Città dei Promessi Sposi ed. 2018

Lecco hosts the cultural festival about dedicated to Alessandro Manzoni

THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER 2018 – MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2018

Lecco City of the Promessi Sposi again this year with its fundamental objectives: the enhancement of the works of Alessandro Manzoni, Italian and European intellectual, the actualization of his thought, the dissemination of new studies on the great writer and the redevelopment of the heritage Manzoni cultural, in the city and on the territory.
The commitment to raise its qualitative dimension, through the involvement of prestigious national institutions, pursued last year, is reconfirmed with the participation of the Treccani Foundation, which will open the show (now a real festival) with the big conference to be held at the Polytechnic of Lecco.
But the theme of this year promotes a further expansion of perspectives, allowing a comparison with prestigious international cultural institutions to be activated, going on the trail of the Goethe-Manzoni relationship with the help of the Weimar-Jena Akademie and the Villa Vigoni Foundation. rethinking, in the comparison between the romantic and the present age, the dimension of the journey as a pleasant cultural exchange and a vehicle of knowledge, but also as a dramatic existential experience, determined by persecution of power and international conflicts.

An ambitious and vast theme, but suggested by the always valid reflections of Don Lisander on the relationship between war, famine and migrations of peoples, as well as his biography: that of a man who, despite being shy and afflicted by phobias, willingly kept him in the his bedroom, he traveled between Milan, Paris, Florence and Rome for necessity, initially also existential then only intellectual.

With the usual variety and vastness of events, including training, conferences, literary cafes, theatrical and musical performances, exhibitions, readings in plain air, guided tours and workshops for families and students, for three weeks everyone will find the most appropriate proposals to your needs: from deepening knowledge to fulfillment through a pleasant dissemination and an intelligent hedonism, without forgetting the possibility of offering an additional opportunity for cultural tourism.

Read the programme of the events, shows, exhibitions and experiences on the website.

Phone: +39 0341 481247

Email: segreteria.museo@comune.lecco.it

Website: www.leccocittadeipromessisposi.it

Manlio Rho Exhibition

Special Exhibition at Silk Museum in Como

FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER 2018 – SUNDAY 31 MARCH 2019

The Silk Museum celebrates this leading exponent of Italian historical abstractionism with particular attention to his work as a draftsman and colour expert.

On show paintings, drawings, fabrics, colour charts and documents.

Phone: +39 031 303 180

Email: info@museosetacomo.com

Website: www.museosetacomo.com

Ottocento Lombardo: from Hayez to Segantini

Exhibition at Palazzo delle Paure in Lecco

SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER 2018 – SUNDAY 20 JANUARY 2019

The exhibition offers an exploratory journey in painting and, more generally, in the culture of Lombardy in the nineteenth century. Starting from the romantic season, passing through the Risorgimento experiences and the disillusioned rebellions, the path leads to the social commitment of the end of the century and to the divisionist research.
It begins with the Romantic season, in which the figure of Francesco Hayez, master and model of entire generations of painters, stands out. And then again: Giuseppe Diotti, Giacomo Trecourt, Massimo d’Azeglio and Giuseppe Molteni.
The path then passes to the period of the Wars of Independence, with works dedicated to the Risorgimento themes. It then closes with a last step on verism, which touches social characters, and the divisionism, whose great artist is Segantini.

Phone: +39 0341 271871

Email: turismo@comune.lecco.it

Website: www.comune.lecco.it

Christmas Markets around Lake Como

Daily Christmas markets during Advent 2018

SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 22 DECEMBER 2018

Christmas time on Lake Como: several Christmas markets to find the best gifts for your friends. From the mountains to the towns, several local Christmas markets are waiting to be discovered.

Here below the calendar of events and markets:

Primaluna – Valsassina –  Sunday 18 November – Where

Verderio – Brianza – Sunday 18 November – Where

Tremezzo – Tremezzina – Sunday 25 November – Where

Cortenova – Valsassina –  Sunday 25 November – Where

Premana – Valsassina – Sunday 2 December – Where

Bosisio Parini – Brianza – Sunday 2 December – Where

Barzio – Valsassina – Saturday 8 December – Where

Cremeno – Valsassina – Saturday 8 December – Where

Paderno d’Adda – Lecco – Saturday 15 December – Where

Carenno – Lecco – Saturday 22 December – Where

The list and the calendar are subjects to change.

Ice Rink in Mandello del Lario

Ice skating for your Christmas on Lake Como

FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBRE 2018 – SUNDAY 13 JANUARY 2019

Christmas is coming… Winter is knocking… Perfect time for skating!

Make great and unforgettable your Christmas Holiday on Lake Como: enjoy the Ice Rink in Mandello del Lario. 330 sm of white ice, open every day, skates available for rent.

Details:

Where: Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci, Mandello del Lario

Weekdays: 04.30 – 07.30 PM

Weekend: 10.00 AM – 12.30 PM | 02.30 – 07.00 PM | 09.00 – 10.30 PM

Tickets: 1h = 5,00 € | open = 8,00 €

Phone: +39 0341 702318

Email: turismo@mandellolario.it

Website: www.visitmandello.it

Città dei Balocchi

25 Edition of Città dei Balocchi in Como

SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2018 – SUNDAY 6 JANUARY 2019

Città dei Balocchi is a unique Christmas Festival in Como. This event transforms the city of Como into a playful and magical Christmas location. Originally intended for local families and children, the event has opened up to a broader audience offering a variety of activities: from entertainment to shopping, from sacred music to children’s labs and shows.

Festivals, events, light show, Christmas songs, fireworks… Everything mixed up to make this Christmas in Como unforgettable!

Soon the detailed programme also published on the official website of the event.

Phone: +39 031 268989

Email: comoturistica@tin.it

Website: www.cittadeibalocchi.it

Guided Tour Monumento ai Caduti

Special opening and guided tour of the Monument in Como

SUNDAYS, 09.00 AM – 012.00 PM

Special opening of Monumento ai Caduti in Como: you have the possibility to rise up from the crypt to the highest terrace at 33m above Lake Como.

Free access under 6-year-old.

Last entrance: 11.30 AM

Phone: +39 031 304137

Email: comunico@comune.como.it

Website: visitcomo.eu

“Behind the scenes” Teatro Sociale in Como + Happy Hour

Visit the halls and rooms of the Theatre, usually hidden to public

11.00 AM

An alternative saturday morning at Teatro Sociale di Como, to visit the theatre behind the scenes and its mysterious places. A funny experience, a guided tour into the arts of theatre and at the end you can enjoy a yummy happy hour at Ristorante Caffè Teatro!

Calendar (2018):

Saturday 29 September – Saturday 14 October – Sunday 21 October – Thursday 1 November – Saturday 10 November – Sunday 25 November – Saturday 1 December – Saturday 8 December – Saturday 22 December.

Phone: +39 031 270170

Email: biglietteria@teatrosocialecomo.it

Web Site: www.teatrosocialecomo.it