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Fresh waters: mirror of a territory loved by nature.
Lecco, Lake Como and Lombardy region are a chest of great hydro resources.
Lakes and rivers
Lecco’s territory has great and precious hydro-sources: Lake Como, the Adda River and the small Lakes Briantei.
Breath-taking landscapes with great natural environments rich of biodiversity and hosting several sites of EU interest. Industrial archeology sites along Adda shores who fascinated the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci.
South of Lecco the Adda river enlarges and creates lake Garlate. Along the evocative cycle-path you meet the Abegg Silk Museum and breathe nature.
Site of EU interest placed in Park of Lambro Valley is branded by a high biodiversity. Here you are lake Alserio.
Lake Pusiano is a small glacial lake with an isle inside, characterized by old-centuries cypresses. Few minutes far from Lecco.
Leonardo Da Vinci and his eco-friendly ferry-boat in Imbersago on the Adda River.
The creek Pioverna flows thunderous among the rocks and welcomes you with the Bellano’s ravine.
At the end of the 19th century the Bertini plant in Cornate d’Adda revolutionized the Milanese trams replacing horses with hydropower.
Taccani hydroelectric plant mirrors its majestic into the Adda river in Trezzo providing power to the Crespi d’Adda cotton mill.
In the past there was a Roman bridge now there is the dike of Lake Lecco. Here you are Olginate.
A quirk round shape characterizes the smallest of lakes Briantei: lake Montorfano in Como.
Lake Segrino: natural biodiversity in its rich park registered as site of EU interest.
Lake Annone is the first and largest of Lakes Briantei you meet coming from Lecco to Como.
A constellation of lakes between Lecco and Como. Several opportunities to discover their unique beauty completely immersed into nature.
The Adda River is not just a river with its rich naturalistic park, but a protagonist of the masterpiece by Alessandro Manzoni the Betrothed, set in Lecco.
