Bodio Lomnago is a town and ''
comune
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'' (municipality) located in the
province of Varese, in the
Lombardy region of northern
Italy
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Bodio Lomnago is composed of two villages: Bodio, the biggest one closer to the lake and Lomnago, uphill toward the Monte Rogorella. Both villages have certainly a pre-Roman origin, probably Celtic or Gaulish.
Main sights
In Bodio:
* San Crocifisso, a small Romanesque church of the primitive village, recently renovated
*Santa Maria church, a Baroque building from 1512
* Villa Beltrami-Gadola, with its distinctive tower
In Lomnago:
* San Giorgio, an unusual Norman-style church built in the 19th century
*Villa Puricelli, with its huge park and the ancient hidden icehouse
World Heritage Site
It is home to one or more prehistoric
pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps are a series of prehistoric pile dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps built from about 5000 to 500 BC on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands. In 2011, 111 sites located variousl ...
UNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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[UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps]
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References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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