| Carate Urio | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lombardy | |
| Territory | Lake Como | |
| Altitude | 199 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 6.94 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 1.174 (31-3-2017) | |
| Prefix tel | 39 031 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 22010 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | Saints James and Philip | |
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Carate Urio is a city of Lombardy.
To know
It is located on the west bank of the Lake Como.
How to orient yourself
Carate Urio: full screen map.Neighborhoods
In the municipal area there are the hamlets: Cavadino, Pobiano, Greppone, Lestresio, Olzavino, Sassello, Pangino, Riva, Urio.
How to get
By boat
The Urio pier is served by the Navigation of Lake Como, and especially in the spring-summer season there are numerous races that connect Carate Urio with Como and other locations on the lake.
By bus
Along Carate Urio there are various stops of the "line"Como-Menaggio-Colico"of the service ASF Autolinee, both on the SS 340 Regina Nuova (bus with the wording "Panoramica") and on the Via Regina Vecchia (bus with the wording "via Lago").
How to get around
Once you have reached Carate Urio, you can visit the whole town by simply moving on foot, either along the "Regina Vecchia" road that runs along the lake, or along the numerous internal pedestrian streets that allow you to enter the heart of the village. foot stretches of the Statale 340 "Regina Nuova", as it is very busy.
What see
- 1 Church of Carate. Parish church of Carate, dedicated to Saints James and Philip
- 2 Church of Urio. Parish church of Urio, dedicated to Saints Quirico and Giulitta
- 3 Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity, Loc. Pobiamo. Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity with grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.
- 4 Church of Santa Marta. Basilica dedicated to Santa Marta
- 5 Way of the cross. Chapels of the Via Crucis along the Via Santa Marta.
- 6 Pier of Carate. Pier of the village of Carate
- 7 Pier of Urio. Pier of the village of Urio
Events and parties
- Feast of Santa Marta.
Last weekend of July. Every year the festival in honor of Santa Marta is organized, and on this occasion the "Corpo Musicale di Carate Urio" and the dialect theater company "Ghem voja de divertis" perform in front of the churchyard.
Last weekend of July. Every year the festival in honor of Santa Marta is organized, and on this occasion the "Corpo Musicale di Carate Urio" and the dialect theater company "Ghem voja de divertis" perform in front of the churchyard.What to do
Carate Urio, like many other towns on Lake Como, offers the possibility of walking along entirely pedestrian paths.
- 1 Via Verde. Path that starts from Laglio and arrives in Moltrasio, entirely covering the town of Carate Urio.
- 2 Path towards the Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity. From the hamlet of Cavadino it is possible to reach the Sanctuary of Pobiano in a few minutes.
- 3 Path towards Monti di Urio. From the hamlet of Cavadino it is possible to take the challenging path that leads to Monti di Urio.
- 4 Path towards Monti di Carate. From the Sassello hamlet it is possible to take the challenging path that leads to the locality of Monti di Carate, passing through the ancient stone quarries.
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Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Carate Urio
Commons contains images or other files on Carate Urio
