Bellagio

Bellagio
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Como (CO)
Local name	Be (l) read
Coordinates	45 ° 59 ' N , 9 ° 16' E Coordinates: 45 ° 59 '0 " N , 9 ° 15' 40" E
surface	31.2 km²
Residents	3,694 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	118 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	22021
prefix	031
ISTAT number	013250
Patron saint	James the Elder ( July 25 )
Website	Bellagio

The municipality of Bellagio in the province of Como

Bellagio (also Bellaggio ) is a municipality with 3694 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) on Lake Como in Italy . The place belongs to the province of Como in Lombardy . On January 21, 2014, Bellagio merged with the Civenna Municipality . The newly formed community kept the name Bellagio.

geography

The place is known for its picturesque location overlooking the Alps at the tip of the peninsula that separates the two southern arms of the lake. Como , Lecco and Bellagio form the cornerstones of the Triangolo Lariano . Neighboring municipalities are Griante , Lezzeno , Magreglio , Oliveto Lario , Sormano , Tremezzina , Varenna , Veleso and Zelbio .

Demographics

The development of the population of Bellagio from 1861 to 2001.

Attractions

In the local Villa Serbelloni has Bellagio Center of the Rockefeller Foundation established. The Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni is situated on the waterfront at Lake Como.
The Hotel Britannia has been empty for years and is deteriorating more and more into a ruin.
Also worth seeing are the Romanesque parish church of San Giacomo and
the Villa Melzi with its garden and the famous monument by Dante Alighieri and Béatrice.
Church of Santissima Annunciata with Polittico
Church of San Giovanni Battista in the fraction of San Giovanni

traffic

If you want to visit the place from Lugano or Porlezza , you usually use the car ferry that goes from Menaggio and Cadenabbia on the west bank and also serves Varenna on the opposite east bank. Alternatively, you can also use the lakeside roads via Como or Lecco , but this is a detour of over 60 kilometers. The place can also be reached from Erba on a winding mountain road.

Bellagio was the source of inspiration for the Hotel Bellagio in Las Vegas .

Town twinning

Bellagio is a member of Douzelage (see navigation bar below).

Personalities

For centuries, the place has been a magnet for celebrities due to its picturesque location. Visits by John F. Kennedy , Charlie Chaplin and Konrad Adenauer are documented . Also Pliny the Younger estimated the site. A street and the paddle steamer “Plinio” are named after him, which was taken out of service in 1963 but is to be restored by the “Amici del Plinio” committee. In addition, Cosima Wagner was born in Bellagio in 1837 , the daughter of Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner's second wife . Teresio Olivelli (born January 7, 1916 - January 17, 1945 in Hersbruck ), a lecturer and partisan, gold medal for military bravery , was born here (plaque on the house where he was born). The wood carver Antonio Pini, active in Sessa TI and Gandria , was born here.

sons and daughters of the town

Giovanni Battista Guidotti (1902–1994), racing car driver and motorsport official
Teresio Olivelli (1916–1945), beatified soldier and resistance fighter

Bellagio
Bellagio Peninsula from the air
Villa Serbelloni over Bellagio
Villa Melzi

literature

Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 296.
Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Bellagio Online