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Lecco · Lombardy
Things to see in Colico
In Colico the atlas lists 8 historic places: 3 castles, 3 fortresses and towers, 1 abbey or monastery and 1 museum.
For most of these places we don’t have verified opening hours yet: always check the official website before you go.
Don’t miss: Fort Montecchio (1912), WWI fortification in Colico, Lecco.
By date of construction, the most common period is the Middle Ages (67% of dated places) and the Modern era (33% of dated places).
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The town
Colico (Colic in lariano-colichese) is a city in Lombardy. Located between the two Montecchios, at the border of the provinces of Lecco, Como and Sondrio, it's Lake Como's fifth largest town by population with 7,700 inhabitants (2018). The town is well-known for the famous Piona Abbey, a sublime architectural complex of the first Romanesque. Colico is also cited by the illustrious writer Alessandro Manzoni, as the first place hit by the plague.
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8 places
Abbeys and monasteries 1
Museums 1
What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Fort Fuentes
Abbazia di Piona. A real monastery with 11th-century church, 14th- and 15th-century frescoes in the cloister.
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