Tag: Varenna tourism

Villa Monastero in Varenna hosts a marvelous botanic garden, full of exotic species and represents a real gem on Lake Lecco. Visit also its House-Museum.

Villa Cipressi in Varenna: cypresses-line, terraces rich of flowers and botanic species in its gardens. Hotel and conference center.

A gem of Romanesque in Varenna hosting frescoes dated back to the fourteenth-century: here you are the church of San Giovanni Battista.

The Church of St. Giorgio in Varenna is a rare example of three naves building dated back to the fourteenth century.

Castle of Vezio, residence of Queen Teodolinda during her last life years, stands out against Varenna and overlooks Lake Como dividing into tow branches.

Online tourist map of Varenna: villa Monastero and Villa Cipressi, the castle of Vezio, the love promenade, lake cruises, parking areas and much more.

The “Scanagatta” civic museum in Varenna is a great ornithological collection of the Lake Como area.