Holiday apartment in Lezzeno: Hiking, culture and Lake Como

Lezzeno combines Lake Como with an unusually dense succession of hiking experiences, churches, old local stories and local festivals. Between Piazza Roma, the hamlets along the Strada Regia and the steep lakeshores, you can discover different sides of the town. The parish of Santi Quirico e Giulitta can be traced back to a document from 1434. The Brotherhood of the Most Holy Rosary was founded in the Oratorio di Santa Marta on 1 May 1578.

Holiday apartment in Lezzeno for varied days away

Lezzeno can be reached from Como by bus on the Como–Bellagio route. When choosing a holiday apartment in Lezzeno, you can therefore plan your preferred daily rhythm around the town’s specific experiences: one day can be devoted to a circular hike, another to the churches and historical traces, while the festivals offer a separate insight into local traditions.

Easy circular hike through Lezzeno

The hiking route through Lezzeno is designed as an easy circular hike of about 5 km and takes approximately two hours. It involves around 125 m of ascent and 125 m of descent. The route starts and ends at the Chiesa dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta. Its manageable details help you plan this trail as an independent excursion or as one of several holiday days of varying intensity.

The route follows the Strada Regia through small hamlets overlooking Lake Como. Via a paved staircase and an access path along a Way of the Cross, it reaches the Chiesa della Santissima Trinità, where there is a viewpoint. It then continues through the forest and the village of Carzolina before reaching the Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie in Bagnana. The Lezzeno section of the Strada Regia is marked as CAI 401.

Churches, local history and lakeshores

The Chiesa dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta is a Baroque church on Piazza Roma, just a few steps from Lake Como. In the mountain village of Cendraro in Lezzeno stands the Santuario della Madonna dei Ceppi, a 15th-century chapel. Remains of medieval fortifications can be found in the village of Castello. The Grotta dei Bulberi, also known as Grotta dei Carpi, is also located on the steep lakeshores near Lezzeno; it features fascinating plays of water and light.

Festivals and specialities from Lezzeno

During the Feast of Saint Joseph on 19 March, Lezzeno holds a competition between the contrade involving bonfires. At the festival on 21 June, Stopagoss are prepared: very thin rice cakes made from corn flour and milk, roasted in butter and eaten with milk. Paradell is also served on this feast day: sweet or savoury egg pancakes decorated or filled with sugar, jam, honey or cheese. These two dishes add a culinary note to the town’s calendar that stands apart from the church and hiking themes.

The circular route combines exercise, hamlets, forest and viewpoints; Piazza Roma, the churches and Castello place culture and history at the centre; the Grotta dei Bulberi adds the distinctive forms of the lakeshores. If you are travelling with different interests, you can spread these themes over several days and regard your accommodation as a fixed base for your own planning.

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