Alta Valle Intelvi is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Como The Province of Como ( it, Provincia di Como; german: Provinz Como; Comasco: ) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Le ...

in the Italian region

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

. It was created on 1 January 2017 after the merger of the former ''comuni'' of Lanzo d'Intelvi,

Pellio Intelvi Pellio Intelvi was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Como, on the border with Switzerland. It is divided in two distinct centers, Pellio Inferior ...

and

Ramponio Verna Ramponio Verna was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Como. It's a frazione of Alta Valle Intelvi since 2017 and as of 31 December 2004, it had a pop ...

Main sights

The Balcone d'Italia, located in the area of Lanzo d'Intelvi, is a mountain view-point with extensive views over Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano, to the high

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...

. It can be reached by road from Lanzo d'Intelvi.

References

External links

Official website
2017 establishments in Italy Populated places established in 2017 Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Como-geo-stub