VILLA MONASTERO - VARENNA

VARENNA LAKE FERRY METEO THE HOTELS

     Villa Monastero is located in Varenna, a picturesque medieval village, rich in artistic monuments on the east coast of Lake Como, and a tourist destination traditionally appreciated also for its superb nature and landscape. On a headland at the mouth of the Esino stream, it is in an exceptional panoramic location with a view of the whole lake.

     The area, which has been inhabited since prehistoric times, was the dominion of the Gauls and the Romans. It was involved in the war between Como and Milan, and in 1169 it became a refuge for the inhabitants of Isola Comacina when the island was burnt and destroyed by the Comaschi.

     Behind the village, in the locality of Vezio, lie the ruins of a medieval castle. The dungeon and part of the castle walls are still standing.

     Together with Villa Monastero, in Varenna it is worth visiting the Church of St. George, built in the 14th century, the oratory of St. John, of Romanesque origins, Villa Cipressi, built between the XVII and the XIX century, the Hotel Royal Victoria, once a spinnery and since 1838 a hotel, the Venini mansion.

     Near to Varenna lies the ward of Fiumelatte, so named because of the white foam of its seasonal stream, which flows in the spring from a cave to the nearby lake. The walk to the ward is particularly pleasant.


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Marco Bandini - President
Phone ++39 0341 295598 - Fax ++39 0341 295441 - Mobile ++39 329/7507694
E-mail: presidenza.villamonastero@provincia.lecco.it
Corso Matteotti, 3 - 2nd floor - Lecco (LC) 23900 - Italy

Giuseppe Scaccabarozzi - Director
Phone ++39 0341 295510 - Fax ++39 0341 295441
E-mail: direttore.villamonastero@provincia.lecco.it
Corso Matteotti, 3 - 2nd floor - LECCO (LC) 23900 - Italy

Graziella Della Torre - secretariat service
Phone ++39 0341 295450 - Fax ++39 0341 295441
E-mail: villa.monastero@provincia.lecco.it
Corso Matteotti, 3 - 2nd floor - Lecco (LC) 23900 - Italy