Lecco Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Italian comune in Lombardy
About Lecco
Surrounded by tall mountains, Lecco is very picturesque and makes for a perfect start for mountaineering expeditions, but is not as popular asComoat the other end of the lake - which makes it quieter. It is in Lecco that the river Adda flows out of the lake Como, flowing further south through Lombardy, includingLodi, to join the river Po nearCremona. Many of the artifacts in the city belonged once to the affluent Lombardian Manzoni family. Its most famous son, Alessandro Manzoni, immortalized the town in his novelThe Betrothed. Despite its picturesque location, Lecco's economy for centuries been dependent on industry, not tourism. In particular, Lecco has been a major ironworking centre, with various companies owned by the Badoni family leading the way, manufacturing railway locomotives an
Top Attractions in Lecco
Explore the best things to see and do in Lecco:
- ★Archaeological Museum of Barro
- ★Basilica di San Nicolò
- ★Cableway Lecco - Piani d'Erna
- ★Civic Planetarium
- ★Moto Guzzi Museum
- ★Palazzo Belgiojoso
- ★Palazzo delle Paure
- ★Ponte di Azzone Visconti
Where to Stay in Lecco
- 🏨Bed And Breakfast Partenza Funivia
- 🏨NH Pontevecchio
- 🏨Sassi Rossi
Lecco Travel Guide Sections
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