museums near Hotel Cristallo

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Como is Lake Como's largest city where you will find shopping, works of art, churches, gardens, museums, theatres, parks and palaces. Places to go inlcude the Duomo, the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio, Villa Olmo, the Volta Temple and Museum, the Teatro...

B&B Contrada Lunga, a house between houses, located in the magnificent medieval pedestrian Linzanico, tiny fraction 1 km above Abbadia Lariana. The Contrada Lunga is an old house dating back to 1600 made of massive stone walls, refurbished with...

Affittacamere Le Grigne is located in the quiet village of Ballabio Alta, between streets and authentic alleys. Affittacamere Le Grigne has been created to offer its guests a cozy place where to stay and rest, with comfort and privacy. The house can...

Peace and quiet, fresh air, green meadows and a “mind-blowing" view on the Fasana face ( Norhern Grigna mountain) These are characteristics of our family home in Primaluna B&B La Vigna is situated half-way along the Valsassina valley wich runs...

You are welcome in B&B Rocca di Bajedo. The house, dated back to the 16th century, is located in Pasturo in the area of Grigna Natural Park. With mountain views, all rooms have simple furniture and parquet floors. Each one has a private...

Francesco, Giovanna and Filippo with their cats Meatball and Martina are pleased to introduce their home and offer hospitality if you wish to stay in the beautiful Mandello del Lario....

Mandello Lario is a beautiful little town, where "Moto Guzzi" was born , it's on the Como Lake where even George Clooney lives! It is situated on the better side, where the sun shines all the day long. Many people come here to practise sailing and...

You will find our Bed & Breakfast in the village of Margno in the upper Valsassina valley within walking distance of the cable car that takes you up to the Pian delle Betulle ski runs and 20 minutes from Lake Como. The house was probably the...

Our Bed and Breakfast is situated in the middle of the medieval village of Maggiana, next to Barbarossa’s Tower. The house has undergone a complete restoration in 2009 conforming to modern standards of bioarchitecture using natural materials...

The B&B is located in the center of Mandello del Lario in a Lombard banister house of XVIII century. The structure consists of 2 housing units with a common large courtyard. We offer 3 comfortable rooms with private entrance and equipped with...

Cantina Molina B&B is located in historical center of Molina, central Mandello del Lario. The indipendent 3-floors building has just been reformed, keeping the typical structure of "suburb house" of beginning 19th century. The area is very...

My B&B that i’m going to briefly describe is located in a quiet area in a beautiful lakeside town named Olcio that, in ancient times, it was called Olcium and even before Olium because of the large-scale production of oil: the presence of many...

The B&B Acquabianca is located at Mandello del Lario (Lecco), a town at the bottom of Grigna mountain and facing the lake of Como. The rooms are on an independent floor of the house and are two: a room for up to 2 people and a room for up to 4...

Set in a refined small town on Lake Como in northern Italy, nestled in a cozy villa located in Olcio, a hamlet of Mandello del Lario, the B&B enjoys a gorges position facing the beauty of the lake and many romantic views, valued by the evocative...

The house has 3 bedrooms, one double with private bathroom, one double and a single with shared bathroom. Billiard room and sauna available. Independent villa of 600 sqm, sets on 3 levels, with wide courtyard and garden. Placed close to the city...

The B&B La Mansarda is a family-run accommodation, placed at the second floor of a little villa, in a quiet area of Lecco, not far from the railway station, from the city centre and from the lake. Its hospitality is ideal for those who dream of...

This new B&B consists of a private bathroom, a living room with sofa and TV, a large bedroom with two single beds together to make a double bed. We have other amenities such as a microwave, WI FI internet free access, air conditioning in the...

Enjoy the city’s first historical Bed and Breakfast, where the hospitality and atmosphere are the same as that which was experienced in the past. Where a warm welcome, a familiar environment, and flexibility around your schedule and needs are our...

Lucia and Alessandro Manzoni are delighted to welcome you to their home, immersed in a splendid park a stone’s throw from the lake, where light and peace reign and where birds still sing their good morning, and they look forward to making your stay...

The B & B Montebello, is located just a few minutes from the city center, in natural surroundings and boasts, you will also enjoy of a breathtaking view of the city and surroundings of Lecco. Perfect for holidays, B & B Montebello offers its...

The Partenza Funivia Piani d'Erna Bed&Breakfast is located on hill, at 602m a.s.l., where the city of Lecco is still an alive and authentic image of an inimitable landscaped reality. The B&B is situated near the valley station of the Piani...

POLVARATRENTUNO is a newly built B&B, it is located in Lecco 500 meters from the new Alessandro Manzoni Hospital. The entire B&B has been completely refurbished in 2010 and specifically designed to give to all its four rooms features like...

The bed and breakfast is in a pleasant position in a place called Falghera which is a quiet and peaceful area close to the downtown of Lecco. The bed and breakfast has three rooms overlooking the lake and two bathrooms (one with shower and the other...

Villa Amanda, glamorous residence located on the shore of Lake Como in the city of Lecco, is the ideal place to spend a charming holiday....

The B&B LA CASTAGNA is situated in San Giovanni alla Castagna’s main square, in a quite location, very close to Lecco downtown. San Giovanni is located at the foot of the fabulous mountains that surround the city, walking distance to the paths...

B&B “La Fontanella" is situated in a quiet setting, in San Giovanni alla Castagna district, 5 minutes drive from the city centre of Lecco (15 minutes on foot). The room is 35 square meter, spacious and bright, with Independent heating system:...

The B&B “Alla Bonacina" is located in a beautifully restored old building in the centre of Bonacina, an old district of Lecco. There is a bus stop right in front of the B&B and you can reach the town centre and the lake in a few minutes.The...

B&B Casa Paita is situated in a privileged position in Lecco and it offers unique and relaxing moments; this exclusive B&B has been thought to stimulate the sense of peace and the inspiration to jump into the surrounding environment. The...

The B&B is an ideal accommodation for those who want to stay for short or long periods, for leisure or for work. The house is located on the 4th floor of a building with lift and has a well-kept and comfortable room, with a window from which you...

The B & B Il Giardino delle Fate is located in Lecco, 5 minutes from the historic center, near the train station, the university, to 'Manzoni Hospital, the bike paths of Garlate and Pescarenico. A bed and breakfast for those who want to spend a...

The B&B Il Lago Dipinto is located in a quiet and residential area, just a few steps away from the lake and Lecco’s town centre. Though the house was built in the Fifties, the Bed and Breakfast now enjoys energy class A: a careful renovation (in...

In Lecco, at a few steps from the railway and from the historical centre, the b&b "il melograno" offers three double rooms, each one with private services, air conditioning and tv, in a recently restored apartment on a private nice yard with...

B&B “La Ca’ del Masenzi" is placed in the historic centre of Lecco, in Acquate district, where Alessandro Manzoni set part of his masterpiece “I Promessi Sposi". It is an ancient and prestigious mansion, property of the Colombos’s. Massenzio...

Our house was built at the end of 19 th century, it has a large garden and it is situated in the centre of the town. Our house was completly restored and renovated. It offers a confortable and elegant atmosphere and accomodation. You will feel...

The property consists of several apartments, two of which are at the upper floor of the family, one third is located downstairs, and two others in the community garden. All of them have a separate entrance, private bathroom and kitchen facilities....

The chambre d'Hote is in a house of 1800 end restructured preserving the originality. Can come for a romantic occasion and to become familiar with beauties of the " Valsassina and of the Como's lake ". We are to only 7 Km from Lecco, so can enjoy...

Our B & B, family run, offers a clean and hospitable, ideal for a romantic getaway, with family, with friends or for business reasons. We Ballabio, a village 700 m above sea level, located between Lecco and the Valsassina, the starting point for...

Our bed and breakfast is located in Abbadia Lariana, a town of about 3,000 inhabitants in the province of Lecco. Our country offers different types of holiday: on the one hand the beautiful lake with its beautiful sunsets offer a relaxing holiday...

Our bed and breakfast "BIO_HAUS" takes its name from the building type of single-family residence, newly built. The house meets the design criteria of bio-architecture, so as well as a relaxing stay on Lake Como, guests will be able to gather...

It is not necessary to travel around the world to find oneself. Sometimes, you just need to have a change of air for a while and, thanks to simple things like a good sleep and a serene awakening, to feel at home. Being at home and yet travelling...

Feel at home when you’re far from home. Walk through old rooms belonging to young people who want to share them with you. Listen to the story of stone and wood that tells us of a passion for craftsmanship with a reward. A place to feel good...

Located within a stone’s throw of the Lake of Como and close to the mountains, our B&B “La Stanza di Giulia" is the right place to spend some relaxing moments. The bedroom is very comfortable and the garden around the house is a good haven of...

The main feature of Villino Bice is the large garden that allows guests a relaxing and exclusive stay with direct access to the beach. Also right from the beach begins "The walkway of the Convent" which leads directly into the village along the...

B&B Ai Frassini is situated in a peaceful setting and boasts breathtaking views of the Grignetta’s mountain range. Surrounded by a wide garden, the house offers both a perfect place for quiet, relaxing stays as well as rewarding walking tours....

An outdoor museum focusing on Abstract Sculpture with an exhibition area of more than 120 acres. The Rossini Art Site resonates in many ways with its founder’s desire to create a flexible, friendly and enjoyable place for families. At RAS, kids can...

A guided tour that tells the story of the radio that will provide insight and memories from the olden days before flat screen TVs and the Internet....

A small museum housing artifacts, images and posters describing the history of granite processing in Novate Mezzola. Sanfedelino. For nearly two centuries, extracting granite from the Sanfedelino quarry, so called to recognize the martyr Fedele...

Ancient and modern printing, from mobile characters to computers is the theme of this museum. Here one can see antique-type lithographic presses, machines for the casting of the lead characters, the first cameras dating back from the end of...

The baths date from the first century A.D. to the present day. Since the second half of the first century AD, the remains of Roman baths were spread over an area of about 1500 square meters. Thanks to recovery work in recent years, the baths are now...

Educational science museum that was inaugurated in 1917 aiming at providing educational tools for teaching science in school. The room that hosts the museum is painted with frescos inspired by nature and displays images of all Nobel Laureates who...

Located on the top floor of Riva 1920, a notable furniture manufacturer. It houses over 4,000 historic woodworking machines and tools. This is the biggest of such collections in the whole of Italy. The aim of the exhibition is to rediscover the...

A museum that aims to preserve and offer an account of country life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, documented by artifacts and various objects. The museum is located on two floors: the first one is set up as a home environment...

Gallery space that promotes various forms of art to ordinary people, trying to combine accessibility and quality, local and universal dimension, past and present. If we want people to love culture we have to give them a reason to love it. During the...

Thanks to Giambattista Sommariva the villa reached its greatest glory in the 18th century, being enriched by art masterpieces and becoming a museum. Sommariva was an art collector and bought the estate at the beginning of the century; he enhanced...

The Museum holds records of the local history, traditions and customs. Several natural environments are recreated complete with plants, animals, mushrooms fossils and dioramas relating to the local fauna. The museum also has documents about the...

In 1978 a group of friends of the Lake of Como founded an association called "The Collection of Boats of Lake Como" with the aim of saving the age-old and noble nautical traditions of their lake. The museum was opened in 1982 and it is fitted out in...

The Palace was then the scene of memorable historical facts and today becomes the perfect setting for their commemoration museum. Thus it was born in Dongo the innovative Museum of the End of the War: a virtual tour and interactive in the depths of...

The Toy Horse Museum is the first and to date only museum in the world dedicated to the horse toy. The Museum is located in what was once the stables of the famous trotter Tornese that in the fifties was more times world champion. In 1969, the...

Exhibition space for cultural events as contemporary art exhibitions, conferences, concerts and living-performances. One of the better known examples is MiniArtTextil—an annual international exhibition of contemporary art showing the best in Textile...

Our Museum: a voice which recounts to the future generations the importance of the events that took place in Dongo in April 1945. The last page of the WWII’s history was written here: the tragic tale of a war and a dictatorship which was responsible...

The Museum extends over a surface of 1000 square metres and its exhibits reconstruct the silk manufacturing process with an historical and educational approach. The visitor is given the opportunity to learn more about both the whole process and the...

Como’s Archaeological Museum Paolo Giovio is housed in the Palazzo Giovio, and features collections from prehistoric and antiquity eras. The building, dating back to the late Middle Ages, underwent some changes in the sixteenth century by Benedetto...

What is today the Giuseppe Garibaldi Museum was once a residential building, which hosted Garibaldi during his campaigns for independence. Within its walls, is an impressive collection of dresses, weapons, documents and furniture of the...

More than two hundred navigational instruments are on display in this antique tower-shaped hous. Among the most interesting instruments in this private collection are a XVIII century telescope made in Venice, compasses and solar clocks of various...

Civic museum and gallery with artifacts and paintings from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and contemporary works....

The Volta Temple is a museum dedicated to Alessandro Volta, a prolific scientist and the inventor of the electrical battery. Volta was born in Como in 1745, held his first professorship there until 1779, and retired to Como in 1819. It is one of the...

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