Municipality in Lombardy, Italy
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
The Varenna-Esino-Perledo station
View from Castello di Vezio
Varenna (Comasco , Lecchese : Varena ) is a comune (municipality) on Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region of Lombardy , located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Lecco .
Varenna was founded by local fishermen in AD 769 and was later allied with the commune of Milan . In 1126 it was destroyed by the rival commune of Como , 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 , Perledo . The main sights are the Castello di Vezio , a small museum dedicated to Lariosaurus (a Middle Triassic sea reptile related to turtles ), as well as the beautiful gardens at Villa Monastero . Across the lake in the province of Como 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.[ 3]
It is served by Varenna-Esino-Perledo station , on the Tirano–Lecco railway .
People
Gallery
Vecchio Porto.
Piazza San Giorgio.
References
External links
Varenna travel guide from Wikivoyage
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