Manzoni nel Cuore

Special Exhibition about Alessandro Manzoni and his Family

MONDAY 18 MAY –  SUNDAY 30 AUGUST 2020

The exhibition will exhibit largely unpublished works of art related to Manzoni, his family and his work from private collections not only from Lecco.

Mask and gloves are mandatory; booking by email is mandatory.

Opening times:

Tuesday – Friday: 09.30 AM – 07.00 PM | Saturday – Sunday: 10.00 AM – 07.00 PM. Closed Sunday 12 April 2020.

Ticket:

€ 2,00 | free with Villa Manzoni Museum ticket

Phone: +39 0341 286729

Email: segreteria.museo@comune.lecco.it

Website: www.museilecco.org

Natura e Delizie

Exhibition in Villa Carlotta

UNTIL SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2020

In the nineteenth century, Villa Carlotta had an agricultural area destined for the cultivation of olive trees and vines, as well as a varied orchard that included apples, peaches, pears, tasty figs. The ancient traditions of cultivation, taste and the art of receiving – what would be called lifestyle today – are shown in the exhibition through a selection of works of art, maps, documents and numerous objects, in particular kitchen utensils, dishes, tablecloths and porcelain that transport us into the daily life of the time.

A section of the exhibition is dedicated to spontaneous herbs, their use in the food and medicinal field, as reported by popular culture: with them forgotten ingredients and recipes and a precious and partly lost knowledge of the Lake Como area .

This model of sustainability – ancient and at the same time very modern – is compared with that of our time: a selection of ten photographs, taken from the total 30 of the photographic reportage by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio entitled Hungry Planet (published by “Time” magazine) portrays family groups from as many countries around the world around their laid tables, to testify to their spending and food choices in any week of life at the time of globalization.

Booking is mandatory. You must respect the law to containing Covid19.

Phone: +39 0344 40405

Email: segreteria@villacarlotta.it

Website: www.villacarlotta.it

Fiori Narrati. Illustratori dell’Art Nouveau in dialogo con Villa Bernasconi

Multisensory tour of the Villa Bernasconi museum in Cernobbio

MONDAY 1 JUNE – SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2020

Como Città della Musica Festival

The Music Festival in Como

SUNDAY 28 JUNE – SUNDAY 12 JULY 2020

The XIII edition of the Como Città della Musica Festival, special edition, Note in Villa, is scheduled from Sunday 28 June to Sunday 12 July 2020, for 15 non-stop days, in 3 locations (inauguration at Villa Olmo on Sunday 28 June and the day to follow, Monday 29 June): a first week in Villa del Grumello (from Tuesday 30 June to Monday 6 July), a second week in Villa Erba (from Tuesday 7 to Sunday 12 July).

36 shows on the bill, on a daily basis, intended for different audience targets, with programming on the ropes of the Teatro Sociale di Como / AsLiCo, made possible thanks to the consolidation of important collaborations with four local institutions: the Municipality of Como, the Municipality of Cernobbio, the Association Villa del Grumello and Villa Erba.

The Festival opens with the concert of the pianist Orazio Sciortino, to perform music by Franz Liszt, Gioachino Rossini, Robert Schumann, on Sunday 28 June at Villa Olmo, where, in the very first years, starting in 2008, the festival, still in its infancy, began to take the first steps, trying to bring music outside the canonical walls of the Theater, to populate city places, dear not only to those who reside there, but also very loved by tourists or visitors, home to several editions of some Around the Festival.

All shows are free admission but with reservations required, also to comply with the rules dictated by the order of the Lombardy Region n.556 of 12/06/2020.
Reservations can be registered starting from Tuesday 23 June 2020, online www.teatrosocialecomo.com or at the ticket office of the Social Theater of Como (entrance from Piazza Verdi) at the following times: from Tuesday to Saturday from 10.00 to 13.00.

In case of rain, the events scheduled in the park of Villa Olmo will be held inside Villa Olmo, while those scheduled in the parks of Villa del Grumello and Villa Erba will take place in the Sala Bianca, Teatro Sociale di Como; instead, in case of bad weather, the dawn concerts will be canceled.
Furthermore, in case of favorable weather conditions, other places can be made available both online and at the ticket office, on the day of the shows, always in compliance with the regulations.

Each concert has a direct link for booking. 

VILLA OLMO – COMO | Sunday 28 June 2020, 07.00 PM and 09.00 PM – Aspettando la notte, Orazio Sciortino, pianoforte

VILLA OLMO – COMO | Monday 29 June 2020, 07.00 PM and 09.00 PM – Dancing on Bach, Elena Ajani, dancer and Federico Toffano, violoncello

VILLA OLMO – COMO | Tuesday 30 June 2020, 07.00 PM and 09.00 PM – Fatoumata Diawara Solo – Voice and guitar

VILLA DEL GRUMELLO – COMO | Wednesday 1 July 2020, 07.00 PM and 09.00 PM – Torniamo all’opera! – Lirica

VILLA DEL GRUMELLO – COMO | Thursday 2 July 2020, 09.00 PM and 10.30 PM – We Kids Trio – Jazz Concert

VILLA DEL GRUMELLO – COMO | Friday 3 July 2020, 06.30 PM and 08.30 PM – Rigoletto. La compagnia di nuovo in viaggio

VILLA DEL GRUMELLO – COMO | Saturday 4 July 2020, 04.30 PM and 05.30 PM – Si gioca e si cresce ovvero la storia di Gilda e Rigoletto

VILLA DEL GRUMELLO – COMO | Saturday 4 July 2020, 07.00 PM and 09.00 PM – Katharsis

VILLA DEL GRUMELLO – COMO | Sunday 5 July 2020, 05.15 AM – Hope Alba

VILLA DEL GRUMELLO – COMO | Sunday 5 July 2020, 04.30 – 06.30 PM – Il guardiano e il buffone

VILLA DEL GRUMELLO – COMO | Monday 6 July 2020, 07.00 PM and 09.00 – Torniamo all’opera! – Lirica

VILLA ERBA – CERNOBBIO| Tuesday 7 July 2020, 04.30 – 06.30 PM – Il guardiano e il buffone

VILLA ERBA – CERNOBBIO| Wednesday 8 July 2020, 07.00 – 09.00 PM – Hope Tramonto

VILLA ERBA – CERNOBBIO| Thursday 9 July 2020, 09.00 – 10.30 PM – Goodfaith Quartet

VILLA DEL GRUMELLO – COMO | Friday 10 July 2020, 06.30 PM and 08.30 – Rigoletto. La compagnia di nuovo in viaggio

VILLA ERBA – CERNOBBIO| Saturday 11 July 2020, 04.30 – 05.30 PM – Si gioca e si cresce ovvero la storia di Gilda e Rigoletto

VILLA ERBA – CERNOBBIO| Saturday 11 July 2020, 07.00 – 09.00 PM – L’incanto delle corde

VILLA ERBA – CERNOBBIO | Sunday 12 July 2020, 05.15 AM – Opera e sogno

VILLA ERBA – CERNOBBIO | Sunday 12 July 2020, 07.00 – 09.00 PM – Pour invoquer Pan

Phone: +39 031 270170

Email: biglietteria@aslico.org

Website: www.teatrosocialecomo.it

Itinerary through Parco della Spina Verde: the Baradello Tower

A walk across the routes of Parco Regionale Spina Verde to discover Baradello

SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS

A guided tour to discover Parco Regionale Spina Verde and Baradello Tower: a nice excursion to visit the nature around the town of Como and the marvellous Tower above it. During the excursion you can admire the museum of the fortress and the external parts. The walk lasts about 2 hours, it gives you a marvellous view of Lake Como. Please wear shoes for walking.

Guided tours every 30 minutes, last visit at 17.30

Reservations required, to be made online until the day before: the booking system provides 10 places for each tour that leaves every half hour. Any free places will be assigned to those who arrive on site, but availability is obviously not guaranteed.
Those with reservations must meet at the beginning of the staircase at the Baita Amici del Baradello, equipped with a mask. Here a small triage is set up in which the body temperature is measured before entering the castle area and taking the guided tour.

Phone: +39 0344 30060

Email: prenotazioni@spinaverde.it

Website: www.spinaverde.it/main/visite-guidate-castello-baradello/

Escape Tour – Lecco

Discover Lecco in a different way

FROM 03.00 PM

EscapeTour is a fun and exciting initiative to visit Lecco and its treasures.
Thanks to the map that will be delivered to you, you can discover the itinerary by solving the 13 quizzes and find the way out for Jonathan and Alex, two guys who, traveling in parallel worlds, find themselves in these fascinating cities with the unknown if they ever return to home.
Escape tour is a project of promotion, development and tourist development that involves, challenges and entertains; a unique and fun way to visit a destination; an experience tailored to the player, to live independently and without time limits; an activity to discover the beauties and curious anecdotes of the city in an unusual way; a puzzle game to solve by interacting with the city and putting yourself to the test to win the final prize; an innovative formula suitable for everyone: from companies to schools, from tourists to citizens, from the oldest to the youngest, from families to friends.

Booking is mandatory.

Phone: +39 3247938138

Email: info@escapetour.info

Website: www.escapetour.info

Walking through Liberty Villas

A different experience in Brunate

SATURDAY 4 JULY 2020

Villago offers a guided tour of the historic center of Brunate, the most representative town of the rich bourgeois holiday of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. The route will start from the square of the historic funicular, where the holiday makers of the time met among the product stalls and the “souvenir houses”, then continue towards the historic panoramic hotels and the beautiful liberty villas, to discover the two different forms vacation resort. The participants, just like the tourists of the past, will be involved in the fashion and uses of the Belle Epoque on Lake Como: from the “tubs” of the jeweled ladies, to the pastimes of men in frack, from modern aperitifs to elegant after dinner on the terrace.

Night Tour of Villa Carcano

A tour with the hand light

SATURDAY 4 JULY 2020

Visit by night, by torchlight, to discover the park of Villa Carcano in Anzano del Parco (CO). Visitors will be accompanied along the romantic paths of the estate, recalling a noble evening in the countryside, and will be involved in aristocratic pastimes in the villa with which guests were cheered in the nineteenth century: from romantic suggestions on the banks of the private lake, to “secret” games in private stables, up to the stories about the mysteries of the house and the historical owners.

Phone:  338-3090011 – 320-4731613

Email: info@villago.it

Website: www.villago.it

Lecco… Su quel Ramo del Lago di Como

Guided tour of Lecco

SUNDAY 5 JULY 2020

Visit of the city of about 1 hour and a half with a licensed tour guide. The visit will take place with a maximum number of 10 people and will take place in all weather conditions. Use of the mandatory mask and a route will be proposed that will ensure the safety distance.

Phone: +39 347 6235504

Email: infolecco@guidelagodicomo.com

Website: www.guidelagodicomo.com

Cultural Visit of Oggiono

A tour of the history and tradition of Oggiono

SUNDAY 5 JULY 2020

Cultural visit to the wonders of the know-how of Oggiono: from the works of the stonecutters to the paintings of Leonardo’s pupil, from the square of the notaries to the villa of modern patrons.

Villago offers a cultural walk in the historic center of Oggiono, to discover the wonderful “know-how” of this small town in Brianza, nicknamed the “city of arts and crafts”. Our path, following a historical trend, will start from the internal and external visit of the medieval baptistery, a beautiful work of the local stonecutters; will continue in the prepositure of Santa Eufemia, where works by Marco d’Oggiono, the pupil of Leonardo, and Andrea Appiani, are kept, but above all where the culture of popular religiosity is jealously preserved: between stories of provost and sacristans, curiosities and stories of country. Subsequently, we will accompany you to the “notary’s square”, right in front of the church of Sant’Agata and a beautiful eighteenth-century palace, where in ancient times the deeds were laid in the open air, probably with the speed of those who know how to do great brianteo soon. fruit. We will conclude the itinerary in the park of Villa Sironi, on the Oggiono hill overlooking the lake, to help you discover a beautiful eclectic home of an equally wonderful family of entrepreneurs, attentive to art, local culture, but above all a great modern patron.

Phone: 338-3090011 – 320-4731613

Guided Tour in Villa Agnesi Alberoni

Special Tour to discover the Villa

SUNDAY 5 JULY 2020, 03.30 – 04.45 PM

Special visit to discover the beautiful rococo villa Agnesi Albertoni of Montevecchia. On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Maria Gaetana Agnesi (May 16, 1718), who lived part of her life here, the participants will be involved in a story-telling about her extraordinary life and her great works, which earned her the title of “Santa’s 18th-century scientist”. From the Italian-style garden to the romantic landscaped garden on the hill, passing through fully furnished living rooms and typically eighteenth-century frescoed rooms. The visitor will be able to relive the villa, take a dip in the atmosphere of the eighteenth century and learn about the daily life of the nobles of the time. The villa is heated, the visit will take place even in bad weather.

Phone: +39 338 3090011 – +39 320 4731613

Festival Musica con Vista

Music festival in Villa Bernasconi

MONDAY 6 JULY 2020

The first concert of the “Musica con vista” Festival promoted by the AMUR Committee will be held on July 6, 2020 at 9 pm in the Garden of Villa Bernasconi in Cernobbio (CO), with the NERIDA Quartett.

It is organized by the La Societa ‘dei Concerti Foundation in collaboration with the Municipality of Cernobbio.

Program:
L. Boccherini, Quartet op. 39, G213
L. van Beethoven, Quartet n.10 op.74 in E flat major “delle arpe”

Single seat: 10,00 € – Reservations required

In case of bad weather the concert will be held at the Church of SS. Redeemer of Cernobbio.

Villa Bernasconi will remain open during the concert after closing time, you can then access until 09.00 PM.

Reservation required with contingent entries at the link:

IL MUSEO RIAPRE, PRENOTA IL TUO INGRESSO

Phone: 02 66984134

Email: info@scoconcerti.it

Website: www.soconcerti.it

Varenna Guided Tour

Special Guided Tour of Varenna

ALL WEDNESDAYS OF JULY 2020

Every Wednesdays in July guided excursion of the territory of Varenna.

Program:

09.30 AM meeting in Piazza San Giorgio; visit to the village of Varenna; ascent and visit to the Vezio castle; free lunch; visit to the source and the village of Fiumelatte; visit of Villa Monastero and Villa Cipressi; 04.30 PM end of the excursion.

In case of bad weather the excursion will be canceled.

Price: € 35.00 (except lunch, access to Castello di Vezio, Villa Monastero and Villa Cipressi)

Phone: +39 348 6541328

Email: info@trekkingsmile.com

Website: www.varennaturismo.com

Leonardo and Adda River

Cultural Walk

DIFFERENT TIMES

Villago offers a cultural walk dedicated to the great Leonardo da Vinci and his relationship with the Adda river, which he had the opportunity to visit and study during his stays in Milan. The route will start from Cornate d’Adda, with a walk along an ancient navigable canal, parallel to the Adda river, characterized by locks and water regulation systems, which were inspired by Leonardo’s studies. Along the way, you will meet the Bertini hydroelectric plant, inaugurated in 1898 and still functioning. At the end of the pedestrian section, it will be possible to visit the fourteenth-century Sanctuary of the Madonna della Rocchetta, located on a panoramic hill above the Adda river, already existing at the time of Leonardo and from whose terraces it is possible to admire the places and landscapes that inspired the background of the famous “Virgin of the Rocks”.

Phone:  338-3090011 – 320-4731613

Email:  info@villago.it

Website: www.villago.it

In Villa with a candle light

Emotions of light in a suggestive nineteenth-century literary house

FRIDAYS, 06.00 – 10.00 PM

Emotions of light in a suggestive nineteenth-century literary house.
On the occasion of summer evenings, extraordinary evening opening of the villa every Friday in July with guided tours with a predominantly literary cut. Franco’s roof garden and vegetable garden will be pleasant places to stop for a romantic candlelit evening. Refreshment point near the villa. Without reservation, check the body temperature at the entrance.

Phone: +39 3357275054

Email: faifogazzaro@fondoambiente.it

Web Site: www.fondoambiente.it/luoghi/villa-fogazzaro-roi

Itinerary through Parco della Spina Verde: the Baradello Tower

A walk across the routes of Parco Regionale Spina Verde to discover Baradello

SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS

A guided tour to discover Parco Regionale Spina Verde and Baradello Tower: a nice excursion to visit the nature around the town of Como and the marvellous Tower above it. During the excursion you can admire the museum of the fortress and the external parts. The walk lasts about 2 hours, it gives you a marvellous view of Lake Como. Please wear shoes for walking.

Guided tours every 30 minutes, last visit at 17.30

Reservations required, to be made online until the day before: the booking system provides 10 places for each tour that leaves every half hour. Any free places will be assigned to those who arrive on site, but availability is obviously not guaranteed.
Those with reservations must meet at the beginning of the staircase at the Baita Amici del Baradello, equipped with a mask. Here a small triage is set up in which the body temperature is measured before entering the castle area and taking the guided tour.

Phone: +39 0344 30060

Email: prenotazioni@spinaverde.it

Website: www.spinaverde.it/main/visite-guidate-castello-baradello/

Escape Tour – Lecco

Discover Lecco in a different way

FROM 03.00 PM

EscapeTour is a fun and exciting initiative to visit Lecco and its treasures.
Thanks to the map that will be delivered to you, you can discover the itinerary by solving the 13 quizzes and find the way out for Jonathan and Alex, two guys who, traveling in parallel worlds, find themselves in these fascinating cities with the unknown if they ever return to home.
Escape tour is a project of promotion, development and tourist development that involves, challenges and entertains; a unique and fun way to visit a destination; an experience tailored to the player, to live independently and without time limits; an activity to discover the beauties and curious anecdotes of the city in an unusual way; a puzzle game to solve by interacting with the city and putting yourself to the test to win the final prize; an innovative formula suitable for everyone: from companies to schools, from tourists to citizens, from the oldest to the youngest, from families to friends.

Booking is mandatory.

Phone: +39 3247938138

Email: info@escapetour.info

Website: www.escapetour.info

Tour of Garlate

Walk tour close to Lecco

SUNDAY 12 JULY 2020

Villago offers a cultural walk through the ancient streets of Garlate, to discover a particular lake community, more dedicated to the cultivation of hills in the hills and the production of silk, than to fishing and lake culture. In reference to the historical evolution of the village, the itinerary will start from the ancient church of Santo Stefano, an important medieval parish church of the area built on the remains of a Roman villa, and will continue in the historic core of the country, between ancient feudal palaces and ancient courtyards rural buildings of the 15th century. We will go up the hill, up to the historic cultivation of vineyards and wild chestnut trees, the ronchi, and we will go down the stream which flows from the mountain above into the lake. Subsequently, we will learn about the most recent past of Garlate, the era of the rich silky industrialists, who created one of the most profitable poles of silk production on the shores of the lake. We will enter the beautiful courtyards of Villa Abegg, home of a family of Swiss industrialists, who built one of the most important spinning mills on the lake here. We will also visit these industrial spaces, now transformed into a fascinating interactive museum: we will discover the historical machines of reeling and twisting the silk thread … and we will start them up because they are perfectly functional. We will conclude with an interesting storytelling on the industrial culture of the early twentieth century, that culture that turned its back on the lake, but opened up to the future, involving the whole town and its people.

Phone: 338-3090011 – 320-4731613

Email:  info@villago.it

Website: www.villago.it

VILLA PIZZO GUIDED TOUR

Guided visit at Villa Pizzo in Cernobbio

SUNDAY 12 JULY 2020

Guided Tour of Villa Pizzo, of one of the most prestigious residences of Lake Como, with its large garden overlooking the lake and located in a wonderful panoramic viewpoint, next to the graceful Villa d’Este. The visitors will have the unique opportunity to admire the fully-furnished rooms of the villa, the panoramic terraces and the original Nymphaeums, just as the Archduke Ranieri d’Asburgo desired them to be built in the 19th century.

The tour will give you the possibility to walk along the romantic paths by the lake, surrounded by ancient buildings, rare botanical species, historic docks and breathtaking views on a unique landscape. The visit will be accompanied by fascinating storytelling and curiosities, and you will try the emotion to walk on the footsteps of famous actors who acted in the villa’s surroundings and celebrities who got married in this exclusive location.

The guided tour is limited to a maximum of 35 people. The parking of the villa has a maximum capacity of 20 cars.

WHERE: Via Regina, Cernobbio (CO) – Coming from Como, you can find the entrance gate of the villa on your right, with a sign “Villa Pizzo” on it, 400 meters after Villa d’Este.

PRICE: 18€ per person with reservation required

DURATION: 75 minutes

CONTACTS

Email: info@villago.it

Phone: +39 338 3090011

Website: www.villago.it

Sunset at Villa Balbianello

Happy hour at the sunset in Lenno

SUNDAYS, 07.30 – 09.30 PM

An evening opening to enjoy the sunset in the splendid setting of Villa del Balbianello accompanied by an happy hour in the Loggia Segrè and background music.

Departure and return only by lake from Lido di Lenno (Boarding at 0 7.15 PM and 7.30 PM)

Reservations required. Temperature measurement at the entrance. Guarantee maintenance of safety distances, standing and sitting. Service exclusively at the table.

Phone: +39 342 7749314

Email: m.sormani@fondoambiente.it

Website: www.fondoambiente.it

Varenna Guided Tour

Special Guided Tour of Varenna

ALL WEDNESDAYS OF JULY 2020

Every Wednesdays in July guided excursion of the territory of Varenna.

Program:

09.30 AM meeting in Piazza San Giorgio; visit to the village of Varenna; ascent and visit to the Vezio castle; free lunch; visit to the source and the village of Fiumelatte; visit of Villa Monastero and Villa Cipressi; 04.30 PM end of the excursion.

In case of bad weather the excursion will be canceled.

Price: € 35.00 (except lunch, access to Castello di Vezio, Villa Monastero and Villa Cipressi)

Phone: +39 348 6541328

Email: info@trekkingsmile.com

Website: www.varennaturismo.com

Lake Como Poetry Way

Foscolo and the other Testimonials of Lario

WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2020

Cultural meeting open to all, and recommended in particular to tourism operators. The materials available on the wiki platforms will be studied in depth for an innovative promotion of the territory. During the meeting the paths and initiatives created over the years by Path of Dreams and Creative Walks will be presented, which have already given life to a 16 km permanent pedestrian itinerary that connects 4 municipalities, told through 16 authors and scanned by 12 houses for the exchange of books, or the Lake Como Poetry Way, destined to merge into the constitution of the Literary Park “From Pliny to Volta. Journey into the human sciences”. And it will be explained how these cultural itineraries provide an innovative reading of the territory, thus helping to create new strategies of cultural and experiential tourism, both proximity and international, also with the support of the tools provided by Wikimedia projects.

In compliance with current legislation, participants must register in advance and their names will be kept for 14 days in the organization database. To allow a distance of one meter, the initiative is open to a maximum of 25 people.

Phone: +39 3737506868

Email: info@passeggiatecreative.it

Web Site: www.passeggiatecreative.it

LakeComo International Music Festival 2020

The music on Lake Como is back!

FROM 23 JUNE TO 27 SEPTEMBER 2020

Since 2006, Amadeus Arte organizes the LakeComo International Music Festival, a series of concerts in intimate spaces within the beautiful villas and gardens overlooking Lake Como, in the historical town of Como and in selected villas and theaters of Brianza region.

The Festival has always programmed side by side classical repertoire and new music developing itself in balance between tradition and innovation. Always bilingual (Italian and English), the Festival guested many famous Italian and international artists.

The excellent acoustics of concerts’ locations allows to enjoy music. Lectures or Guided Tours often accompany the concerts and the artists often introduce the pieces in a direct relationship with the public.

Here below the program (it could be changed for weather conditions or for restrictions about events):

• 23 June 2020, 03.30 PM: Nuvole – Floraleda Sacchi | Villa del Balbianello, Tremezzina.
• 28 June 2020, 06.00 PM: Gong Garden – Sara Usai & Holistic Sound Project | Villa Parravicini-Revel, Como.
•  17 July 2020, 05.30 PM: Crossover Duo Grandesso | Villa Carlotta, Tremezzina.
• 31 July 2020, 05.30 PM: Elfenmusik – Enzo Ligresti and Valter Favero | Villa Carlotta, Tremezzina.
• 14 August 2020, 05.30 PM: Chiaro di Luna – Giorgio Costa | Villa Carlotta, Tremezzina.
• 21 August 2020, 05.30 PM: Romanza – Miquel Tamarit and Renata Benvegnù | Villa Carlotta, Tremezzina.
• 30 August 2020, 05.30 PM: Bouquet – Joaquin Palomares and Fernando Espì | Villa Melzi, Bellagio.
• 6 September 2020, 05.30 PM: Come una Rosa – Paola Matarrese and Christian Lavernier | Anglican Church, Tremezzina.
• 13 September 2020, 05.00 PM: Windmills – David Fons and Ruben Parejo | Villa Baragiola, Alzate Brianza.
• 20 September 2020, 05.00 PM: Promenade – Florian Koltun & Xin Wang | Villa Bernasconi, Cernobbio.
• 27 September 2020, 05.30 PM: En Bateau – Jan Palenicek and Jitka Cechova | Villa Carlotta, Tremezzina.

Ticketing: lakecomofestival.com

Email: arte@amadeusarte.com

Website: lakecomofestival.com

In Villa with a candle light

Emotions of light in a suggestive nineteenth-century literary house

FRIDAYS, 06.00 – 10.00 PM

Emotions of light in a suggestive nineteenth-century literary house.
On the occasion of summer evenings, extraordinary evening opening of the villa every Friday in July with guided tours with a predominantly literary cut. Franco’s roof garden and vegetable garden will be pleasant places to stop for a romantic candlelit evening. Refreshment point near the villa. Without reservation, check the body temperature at the entrance.

Phone: +39 3357275054

Email: faifogazzaro@fondoambiente.it

Web Site: www.fondoambiente.it/luoghi/villa-fogazzaro-roi

Itinerary through Parco della Spina Verde: the Baradello Tower

A walk across the routes of Parco Regionale Spina Verde to discover Baradello

SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS

A guided tour to discover Parco Regionale Spina Verde and Baradello Tower: a nice excursion to visit the nature around the town of Como and the marvellous Tower above it. During the excursion you can admire the museum of the fortress and the external parts. The walk lasts about 2 hours, it gives you a marvellous view of Lake Como. Please wear shoes for walking.

Guided tours every 30 minutes, last visit at 17.30

Reservations required, to be made online until the day before: the booking system provides 10 places for each tour that leaves every half hour. Any free places will be assigned to those who arrive on site, but availability is obviously not guaranteed.
Those with reservations must meet at the beginning of the staircase at the Baita Amici del Baradello, equipped with a mask. Here a small triage is set up in which the body temperature is measured before entering the castle area and taking the guided tour.

Phone: +39 0344 30060

Email: prenotazioni@spinaverde.it

Website: www.spinaverde.it/main/visite-guidate-castello-baradello/

Leonardo and Adda River

Cultural Walk

DIFFERENT TIMES

Villago offers a cultural walk dedicated to the great Leonardo da Vinci and his relationship with the Adda river, which he had the opportunity to visit and study during his stays in Milan. The route will start from Cornate d’Adda, with a walk along an ancient navigable canal, parallel to the Adda river, characterized by locks and water regulation systems, which were inspired by Leonardo’s studies. Along the way, you will meet the Bertini hydroelectric plant, inaugurated in 1898 and still functioning. At the end of the pedestrian section, it will be possible to visit the fourteenth-century Sanctuary of the Madonna della Rocchetta, located on a panoramic hill above the Adda river, already existing at the time of Leonardo and from whose terraces it is possible to admire the places and landscapes that inspired the background of the famous “Virgin of the Rocks”.

Phone:  338-3090011 – 320-4731613

Email:  info@villago.it

Website: www.villago.it

Visit to Santa Maria and Scaria Museum

A journey into the past

SATURDAY 18 JULY 2020

In past centuries the artists of the Larian area have exported their genius and their technical ability to Italian and European centers, keeping the emotional bond with the homeland firm. They did so by paying tribute to the church where they were baptized, donating works and working to make the palaces and churches of their land more beautiful and precious. The church of Santa Maria and the Sacred Art Museum of Scaria, with the works of Carloni and Ferrata and his workshop, are among the most vivid testimonies of this memory and gratitude. Not only that, they are also a mirror of an art that crosses local boundaries. By visiting these places of faith and culture it is possible to embark on a virtual journey; a journey that, on the beauty route, catapults us far away, into the international rococo of Central Europe and in the great season of the Roman Baroque. Eugenia Bianchi and Giovanna Virgilio will guide you on this journey that we will travel with our imagination on the occasion of a conference and a very special visit to the church and museum.

A single seat at a distance of one meter Make sure that each participant wears a personal mask and disinfects the hands at the dispenser at check in before entering Presidio in the entrance for check in and check out well separated by different paths Staff in the hall and entrance for public verification of compliance with the protocol.

Phone: +39 3335960031

Email: beniartistici@centrorusca.it

Website: sistemamusealediocesicomo.it/museodiscaria/

Escape Tour – Lecco

Discover Lecco in a different way

FROM 03.00 PM

EscapeTour is a fun and exciting initiative to visit Lecco and its treasures.
Thanks to the map that will be delivered to you, you can discover the itinerary by solving the 13 quizzes and find the way out for Jonathan and Alex, two guys who, traveling in parallel worlds, find themselves in these fascinating cities with the unknown if they ever return to home.
Escape tour is a project of promotion, development and tourist development that involves, challenges and entertains; a unique and fun way to visit a destination; an experience tailored to the player, to live independently and without time limits; an activity to discover the beauties and curious anecdotes of the city in an unusual way; a puzzle game to solve by interacting with the city and putting yourself to the test to win the final prize; an innovative formula suitable for everyone: from companies to schools, from tourists to citizens, from the oldest to the youngest, from families to friends.

Booking is mandatory.

Phone: +39 3247938138

Email: info@escapetour.info

Website: www.escapetour.info

Sunset at Villa Balbianello

Happy hour at the sunset in Lenno

SUNDAYS, 07.30 – 09.30 PM

An evening opening to enjoy the sunset in the splendid setting of Villa del Balbianello accompanied by an happy hour in the Loggia Segrè and background music.

Departure and return only by lake from Lido di Lenno (Boarding at 0 7.15 PM and 7.30 PM)

Reservations required. Temperature measurement at the entrance. Guarantee maintenance of safety distances, standing and sitting. Service exclusively at the table.

Phone: +39 342 7749314

Email: m.sormani@fondoambiente.it

Website: www.fondoambiente.it

Varenna Guided Tour

Special Guided Tour of Varenna

ALL WEDNESDAYS OF JULY 2020

Every Wednesdays in July guided excursion of the territory of Varenna.

Program:

09.30 AM meeting in Piazza San Giorgio; visit to the village of Varenna; ascent and visit to the Vezio castle; free lunch; visit to the source and the village of Fiumelatte; visit of Villa Monastero and Villa Cipressi; 04.30 PM end of the excursion.

In case of bad weather the excursion will be canceled.

Price: € 35.00 (except lunch, access to Castello di Vezio, Villa Monastero and Villa Cipressi)

Phone: +39 348 6541328

Email: info@trekkingsmile.com

Website: www.varennaturismo.com

In Villa with a candle light

Emotions of light in a suggestive nineteenth-century literary house

FRIDAYS, 06.00 – 10.00 PM

Emotions of light in a suggestive nineteenth-century literary house.
On the occasion of summer evenings, extraordinary evening opening of the villa every Friday in July with guided tours with a predominantly literary cut. Franco’s roof garden and vegetable garden will be pleasant places to stop for a romantic candlelit evening. Refreshment point near the villa. Without reservation, check the body temperature at the entrance.

Phone: +39 3357275054

Email: faifogazzaro@fondoambiente.it

Web Site: www.fondoambiente.it/luoghi/villa-fogazzaro-roi

Itinerary through Parco della Spina Verde: the Baradello Tower

A walk across the routes of Parco Regionale Spina Verde to discover Baradello

SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS

A guided tour to discover Parco Regionale Spina Verde and Baradello Tower: a nice excursion to visit the nature around the town of Como and the marvellous Tower above it. During the excursion you can admire the museum of the fortress and the external parts. The walk lasts about 2 hours, it gives you a marvellous view of Lake Como. Please wear shoes for walking.

Guided tours every 30 minutes, last visit at 17.30

Reservations required, to be made online until the day before: the booking system provides 10 places for each tour that leaves every half hour. Any free places will be assigned to those who arrive on site, but availability is obviously not guaranteed.
Those with reservations must meet at the beginning of the staircase at the Baita Amici del Baradello, equipped with a mask. Here a small triage is set up in which the body temperature is measured before entering the castle area and taking the guided tour.

Phone: +39 0344 30060

Email: prenotazioni@spinaverde.it

Website: www.spinaverde.it/main/visite-guidate-castello-baradello/

Villa Manzoni al Caleotto

Guided tour of Villa Manzoni in Lecco

SUNDAYS, 03.00 PM

Guided tour of 90 minutes with tourist guide in Alessandro Manzoni’s house, where he spent many times in youth and where started write his novel The Betrothed, the love story of Renzo and Lucia set in Lecco.

Mask and Gloves are mandatory.

Booking is mandatory

Phone: +39 347 6235504

Email: infolecco@guidelagodicomo.com

Website: www.guidelagodicomo.com

Escape Tour – Lecco

Discover Lecco in a different way

FROM 03.00 PM

EscapeTour is a fun and exciting initiative to visit Lecco and its treasures.
Thanks to the map that will be delivered to you, you can discover the itinerary by solving the 13 quizzes and find the way out for Jonathan and Alex, two guys who, traveling in parallel worlds, find themselves in these fascinating cities with the unknown if they ever return to home.
Escape tour is a project of promotion, development and tourist development that involves, challenges and entertains; a unique and fun way to visit a destination; an experience tailored to the player, to live independently and without time limits; an activity to discover the beauties and curious anecdotes of the city in an unusual way; a puzzle game to solve by interacting with the city and putting yourself to the test to win the final prize; an innovative formula suitable for everyone: from companies to schools, from tourists to citizens, from the oldest to the youngest, from families to friends.

Booking is mandatory.

Phone: +39 3247938138

Email: info@escapetour.info

Website: www.escapetour.info

Sunset at Villa Balbianello

Happy hour at the sunset in Lenno

SUNDAYS, 07.30 – 09.30 PM

An evening opening to enjoy the sunset in the splendid setting of Villa del Balbianello accompanied by an happy hour in the Loggia Segrè and background music.

Departure and return only by lake from Lido di Lenno (Boarding at 0 7.15 PM and 7.30 PM)

Reservations required. Temperature measurement at the entrance. Guarantee maintenance of safety distances, standing and sitting. Service exclusively at the table.

Phone: +39 342 7749314

Email: m.sormani@fondoambiente.it

Website: www.fondoambiente.it

Varenna Guided Tour

Special Guided Tour of Varenna

ALL WEDNESDAYS OF JULY 2020

Every Wednesdays in July guided excursion of the territory of Varenna.

Program:

09.30 AM meeting in Piazza San Giorgio; visit to the village of Varenna; ascent and visit to the Vezio castle; free lunch; visit to the source and the village of Fiumelatte; visit of Villa Monastero and Villa Cipressi; 04.30 PM end of the excursion.

In case of bad weather the excursion will be canceled.

Price: € 35.00 (except lunch, access to Castello di Vezio, Villa Monastero and Villa Cipressi)

Phone: +39 348 6541328

Email: info@trekkingsmile.com

Website: www.varennaturismo.com

LakeComo International Music Festival 2020

The music on Lake Como is back!

FROM 23 JUNE TO 27 SEPTEMBER 2020

Since 2006, Amadeus Arte organizes the LakeComo International Music Festival, a series of concerts in intimate spaces within the beautiful villas and gardens overlooking Lake Como, in the historical town of Como and in selected villas and theaters of Brianza region.

The Festival has always programmed side by side classical repertoire and new music developing itself in balance between tradition and innovation. Always bilingual (Italian and English), the Festival guested many famous Italian and international artists.

The excellent acoustics of concerts’ locations allows to enjoy music. Lectures or Guided Tours often accompany the concerts and the artists often introduce the pieces in a direct relationship with the public.

Here below the program (it could be changed for weather conditions or for restrictions about events):

• 23 June 2020, 03.30 PM: Nuvole – Floraleda Sacchi | Villa del Balbianello, Tremezzina.
• 28 June 2020, 06.00 PM: Gong Garden – Sara Usai & Holistic Sound Project | Villa Parravicini-Revel, Como.
•  17 July 2020, 05.30 PM: Crossover Duo Grandesso | Villa Carlotta, Tremezzina.
• 31 July 2020, 05.30 PM: Elfenmusik – Enzo Ligresti and Valter Favero | Villa Carlotta, Tremezzina.
• 14 August 2020, 05.30 PM: Chiaro di Luna – Giorgio Costa | Villa Carlotta, Tremezzina.
• 21 August 2020, 05.30 PM: Romanza – Miquel Tamarit and Renata Benvegnù | Villa Carlotta, Tremezzina.
• 30 August 2020, 05.30 PM: Bouquet – Joaquin Palomares and Fernando Espì | Villa Melzi, Bellagio.
• 6 September 2020, 05.30 PM: Come una Rosa – Paola Matarrese and Christian Lavernier | Anglican Church, Tremezzina.
• 13 September 2020, 05.00 PM: Windmills – David Fons and Ruben Parejo | Villa Baragiola, Alzate Brianza.
• 20 September 2020, 05.00 PM: Promenade – Florian Koltun & Xin Wang | Villa Bernasconi, Cernobbio.
• 27 September 2020, 05.30 PM: En Bateau – Jan Palenicek and Jitka Cechova | Villa Carlotta, Tremezzina.

Ticketing: lakecomofestival.com

Email: arte@amadeusarte.com

Website: lakecomofestival.com

In Villa with a candle light

Emotions of light in a suggestive nineteenth-century literary house

FRIDAYS, 06.00 – 10.00 PM

Emotions of light in a suggestive nineteenth-century literary house.
On the occasion of summer evenings, extraordinary evening opening of the villa every Friday in July with guided tours with a predominantly literary cut. Franco’s roof garden and vegetable garden will be pleasant places to stop for a romantic candlelit evening. Refreshment point near the villa. Without reservation, check the body temperature at the entrance.

Phone: +39 3357275054

Email: faifogazzaro@fondoambiente.it

Web Site: www.fondoambiente.it/luoghi/villa-fogazzaro-roi