Varenna (

Comasco Comasco (), anglicized as Comasque, is a dialect belonging to the Western branch of Lombard language, spoken in the city and suburbs of Como. Comasco is part of the Comasco-Lecchese dialect group. History The Comasco dialect evolved as a co ...

Lecchese Lecchese is a dialect of Western Lombard language spoken in the city and suburbs of Lecco (Lombardy). Characteristics It has the characteristic, in contrast with the other Comasco-Lecchese dialects, to be influenced by Brianzöö, Valsassines ...

: ) is a ''

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'' (municipality) on

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in the

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in the

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region of

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, located about north of

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and about northwest of

Lecco Lecco (, , ; ) is a city of approximately 47,000 inhabitants in Lombardy, Northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). The Bergamasqu ...

. Varenna was founded by local fishermen in AD 769 and was later allied with the commune of

. In 1126 it was destroyed by the rival commune of

Como Como (, ; , or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Nestled at the southwestern branch of the picturesque Lake Como, the city is a renowned tourist destination, ce ...

, and later received the refugees from the Isola Comacina, who had met the same fate (1169). Varenna borders the following municipalities: Esino Lario, Lierna,

Oliveto Lario Oliveto Lario (Lecchese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Lecco. Oliveto Lario consists of three hamlets: Onno, Vassena and Limo ...

, Perledo. The main sights are the Castello di Vezio, a small museum dedicated to '' Lariosaurus'' (a

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sea reptile related to

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s), as well as the beautiful gardens at Villa Monastero. Across the lake in the

province of Como The province of Como (; Comasco dialect, Comasco: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It borders the Switzerland, Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grisons, Grigioni to the north, the Italian provinces of Province of ...

are: Bellagio, Griante and Menaggio. Villa Monastero, in between Varenna and Fiumelatte is nowadays a museum, botanical garden and convention center. It was founded as a Cistercian monastery in the 11th or 12th century.''Villa Monastero : Percorsi e Immagini tra '800 e '900''. s.d. Varenna (with English text), p. 16, 27. It is served by Varenna-Esino-Perledo station, on the Tirano–Lecco railway.

People

* Giovanni Battista Pirelli (1848–1932), entrepreneur, engineer and politician who founded Pirelli & C. in Milan in 1872.

Gallery

Varenna station.jpg, The Varenna-Esino-Perledo station varenna aerial 2009.JPG, View from Castello di Vezio Vecchio Porto, Varenna, Italia.jpg, Vecchio Porto

References

External links

Proloco Varenna

Varenna Tourist Information

Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Lecco-geo-stub