Routes Italy Province of ComoComo
Villa Geno, Monte Croce and return

Como, Province of Como, Italy

Villa Geno, Monte Croce and return

Length6.9 mi
Elev. Gain1210.3 ft
Est. Steps16000

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Quiet place

Created by gianni.paola60
Introduction
Villa Geno, Monte Croce and return is a 6.9 mile (16,000-step) route located near Como, Province of Como, Italy. This route has an elevation gain of about 1210.3 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Como

Place
Como (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔːmo] (listen), locally [ˈkoːmo]; Comasco: Còmm [ˈkɔm], Cómm [ˈkom] or Cùmm [ˈkum]; Latin: Novum Comum; Romansh: Com) is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps has made Como a tourist destination, and the city contains numerous works of art, churches, gardens, museums, theatres, parks and palaces: the Duomo, seat of the Diocese of Como; the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio; the Villa Olmo; the public gardens with the Tempio Voltiano; the Teatro Sociale; the Broletto or the city's medieval town hall; and the 20th century Casa del Fascio.

Como Cathedral

Place
Como Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta; Duomo di Como) is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the city of Como, Lombardy, Italy, and the seat of the Bishop of Como. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Casa del Fascio (Como)

Place
The Casa del Fascio of Como (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkaːza del ˈfaʃʃo]), also called the Palazzo Terragni, is a building located in Como, northern Italy, a work of Italian rationalist architect Giuseppe Terragni.Started in 1932 and completed in 1936 under the regime of Benito Mussolini as the seat of the local branch of the National Fascist Party, a Casa del Fascio, this municipal administration building was originally constructed with a primary view of functioning as an elegant "set piece" for mass Fascist rallies.

Basilica of Sant'Abbondio

Place
The Basilica of Sant'Abbondio is a Romanesque-style 11th-century Roman Catholic basilica church located in Como, region of Lombardy, Italy.

Basilica di San Fedele (Como)

Place
The Basilica of San Fedele in Como is located in the city center and is dedicated to Saint Fidelis martyr. It derives from an earlier Christian church, dating from the seventh century, dedicated to Euphemia.

Como Nord Lago railway station

Place
Como Nord Lago is a railway station in Como, Italy. It is located in proximity of the lake and a 5-minute walk to the town center.Train services are operated exclusively by Trenord between Como Nord Lago and Milano Cadorna.The station is the terminus of the line from Milano Cadorna railway station.

Cosia

Place
The Cosia is a 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) torrent whose springs are on the slopes of Monte Bolletone (1,317 metres (4,321 ft)) in Brianza, Italy. Its course takes it through the communities of Albese con Cassano, Tavernerio and Como, then it enters Lake Como near the war memorial designed by Antonio Sant'Elia and executed by Giuseppe Terragni.

Tempio Voltiano

Place
The Tempio Voltiano (Italian; Volta Temple in English) is a museum in the city of Como, Italy that is dedicated to Alessandro Volta, a prolific scientist and the inventor of the electrical battery. Volta was born in Como in 1745, held his first professorship there until 1779, and retired to Como in 1819.

Province of Como

Place
The Province of Como (Italian: Provincia di Como; German: Provinz Como; Comasco: pruincia de Comm) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the East, the Province of Monza and Brianza to the south and the Province of Varese to the West.

Life Electric

Place
Life Electric (also known as The Life Electric) is a contemporary sculpture, dedicated to the physicist Alessandro Volta (1745–1827). Completed in 2015 it is located in Como, Italy.Life Electric was designed by Daniel Libeskind, and was a gift to Como, the city where the architect located his “Summer Session” school of architecture, in 1988.
Route Details

Length

6.9 mi

Elev. Gain

1210.3 ft

Est. Steps

16000
Created by
gianni.paola60
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