The Lecco arm of Lake Como at dusk, between its mountains

Area guide · Lake Como

Lecco: Our Favourites

The Villa Manzoni, the Palazzo delle Paure, the Parco Monte Barro and the MICHELIN tables of the eastern shore.

The back story

  1. Area guide

    Lecco: the back story

    Lecco·In depth

    The city at the foot of the south-eastern arm: Manzoni’s house, the mountains and the tables of the eastern shore.

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What to see and do

  1. Manzoni’s family house

    Villa Manzoni (SiMUL Lecco)

    Lecco·Museum

    The Manzoni family house in Lecco, home of the Museo Manzoniano, part of Lecco’s civic museums.

    Via Don Guanella 1, 23900 LeccoExplore View on map

  2. Modern art and mountaineering

    Palazzo delle Paure (SiMUL Lecco)

    Lecco·Gallery

    Lecco’s gallery of modern and contemporary art, with the photo archive and the museum of Lecco mountaineering.

    Piazza XX Settembre 22, 23900 LeccoExplore View on map

  3. Above Lecco

    Parco Monte Barro

    Lecco·Regional park

    The regional park on Monte Barro, between the lake and the Brianza, above Lecco.

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Where to eat

  1. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Nicolin

    Lecco·Restaurant

    Modern cooking at Maggianico, Lecco.

    Via Paisiello 4, località Maggianico, 23900 LeccoExplore View on map

  2. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Lisander

    Malgrate·Restaurant

    Contemporary cooking at the Hotel Promessi Sposi, Malgrate, facing Lecco.

    Viale Italia 4, 23864 MalgrateExplore View on map

  3. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Villa Giulia - Al Terrazzo

    Valmadrera·Restaurant

    Italian cooking on the shore at Valmadrera.

    Via Parè 73, 23868 ValmadreraExplore View on map

  4. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Il Giardinetto

    Mandello del Lario·Restaurant

    Italian cooking on the Piazza Garibaldi in Mandello del Lario.

    Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi 10, 23826 Mandello del LarioExplore View on map

  5. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Amandus

    Mandello del Lario·Restaurant

    Contemporary Italian cooking at Mandello del Lario.

    Via Statale 125, 23826 Mandello del LarioExplore View on map

  6. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Bianca sul Lago

    Oggiono·Restaurant

    Creative cooking at Bianca Relais, on the Lago di Annone.

    Via Dante Alighieri 18, 23848 OggionoExplore View on map

Where to stay

  1. Home of Bianca sul Lago

    Bianca Relais

    Oggiono·Country hotel

    A relais by the small lake of Annone, south of Lecco, home of Bianca sul Lago.

    Via Dante Alighieri 18, 23848 OggionoExplore View on map

  2. Facing Lecco

    Casa sull’Albero

    Malgrate·Boutique hotel

    A small hotel at Malgrate, across the water from Lecco.

    Viale Penati 5/7, 23864 MalgrateExplore View on map

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