Griante (
Comasco: ) 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 in the
Italian
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region
Lombardy, located on the western shore of
Lake Como about northeast of
Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps h ...
between
Menaggio
Menaggio ( lmo, label=Comasco, Menas ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy, located on the western shore of Lake Como at the mouth of the river Senagra.
Menaggio has three ''frazioni'' (parishes): Croce, Lov ...
(to the north) and
Tremezzo. Griante also borders the communes of
Bellagio and
Varenna
Varenna (Comasco, Lecchese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) on Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Lecco.
Varenna was founded by local fishermen in 769, and ...
on the other side of the lake. The commune of Griante itself is situated some 50 metres above lake level, on a wide plateau. The portion of the commune sitting on the lake, where the community's tourist industry is situated, is known as
Cadenabbia di Griante.
In 1853,
Giulio Ricordi
Giulio Ricordi (19 December 1840 in Milan – 6 June 1912 in Milan) was an Italian editor and musician who joined the family firm, the Casa Ricordi music publishing house, in 1863, then run by his father, Tito, the son of the company's founder ...
built a mansion, Villa Margherita Ricordi
Coordinates 45.994321N 9.238636E, in
Cadenabbia di Griante on the shore of
Lake Como where Verdi visited and is thought to have composed some parts of
La Traviata.
References
External links
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Cities and towns in Lombardy
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