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Lecco
Lecco
Lecco is the city that gives its name to the eastern branch of Lake Como. The fame of Lecco is inextricably linked to Alessandro Manzoni who from these places drew inspiration for the events of the “Betrothed”.
Here, just about everything recalls the famous novel and its author: Pescarenico, the village in Lecco explicitly mentioned by Manzoni, where traces of Fra Cristoforo's convent can be found, the city districts of Acquate and Olate, identified as the villages of Renzo and Lucia, the supposed house of Lucia in Olate and the church of Ss. Vitale and Valeria, considered Don Abbondio's parish, the Zucco promontory where until 1938 one could admire Don Rodrigo's sixteenth-century palace, now completely transformed. There is also the monument to Manzoni erected in the square of the same name and the Manzoni Museum housed in the villa where the writer spent his childhood and adolescence, where relics, manuscripts, and rare editions of the famous literary work are on display. Also worth a visit are Piazza XX Settembre, the old Market Square, with the Visconti Tower (16th century), the Basilica of San Nicolò, now the city Cathedral, the nineteenth-century Town Hall (Palazzo Bovara), and the Azzone Visconti Bridge with its arches. Built in the Renaissance period, the bridge served to connect Lecco to the Duchy of Milan and still today represents the entrance to the city for those arriving from Milan or Como.
Lecco is the city that gives its name to the eastern branch of Lake Como. The fame of Lecco is inextricably linked to Alessandro Manzoni who from these places drew inspiration for the "Promessi Sposi".
Here a bit of everything recalls the famous novel and its author: Pescarenico, the village in Lecco mentioned by Manzoni, where traces of the convent of Fra 'Cristoforo are found, the districts of Acquate and Olate, identified as the villages of Renzo and Lucia, the alleged home of Lucia in Olate and the church of Ss. Vitale and Valeria, considered the parish of Don Abbondio, the Zucco promontory on which until 1938 one could admire the sixteenth century palace of Don Rodrigo, nowdays completely transformed. Then there is the monument to Manzoni erected in the square with the same name and the Manzonian museum hosted in the villa where the writer spent his childhood and adolescence, where relics, manuscripts and are editions of the famous literary work are exhibited. Also worth a visit Piazza XX Settembre, with the Viscontea Tower (XVI century), the Basilica of San Nicolò, nowdays the city Cathedral, the nineteenth-century Town Hall (Palazzo Bovara) and the Ponte Azzone Visconti with its arcades. Built in the Renaissance period, the bridge serves to connect Lecco to the Duchy of Milan and still represents the access to the city for those arriving from Milan or Como.
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