castles-and-ruins near Sirena

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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...

Featuring free WiFi, Giardino Delle Camelie offers pet-friendly accommodation in Bevera. The rooms include a flat-screen TV with cable channels. Some units include a seating area for your convenience....

My Room Center is located in Lecco centre, 800 metres from Lake Como. The property features modern-style interiors and offers free Wi-Fi access throughout. Guest rooms at My Room Center feature a flat-screen TV....

L'acero Rosso B&b is set in Lecco, 47 km from Milan. Free WiFi is provided and free private parking is available on site. Enjoy a cup of coffee from your terrace or balcony. There is a shared lounge at the property....

Locanda Osteria Marascia is located in a tranquil area in Calolziocorte, 5 minutes’ drive from Lake Garlate. This rustic-style property features stone walls and wooden beamed ceilings throughout and has a restaurant serving regional cuisine....

Overlooking the River Adda in the basin of Olginate, the Hostel San Martino offers accommodation and overnight in a location of tranquility and nature, set in a historic building, "an ex silk factory," an industry that represents the history of the...

Affittacamere “Relais" has exposed stone and wood spaces and 5 luxuriously-furnished rooms, one different from the other and each of them equipped with any kind of facility. The central part of the structure is composed by a medieval sighting and...

Solo Sonno offers every comfort for those who need accommodations for entertainment, business, sport and culture both in town and in nearby tourist towns or the metropolitan area. Lies in the center of town, just a few steps from Lake Como, from the...

In the ancient town of Malgrate, overlooking Lake Como, surrounded by a centuries-old park with outdoor swimming pool, “Casa sull’Albero",a completely eco-friendly building, is composed of 12 rooms from 20 to 35 sq.m room, cinema, library and...

The Hotel Bellavista is a historic three-star hotel on the shores of Lake Como featuring breath-taking views over the lake and the surrounding mountains. Our terrace and balconies offer a magnificent view of Lake Como, as it was described in the...

Hotel Motel Nautilus overlooks the shores of lake Como, along a private and hidden shore of the lake between Lecco and strinkingly beautiful Bellagio. It is situated in a private park. This wonderfully quiet and romantic place breathes of a unique...

3 star Hotel Don Abbondio in Lecco certainly makes the best accommodation for those looking for special holidays on the shores of Lake Como. Lecco and Don Abbondio: the most comprehensive option for evocative and atmospheric holidays in the land of...

Hotel Lungolago - is a little gem located in the heart of the city of Lecco. It was completely renovated in 2013 (previously known as Hotel Giordano) and is well located on Lake Como, a few steps on foot from the historic center of the city made...

The conservatory is a private room that can accommodate up to 16 people, cut out of the restaurant and the garden, a physical light-colored, ivory and taupe, beige and white. We reserve the room for private family and business meetings with the...

Hotel Griso is the ideal hotel, right mix between the hotel and the holiday business. A discreet and relaxing in a beautiful setting, in which these two souls come together and complement each other. Restaurant Terrazza Manzoni is a reference point...

A few meters from Lecco, Hotel Promessi Sposi is the ideal place for business meetings and relax in the perfect typical Manzoni style....

Located next to Garlate, south of Lecco, this hotel includes free continental breakfast, wifi and access to lovely jogging paths along the lake....

Located in Villa Giulia, dating from the end of the 19th century, restored with care and providing every comfort. Easy to reach, the restaurant is located only 3 km from the center of Lecco, about 35 km from Milano and 20 km from Como city. Villa...

Villa Giulia, an antique patrician building in which Restaurant “Al Terrazzo" is accommodated, is situated in a comfortable and cozy atmosphere. It dominates the beautiful basin of Lake Como with a marvellous panorama on the city of Lecco, the...

Hotel and restaurant Le Torrette is located in the beautiful setting of the lake Como, very near beautiful Como. Enjoy comfortable accommodation in our rooms with a breathtaking view of the lake and mountains while enjoying the finest Italian food...

L'Hotel Parco Belvedere "Villa Nena", was built in the forties and is located in a panoramic and quiet area in the hills of Parco del Monte Barro, with great views of Lake Garlate, the city of Lecco and the Resegone and Grigna mountains. Easy to...

Located in the village of Carenno in a quiet, area near the foothills of the Resegone and enchanting views over the adjacent lake of Lecco and the lakes of Brianza while enclosed in the picturesque skyline of the Alps. It’s an ideal starting point...

The Tower is located on a rocky outcrop above the village of Spurano and it was an ancient watchtower, which probably dates back to the 12th century. The fortified structure, included in the difensive system of the Comacina Island, was probably...

An ancient palace of the seventeenth century. It belonged to one of the most influential families of Lake Como, the Brentano, who later moved to Milan and then to Germany. It is currently used in part as a city hall where the renown painter Giulio...

The Castle lies on a peninsula jutting out into Lake Como close to Riva Bianca and its namesake beach. Built in the Romanesque period, the fortress was at the focus of several historical events, like the battle between Milan and Como in 1124. It was...

Volunteers of the Cultural Center Library Bellagio deal with loaning library books and organize various cultural events....

At Mount Cross Ardona (m. 1005), a path splits into two. On the left, is a wooded summit then down along a bumpy ride to the entrance of Castel d'Ardona. To the right, a few bends bring you to same point but the road is much easier (1h 30 'from...

It is thought the tower was built at the behest of Fontanedo Bernabo Visconti in 1357, on the defensive line of Upper Lake, but perhaps it was only enhanced an existing structure. It is located about 700 meters downstream of the village of...

Gate Tower is an imposing fortress, 40 meters high, built in 1192, on the initiative of the mayor Hubert de 'Olevano, to defend the entrance to the city of Como. In the fourteenth century the great tower was flanked by two other pentagonal towers,...

The Broletto or "Town Hall" is the most important medieval secular building in Como. The building rises immediately northwest of the Cathedral; representing an almost unique example of the close connection between spiritual and temporal power in a...

It is a private building constructed on roman foundation with an irregular square plant. The building, which has crown walls with battlements to protect the round parapet, can be dated between 1360 and 1370. It is a typical castle-enclosure, which...

Fort Fuentes is a former military fort on the hill of Montecchio or Monteggiolo near Colico, northern Italy. It was built by the Spanish governor of Milan, Don Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes, to defend the northern border of the Spanish...

Fort Montecchio-Lusardi is a military fort situated in Colico, in the province of Lecco, northern Italy. It was built between 1911 and 1914. It is the only Italian fort from World War I which has been preserved intact with its original weapons. The...

A must see--one of the most beautiful castles on the lake. It is a walled enclusure, developed around a squared tower with restored battlements and a real drawbridge. Additional attractions feature live falconry shows, an exhibition dedicated to the...

Trapezoidal shaped castle with three towers built by counts Della Torre of Rezzonico in 1363. It is described as a "castle-fence", fortifying an area of two thousand square meters which surrounded the town and the main tower. Today the castle is...

Baradello Castle is situated on hill dominating the valley like a stone sentinel watching over the town of Como and Spina Verde Park. The top of the tower provides 360 degree views of the city, the Alps and Po Valley. The fortification was used...

Placed on a hill overlooking the town, the castle was built in late Middle Ages to block the way to Valvarrone and it still remains a well-preserved tower, surrounded by ruins of ancient houses. The first proofs date back to 1039, when it suffered a...

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