| Mezzola lake | |
 | |
| Area type | The needle |
|---|---|
| State | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Territory | Comasco, Sondriese Valtellina |
| Surface | 5.9 km² |
Mezzola lake is located in Lombardy.
To know
It is located north of the Lake Como, from which it is separated by the last course of the Mera river which flows in the western part of the Pian of Spain, last plateau of the Valtellina. About 20% of Lake Como's waters come from this lake.
Flora and fauna
Lake Mezzola is populated by numerous fish species including lake trout, whitefish, agone, pike, perch, sun perch, chub, pigo, rudd, roach, vairone, bleak, minnow, carp and tench, zander, burbot and eel, rare savette and barbel, grayling.
It is also a point of interest for birdwatching given the considerable amount of water birds and waders that populate its banks.
Territories and tourist destinations
Mezzola Lake: full screen map.Urban centers
Other destinations
How to get
By plane
- Airport of Milan Malpensa.
By car
State road 38a leads from Lecco at the northern end of the Lake Como. Here the SS36 branches off towards Chiavenna, which divides you into the SS37 through the Spluga Pass and the SS36 through the Maloja Pass. Chiavenna can be reached quickly from Lake Constance through the Switzerland up to Splügen and then via the Splugen Pass.
On the train
Chiavenna served as the end point of the route run only by regional trains, which branches off to Colico from the train from Lecco to Tirano. FromEngadine you can enter the city only with long detours with the Bernina railway Street Tirano is Sondrio.
How to get around
What see
- 1 Oratory of San Fedele, Sorico. It was erected at the turn of the 10th-11th century, on the site of the martyrdom of Saint Fedele protomartyr of the Church of Como.
What to do
Shopping
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Mezzola lake
Commons contains images or other files on Mezzola lake
