The Comasco is an area of the Lombardy.
To know
Geographical notes
Comasco is the territory it looks to Como as a center of attraction, and includes the alpine part to the north, with a large northern area of Lugano lake in Italian territory, which is headed by Porlezza. It is also located on Lake Lugano Champion of Italy, an Italian exclave in Switzerland, as it is completely surrounded by Swiss territory. The southern area, between the two branches of the lake, slopes towards the Lombard plain and includes the cities of Cantù is Grass; also in this part of the territory there is no shortage of lakes: the Alserio lake and the Lake of Pusiano, which it shares with the Lecco, are the major ones.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Como - Chief town overlooking the lake of the same name.
- Binago
- Champion of Italy - Italian Exclave in Swiss territory, in a beautiful position on the shores of Lake Lugano, owes its fame to its Casino rather than to its naturalistic beauties.
- Cantù - Lace, lace and the furniture industry are its pillars of an economy that had flourishing moments and determined a great development of the city. From the past few traces remain of the fortifications and the many towers that earned it the nickname of city of a hundred towers.
- Corridor
- Cusino
- Grass - Look towards the borders of Brianza, near the lakes of Alserio and Pusiano; behind it the mountains between which the Valassina makes its way. Foscolo and Monti stayed there and celebrated it in their verses.
- Lanzo d'Intelvi
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- Porlezza - Pearl of Lake Lugano in Italy, it has a beautiful lakefront and wonderful views.
Other destinations
- Alserio lake - The lake is part of the Lambro Valley Regional Park. Along the east bank is the Oriented regional reserve Eastern shore of Lake Alserio.
- Lugano lake - In the Italian part of Porlezza.
- Lake of Pusiano - Shared with the Lecco, formed by the Lambro; the little one is there Cypress island, privately owned but open to visitors: it can be reached by boat departing from the pier of Bosisio Parini.
How to get
By plane
They are Lombard airports:
- 1 Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport (the Caravaggio), Via Aeroporto 13, Orio al Serio, ☎ 39 035 326323.
- 2 Milan-Malpensa Airport (MXP), Ferno. The airport has two terminals (T1 and T2), the second is used for low cost flights. The bus service Motorway connects the airport with Milan central station in about 50 minutes, while the Malpensa Express it connects Terminal 1 with Cadorna station (red and green line underground) in 40 minutes. The buses of the Sadem is Motorway reach the city of Turin (2 hours), while the company Foxes make a few trips for Genoa (3 hours).
- 3 Milan-Linate airport, Viale Enrico Forlanini, ☎ 39 02 232323.
- 4 Brescia Airport (D'Annunzio), Via Aeroporto 34, Montichiari (Connections with Brescia airport are guaranteed by public transport via the bus. The stop a Brescia city is located at the bus station (number 23), while that of the airport is at the front of the terminal. There are also connections to the city of Verona via bus / shuttle line 1), ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected]. Charter only
By car
The A9 Autostrada dei Laghi is the main road that leads from Milan to Como.
The state road 35 from Milan to Como
The state road 342 from Como to Bergamo
How to get around
What see
- Basilica of San Vincenzo and Baptistery of San Giovanni (in Galliano, 1 km east of Cantù). It is a pre-Romanesque religious complex, which was enlarged in the 10th and 11th centuries The Basilica of San Vincenzo dates back to 1007 and preserves important cycles of frescoes that have been expertly restored and date back to the 11th century. The church has completely lost the entire left aisle. The adjacent Baptistery of San Giovanni is one of the oldest in the Lombardy region.
- The church and the baptistery are located in a slightly isolated green area surrounded by pine trees, a location that adds further charm to the whole ancient complex.
- Basilica of San Paolo (in Cantù). It preserves some remains of the original 11th century construction, in Romanesque style, and has a very tall and thin bell tower.
- Church of Santa Eufemia (in Erba). The church was built in the 11th-12th centuries in Romanesque style, then remodeled over time. It has a bell tower with mullioned windows and three mullioned windows. Another testimony of the ancient city can be found behind the town hall, where there are remains of the medieval village
What to do
At the table
The gastronomy ranges from freshwater fish dishes from the many Como lakes (perch, trout, tench, agone, bleak) to mountain dishes (game and polenta) common to the traditional cuisine of the whole area.
Drinks
The Como area has no particular wine-growing areas.
