Church
Basilica of Sant'Abbondio
Your map says Via Regina 35. Look up: modern Como has just been interrupted by an 11th-century Romanesque basilica.
Why it is worth the detour
An off-the-beaten-track Catholic basilica in Como, dating to the 11th century and built in the Romanesque style.
The Basilica of Sant'Abbondio is a Romanesque-style 11th-century Catholic basilica located in Como, Lombardy. It offers a unique glimpse into medieval architecture and religious history.
The people behind this address
Documented connections, not celebrity trivia.
Abundius of Como
Abundius of Como is buried in the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio.
Luigi Guanella
Luigi Guanella is commemorated in the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio.
What else is close by
The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.
300 m
Former Ticosa Silk-Printing Works and Santarella Power House
Como’s luxury silk has an awkward backstage: workers, chemicals, heavy industry—and, here, an enormous gap where most of the factory has disappeared.
400 m
Gattoni Tower
Clouds gather over Como, but the street is still dry. Then bells ring and a pistol cracks from a medieval tower—not an attack, but an eighteenth-century storm warning powered by electricity in the air.
450 m
Former Giovanni Bianchi Silk Workshop
Chiffon runs down an absurdly long table while looms clatter nearby. At Via Milano 26, Giovanni Bianchi built a silk business around handwork—before the family moved beyond Como and technology changed the plot.
550 m
Alessandro Volta’s Birthplace (Palazzo Volta)
A doorway sits bricked shut in Como’s medieval wall—the remains of a private shortcut granted to Alessandro Volta. Beside it is the ancestral house where his life began and ended.
600 m
Como Civic Art Gallery
At number 84, you came looking for Como’s town art gallery and found it inside a 17th-century palazzo. The building gets equal billing with the art.
600 m
Porta Torre
In 1127, Milan had won, and Como’s Roman defenses lay demolished. The tower in front of you is Como’s reply—delivered in stone and aimed directly down the road toward its former enemy.
Walk it with the stories
This address is one stop among many. Our routes and quests link them into a walk that makes sense on the ground.