A Day in North Lake Como SUMMER
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This itinerary covers North Lake Como, the upper part of Lake Como, famous for its lakeside holiday resorts and water sports. It is highly recommended for families, because it is the part with the widest beaches and shallowest water on the entire lake. The upper lake area also has historical villages, like Dongo that is linked to WKHHQGRIWKH)DVFLVWHUD*UDYHGRQDZLWKRQHRIWKH most important Romanesque churches in the entire province, Piona Abbey, which overlooks the bay of the same name in the Province of Lecco and excursions to discover the mountain villages in the inland area. Departure point: Piazza Paracchini, Dongo Dongo can be reached by bus on line C10, by NLC boat or by car along the SS 340dir Durate : full day A day in North Lake Como SUMMER 'RQJR SKRWR LV RQ D SODLQ IRUPHG E\ WKH $OEDQR 6WUHDPDWWKHPRXWKRI$OEDQR9DOOH\$WWKHHQGRIWKH YDOOH\LVWKHLPSRUWDQWSDVVRI6DQ-RULRZKLFKIURPDVHDUO\ DVWKH5RPDQHUDFRQQHFWHG1RUWK/DNH&RPRWRWKH6ZLVV YDOOH\RI0HVROFLQD,QWKHWKDQGWKFHQWXULHV'RQJR DORQJZLWK*UDYHGRQDDQG6RULFRIRUPHGWKHFRPPXQLW\ RIWKH7UH3LHYL (or Three Parishes) WKDWZHUHWKHFRUQHUVWRQH IRUWKHGLIIXVLRQRI&KULVWLDQLW\LQWKHXSSHUODNHDUHDZKLFK ZDVDXWRQRPRXVXQWLOWKHHQGRIWKHWKFHQWXU\ DONGO AND THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR 2Q WK $SULO WURRSV HVFRUWLQJ %HQLWR 0XVVROLQL DQGVRPHRIKLVPLQLVWHUVZHUHVWRSSHGRQWKHURDG EHWZHHQ0XVVRDQG'RQJR7KHPLQLVWHUVZHUHLQLWLDOO\ WDNHQWR3DOD]]R0DQ]L SKRWR DQGZHUHWKHQVKRW RQ WKH ODNHVLGH SURPHQDGH LQ IURQW RI WKH VTXDUH %HQLWR 0XVVROLQL DQG &ODUD 3HWDFFL ZHUH WDNHQ WR *LXOLQR GL 0H]]HJUD DQG H[HFXWHG WK $SULO 7KHVHIDFWVDUHZHOOGRFXPHQWHGLQWKH End of 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