after a circular in 1837 in which the archduke Raineri, Viceroy of the Lombardo-Veneto calls to activate toilet technology where collect any natural product, antiques or an industry.
The collections will soon be expanded thanks to numerous donations and the building became insufficient to contain them. Then in 1871 the City established a Commission for the formation and preservation of the Civic Museum in 1897 which led to the inauguration of its present location in the building that had been the town residence of the Counts Giovio, rented in 1894.
The building, dating from the late Middle Ages, underwent some changes in the sixteenth century by Benedict of Jupiter, but assumed its present appearance, which meets the standards of the late baroque Lombard, with John the Baptist in the eighteenth century. Even the frescoes on the floor reflects the tastes of the eighteenth century as Perrone room is entirely decorated with mythological scenes by Giovan Battista Rodriguez, the Sala Barelli by false architecture created by Joseph Coduri Vignola. Leased, as was said at the end of the nineteenth century as home to the Museo Civico, was then purchased by the city of Como in 1913.
The collections at the beginning of '900, consisted of very heterogeneous materials, of which it gave a better system over many years with the acquisition of new spaces, starting with the establishment in 1932 of the Historical Museum Garibaldi in 'adjoining Palazzo Olginati, until the opening of the Civic Art Gallery in Palazzo Volpi (by Diaz) in 1989, and the most recent renovation and construction.
The growth of the archaeological collections was very quick from the beginning of the century, thanks to the work of distinguished scholars and local researchers, with the effort of digging and research carried out within the museum leads to a continuous updating of collections and knowledge.
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From 02-02-2010 to 31-12-2013
Brunate by funicular from Como
Como to its geographic link between Italy and Europe as well as the importance of activities related to tourism, has had a remarkable development of public transportation since the nineteenth century.
In the first half of '800 service begins on the lake with a fleet of steamers motor in the second half of that century opens the railway tunnel S. Gotthard and Como is well connected by a side with Milan and the other with Lucerne.
In 1894 the funicular was inaugurated Como-Brun, symbol of the development of public transport at that time, when every city of the province was connected with the common capital from a number of lines of public transport.
Was the period of industrial development and the beginning of what would become the mass tourism.
In 1911, the traction is changed from steam becomes electricity.
In 1912 he installed the cannon that fires blanks every noon (reactivated in 1994 after nearly two decades of non-use).
In the years 1934/35 the facility is completely renovated, including the rebuilding of the station from scratch by Bruno.
In 1951 we proceed to a further change of the cars.
In the late '60s, the individual transport, by car, causing a crisis of public transport, as it had taken shape in the second half of the twentieth century.
In the '70s in Como, as in other realities of the country, the public transport companies private, no longer able to contain the deficit and, one after another, come into crisis.
Local Como (municipalities and provinces) decided to write a response to this situation by setting up a consortium which operates the suburban bus routes of the province of Como already franchised businesses STECAV, Save, BARADELLO. GRATTONI and the ocean.
The consortium will operate for a considerable time the installation of the cable car and is owned, in the meantime, from 1981 had been transferred from the limited company Funicular Como / Brown, (the shareholder was Dr. Earl. Bonacossa Caesar) to the Regione Lombardia.
During the period of operation in custody, the consortium CPT also operated 's plant adaptation to new security requirements and technology.
Since July 2005 the management of the funicular Como / Brown is finally entrusted, following the application by the municipality of Como in the procedures for the liberalization of public services of transport, for a joint enterprise established in Como (Consortium Mobility Funicular & Bus) within which the operational role of managing the service of the funicular Como-Brunate is entrusted to 'Azienda Trasporti Milanesi SpA
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From 02-02-2010 to 31-12-2014
The brewery Como
Beautiful local Larian where he spends an evening with friends.
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From 11-02-2010 to 31-12-2011
Ristorante Villa Geno
Along the lake, down the street, in a landscape of great importance, precisely at the promontory that marks the first branch of Lake Como, lies Villa Geno, the only neo-classical building erected in the late eighteenth century on this side of the lake.
Where today stands the villa is set in the past the church of S. Clemente, a church with a nave altar and facade facing the lake, came here in 1781 found a tombstone dated Christian year 541.
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From 16-02-2010 to 31-12-2011
Cinema Como (Montano Lucino Km 8.5)
9 cinemas
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From 16-02-2010 to 29-02-2012
department store shopping (Mendrisio Suisse Km 15)
The Factory Stores is selling a new formula recently arrived from the United States.
In these new retail spaces, the most famous international companies offer their products direct at factory prices, with discounts from 30% to 70%.
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From 16-02-2010 to 28-02-2015
Fields to visit in Como
Places to visit in the city of Como (monuments, museums, parks, villas, etc.)
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From 13-03-2010 to 31-10-2012
Villa Carlotta Tremezzo
Villa Carlotta is a place of rare beauty, where masterpieces of nature and human coexist in perfect harmony in over 70,000 square meters of gardens and museums.
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From 01-04-2010 to 30-11-2012
SAIL ON LAKE COMO (BOATS - Steamboat - MOTONICA - HYDROFOILS)
Lake Como (or Lario), 146 sq km of area, is the first to depths reaching 414 meters. Its origin dates back to the Ice Age. Of inverted Y shape with two arms which extend south to south-west towards Lecco and Como, has a perimeter of 170 kilometers. With a mild climate that favored the development tree, Lario was inhabited since the proto. It was then the Roman colonization, which culminated with the founding of Como, given the importance of the lake for the defense of territories and the Po Valley as a way of connecting to the lands beyond the Alps. At the same time spread the fame of the lake, its banks and housing that began to arise. Among the first singers of the virtues of the lake were the Latin Cassiodorus, Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger (Como native) and Strabo. Over time these entries were added to those of Paul Deacon, Leonardo and Benedict Giovio. The lake gained international fame in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with the triumph of villa culture before, and with the development of elite tourism, then. Lake Como became obligatory stop for travelers and writers on a visit to Italy: he wrote, among other Bourget, De Musset, Longfellow, Stendhal and Flaubert. The best known song is the famous opening of The Betrothed: That branch of Lake Como turns off to noon ..., by which the immortalized Manzoni Lecco side.
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From 21-04-2010 to 31-12-2012
Villa Melzi -Bellagio-
Villa Melzi Bellagio began as a summer residence of Francesco Melzi d'Eril, vice president of the Italian Republic at the time of Napoleon (1801-1803). The project, the distinguished architect Giocondo Albertolli was performed from 1808 to 1810. The building, a perfect expression of the neoclassical style, surrounded by beautiful gardens where trees and graced by classical statues and exotic. The lakeside walk along the avenue of platinum, the chapel, overlooking the marina Loppia Orangerie museum in the pavilion adjacent to the villa, inspired by the canons also elegant, balanced, rigorous neoclassical area. Genuine romantic spirit emanates from groups instead of giant rhododendrons and azaleas spread on lawns and along the slopes, to the idyllic lake in Japan. No coincidence here were inspired by the musician and writer Stendhal Lizst, guests of the Villa as other personalities from the worlds of culture and politics. The home and garden, now a national monument as a whole, are still owned 'private but accessible to the audience.
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From 21-04-2010 to 31-12-2014
Villa Balbianello -Lenno-
Built for the Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini the late eighteenth century, the villa stands on a promontory overlooking Lake Como, almost opposite Bellagio. Today it presents itself as its last owner, the explorer Guido Monzino with a rich collection of Chinese art, African and pre-Columbian, precious furniture from the eighteenth century English and French and a small museum with documents and memorabilia of his explorations. But the real masterpiece is the panoramic terraced garden dominated by the elegant loggia with three arches which stands on the highest point of the promontory.
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From 01-05-2010 to 30-09-2013
Beach on the lake shore of Villa Olmo
The Lido offers different systems studied appostitamente to enjoy a moment of relaxation:
• Wellness area: a private area of the Lido is set up with a whirlpool positioned on the lake The view is exceptional and privacy is guaranteed to be a totally private and exclusive.
• Beach: natural beach area with umbrellas and sunbeds with. The bathrooms, changing rooms, showers and bar are close to the beach.
• Pool: two pools. One for adults and one for children with a wide space of green around where you can stretch your towel and sunbathe freely and without charge.
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From 13-05-2010 to 31-05-2013
Benessere e relax (Lenno)
In a magical location, 3 floors of well-being where you can find relaxation, health and beauty. The zero level at your disposal a lounge, a vitamin bar area and sun showers.
At one level, the APS itself, where you can immerse yourself in a location with different treatments, ranging from traditional to more innovative bio and the steam bath, experience showers and tropical rains, waterfalls and ice cold showers.
Finally, at level two, the beauty the area with whirlpools, beauty treatments and solarium open space with lake view.
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From 25-05-2010 to 31-05-2016
Ferrovie Nord Malpensa Airport Italy - Lake Como
Connection with train from Milan to Lake Como and Milan Cadorna to Como Lago
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From 26-05-2010 to 31-05-2014
Hours City links with trains
Italian train timetables for connections to the city
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From 26-05-2010 to 26-05-2015
COMO
Website of the city of Como and its lake.
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From 20-07-2010 to 20-07-2011
Classical Concerts in Como and Bellagio
Classical Concerts in Como and Bellagio
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From 21-06-2011 to 30-06-2015
Varenna (Villa monastero)
Villa Monastero is today, on the shores of Lake Como, one of the most interesting examples of residences in eclectic style in which the interfering events from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century have added functional and decorative elements without destroying the traces of previous story building, in order to get a villa with a garden of great visual impact and symbolic value.
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From 21-06-2011 to 30-06-2016
Varenna (castle of Vezio)
THE HISTORY OF THE CASTLE OF VEZIO
Among the thirteen locations' that belong to Perledo, the fraction of Vezio is one of the most' interesting ones of in tourism and history.
It is 'a small cluster of houses built mostly of stone and it is' inhabited by about fifty people divided into 20 families.
It keeps the old features and the vestiges of a time in the center, lost in the mists of time.
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From 21-06-2011 to 30-06-2018
CABLE CAR ARGEGNO--PIGRA
CABLE CAR ARGEGNO--PIGRA
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