Holiday apartment in Canzo – discover forests, rock formations and culture

Canzo combines nature and local history. The ZSC Sasso Malascarpa is located partly in the municipality of Canzo and includes part of the Foresta Regionale Corni di Canzo. This gives your stay a nature theme shaped by rock formations, karst and distinctive sites.

Nature among forests, karst and peaks

In the ZSC Sasso Malascarpa, you will find rock outcrops, karst fields and a fossil-rich rock outcrop containing Conchodon fossils. The main access to the Sasso Malascarpa protected area begins in Canzo at the Fonte di Gajum.

Cornizzolo is a mountain in the immediate vicinity of Canzo. Monte Rai is a peak in the immediate vicinity of Canzo. This allows you to combine nature days and an interest in peaks when choosing your location. Monte Oriolo and Monte Colla are also peaks in the area around Canzo.

History and culture in Canzo

The Eremo di San Miro al Monte hermitage was built from 1643 to 1660. The veneration of Saint Miro, associated with water, has made the Eremo di San Miro al Monte a pilgrimage destination for centuries. The San Francesco monastery complex was built in the final decades of the 14th century and included a small church dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

The parish church of Canzo was begun in May 1728 and completed at the end of 1752. Its side altars contain statues of the Virgin Mary, Saint Anthony the Abbot and Saint Bernard, created by the sculptor Elia Vincenzo Buzzi between 1761 and 1771. The Teatro Sociale di Canzo is associated with the founding of its society in April 1828 and with the inauguration of the theatre on 18 October 1829. The play Il falso galantuomo was performed at the inauguration by the Compagnia dei Filodrammatici di Milano.

The Teatro Sociale in Canzo offers a multidisciplinary programme featuring theatre, live music, dance and contemporary circus. The Museo Etnografico Dell'Alta Brianza is also located in the immediate vicinity of Canzo; the Museo Moto Guzzi is a museum in the area around Canzo. This cultural setting is complemented by the Palazzo Secchi and the Palazzo Belgioioso, both of which are palaces in the area around Canzo.

Choose a holiday apartment in Canzo based on your travel interests

When choosing a holiday apartment in Canzo, you can use this variety as a practical guide: Should your stay focus more on the protected area and the peaks, or would you like to combine nature with churches, theatre and museums? This allows you to align your accommodation choice with your preferred travel rhythm without reducing Canzo to just one aspect.

Other places for orientation

For further orientation: Anzano Del Parco, Grandate, Sormano, Sorico, Lurago Marinone, Cerano D'intelvi, Rovello Porro, Germasino

For the higher-level travel overview: Como.