Why You Should Travel To Lake Como During The Off Season

Edit Huffington Post 25 Nov 2015
The lake should be experienced at the water’s edge, along the Green Way, which runs 6.2 miles through the historic town centers and gardens of Colonno and Sala Comacina, Ossuccio and Lenno, and Mezzegra and Griante; or directly on the water, on board the “Renzo” (the ferry that connects the north and south sides or the ......

Insider’s Guide to Lake Como

Edit National Geographic News 09 Jul 2015
Italy’s third largest water body and one of Europe’s deepest, Lake Como has drawn vacationers for two millennia with its lucent waters, mountain landscapes, and Mediterranean climate. Visitors today enjoy lakeside parks, historic villas, and shopping in one of the world’s silk-design capitals ... > When to Go. ... Better bets ... Dictator Benito Mussolini was shot to death in the town of Mezzegra while trying to flee Italy in 1945....

Some Italians Feel A ‘Yes, But…’ Nostalgia for Mussolini

Edit The Daily Beast 26 Apr 2015
As the 70th anniversary of il Duce’s death approaches, Italians struggle with his place in their country’s history. ROME — Every year around Italy’s April 25 liberation day festivities, a group of unapologetic Italians hold a commemoration of their own—they mark the death of Benito Mussolini, who was killed on April 28, 1945, in Giulina di Mezzegra in northern Italy. But it is not to celebrate the event ... ....
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