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Town of Bellagio

Bellagio, Lake Como

Bellagio is a beautiful town half way down the two legs of Lake Como, surrounded by green mountains, blue water and calm skies, it’s the place that Stendhal called an outstanding landscape in Italy

The charming town was originally a Roman settlement, then it became fortified with walls in Longobard time, and in the period of medieval communes time was Como’s enemy.

For many centuries it was feud of several noble families: in 1492 it belong to the Stanga, after it passed to the Sfrondati and in 1647 to the Airoldi. These and other families built lovely villas and beautiful buildings surrounded by beautiful parks, renewed in the 18th century.

In the 18th century Bellagio became one of the most famous international holiday resorts, many noble families belonging to the rich middle class lived here and today many celebrities have fallen in love with this lovely place.

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