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Lake Como (Italian: Lago di Como [ˈlaːɡo di ˈkɔːmo], locally [a]), also known as Lario, [b] is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 square kilometres (56 sq mi), making it the third-largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore .
Ericeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [eɾiˈsɐjɾɐ]) is a civil parish and seaside community on the western coast of Portugal (in Mafra municipality, located 35km ...
In Italian folklore, Lariosauro is a lake monster said to live in Lake Como in Italy, about 50 km (30 miles) north of Milan. Como is one of the deepest European lakes, at about 410 m (1,300 feet) at the deepest location. In 1946, eyewitnesses allegedly reported seeing a reptile-like animal swimming in the waters of the lake.
The Villa del Balbianello is a villa in the comune of Lenno (province of Como), a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy, overlooking Lake Como. It is located on the tip of the small wooded peninsula of Dosso d'Avedo on the western shore of the south-west branch of Lake Como, 1500 meters east from the Isola Comacina. The villa is ...
Isola Comacina. Isola Comacina is a small wooded island of Italy’s Lake Como, administratively a part of the commune of Ossuccio.It is located close to the western shore of the Como arm of the lake in front of a gulf known as Zoca de l'oli, a Lombard name referring to the local small-scale production of olive oil.
Lake Como, a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy; United States. Lake Como (Minnesota), a lake in Saint Paul, Minnesota; Lake Como (New York), a lake in Cayuga County, New York; Lake Como (Montana), a lake in Ravalli County's Bitterroot Valley; Lake Como (Colorado), a lake in Alamosa County, Colorado
Lake Como between 20 and 30 houses along its shores, inhabited by a mix of year-round residents and vacationers. [citation needed] Nearby are summer camps Nesher, Lohikan, Wayne and Morasha. Landmarks include "The Fort," "The Rock Wall", and "Endless LW." [citation needed]
It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named Branch of Lecco / Ramo di Lecco). The Bergamo Alps rise to the north and east, cut through by the Valsassina of which Lecco marks the southern end. The lake, narrows to form the River Adda, so bridges were built to improve road communications with Como and Milan.