Bellagio, Lake Como
Welcome to Bellagio,
Bellagio is a beautiful town half way down the two ‘legs’ of Lake
Como, surrounded by green mountains, blue water and calm skies, it’s
the place that Stendahl called “an outstanding landscape in Italy”.
The charming town was originally a Roman settlement,
then it became fortified with walls in Longobard time, and in the period
of medieval communes time was Como’s enemy.
For many centuries it was feud of several noble families: in 1492 it belong
to the Stanga, after it passed to the Sfrondati and in 1647 to the Airoldi.
These and other families built lovely villas and beautiful buildings surrounded
by beautiful parks, renewed in the 18th century.
In the 18th century Bellagio became one of the most famous international
holiday resorts, many noble families belonging to the rich middle
class lived here and today many celebrities have fallen in love with this
lovely place.