Palazzi e fortezze
Castello Baradello
Turn toward Como, then back to the fortification. City, hill, stonework: Castello Baradello tells its story through geography before anyone says a word.
Perché vale la deviazione
A military fortification on a 430-metre hill beside Como, offering a very literal lesson in the value of high ground.
The Castello Baradello is a historic military fortification perched on a hill next to Como. It provides insights into medieval military architecture and offers panoramic views of the surrounding area.
Che cosa c’è nei paraggi
I luoghi raccontati più vicini, con la distanza in linea d’aria da qui.
400 m
Camerlata Fountain
Milan, 1936: concrete rings and spheres make their grand entrance at the Triennale. One snag—they were designed for a traffic square in Como.
550 m
Sant'Elia Nursery School
Como’s textile economy is gathering speed, the workers’ district is growing, and many mothers are heading to work. One practical question follows them out the door: who looks after the children?
800 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.
900 m
Via Anzani Workers’ Housing
On paper, this was a whole new district. Then the budget cuts arrived, and an entire neighbourhood shrank to two apartment blocks.
1.0 km
Basilica of Sant'Abbondio
Your map says Via Regina 35. Look up: modern Como has just been interrupted by an 11th-century Romanesque basilica.
1.1 km
Casa Cattaneo-Alchieri
Look up: one apartment block is doing its best impression of a pile of private villas. Pietro Lingeri built the illusion with projecting terraces—then returned in the 1950s and disrupted his own skyline.
Percorrilo con le storie
Questo indirizzo è una tappa fra tante. I nostri itinerari e le quest le collegano in una passeggiata che funziona sul posto.