Lecco, Town center in Lombardy, Italy
Description
Lecco is a town at the southern end of Lake Como's eastern arm, where the Adda River flows out of the lake. The old center sits between steep mountains and the water, with narrow streets stretching inland from the lakefront promenade.
History
The Visconti family fortified the site in the 14th century and built a bridge and tower to control the Adda. Later the settlement grew through metal industry and textile production, which remained important through the 20th century.
Culture
The name likely comes from the Latin word for lake, and the waterfront location still shapes how people live here. Visitors see traces of writer Alessandro Manzoni at several places, including a museum in his birthplace that displays everyday objects from the 19th century.
Practical
The central square is easy to reach on foot and provides access to several side streets with shops and cafés. From the lakefront, paths lead into the surrounding mountains that are suitable for walking in summer.
Did you know?
The mountain range in the background often forms a contrast in winter to the mild lakeside climate in town. The old Visconti tower, which now houses the museum, is one of the few visible remains of the medieval fortification.
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Monte Resegone
6.1 km
Castle of the Unnamed
5.1 km
Monte Barro
2.6 km
Villa Manzoni
667 m
Basilica di San Nicolò
394 m
Palazzo delle Paure
236 m
Casa di Lucia Mondella
1.3 km
Ponte Azzone Visconti
674 m
Monte Due Mani
6.9 km
Isola Viscontea
784 m
San Nicolò Bell Tower
418 m
Centro Meridiana
609 m
Monte San Martino
2.4 km
Santi Materno e Lucia, Lecco
1.1 km
Santuario di Nostra Signora della Vittoria
258 m
Magnodeno
4.2 km
Pizzo d'Erna
4.3 km
Parco naturale del Monte Barro
2.7 km
Torre Viscontea
126 m
Monument of Manzoni
210 m
City walls of Lecco
351 m
San Gervasio e Protasio
945 m
Ponte John Fitzgerald Kennedy
543 m
Teatro della Società
118 m
Monument of Mario Cermenati
310 m
Museo Manzoniano
685 m
Allegoria della Patria
229 m
Tailor's house
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