Historic sites in Lake Como
Historic Fortifications and Monuments
This collection highlights the defensive history and commemorative landmarks around Lake Como. It includes the 12th-century Castello Baradello and the ruins of Fort Fuentes, representing centuries of military architecture. Civic history is reflected in the medieval Broletto and the 13th-century Rocca di Somasca. The list also features significant monuments like the 30-meter-high Futurist war memorial and the Faro Voltiano lighthouse. These structures span from medieval fortifications to 20th-century tributes, offering insight into the region's strategic and cultural past.
Monument of Alessandro Volta
Bronze statue by Pompeo Marchesi inaugurated in 1838 to honor the physicist and inventor of the electric battery.
Castello Baradello
The Castello Baradello is a military fortification located on a 430 m high hill next to the city of Como, northern Italy.
Faro Voltiano
Octagonal 29-meter lighthouse built in 1927 in Brunate to commemorate the centenary of Alessandro Volta's death.
Monumento alla resistenza europea
Memorial featuring bronze panels inscribed with excerpts from the final letters of condemned European resistance fighters.
Monumento alla Tessitrice
Bronze sculpture depicting a woman at a loom, dedicated to the region's traditional silk weaving industry.
Broletto
Medieval town hall dating to 1215, featuring a Gothic-Romanesque facade with polychrome marble and an open ground-floor loggia.
Fort Fuentes
Fort Fuentes, Italian: Forte di Fuentes, is a former military fort on the hill of Montecchio or Monteggiolo near Colico, in the province of…
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