A political advocate
Carcano used his political support on behalf of Como’s workers’ silk school. That backing contributed to the school’s transformation into a national state institution.
Politics
Paolo Carcano
Paolo Carcano helped turn Como’s workers’ silk school into a national state institution that would bear his name.
Paolo Carcano is remembered in Como through the city’s historic silk school. His political support helped raise an institution created for silk workers to national status. The Former Royal Silk School preserves this connection between his public influence and Como’s silk tradition.
Worth knowing
From workers’ school to state institution
The school began as an institution serving workers in Como’s silk sector. With Carcano’s support, it gained national standing rather than remaining solely a local school.
Former Royal Silk School
At the Former Royal Silk School, you encounter Carcano’s clearest trace in Como. After the school became a national state institution, it was named for him.
Addresses you can still visit
Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.
Created here
Former Royal Silk School
His political support helped transform Como’s workers’ silk school into a national state institution, which was subsequently named for him.
Follow the story on foot
These addresses are scattered across the city. Our routes and quests put them in an order that works.