The Abbey in the Forest_29 December

A ring between the lake and the mountain in beautiful Tremezzina, discovering a Romanesque jewel hidden in the forest . We start practically from the lake and climb admiring the amazing plaster figures in the chapels of Sacro Monte di Lenno until we reach the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Soccorso, a Unesco heritage site. A ‘spiritual bulwark’ built in times of counter-reformation.

The climb becomes steeper through meadows and alpine pastures before entering a dense forest traversed by humid streams, and we calmly reach the highest point of the route where, almost suddenly, a unique church appears, at least for its location: San Benedetto

We then return along a scenic cartroad that leads us back to the village of Lenno, giving us new glimpses of the most romantic stretch of the Lario. Magri before returning, we make a stop at the ‘Cooperativa’, one of the few bowling alleys still active, also named in music by the Singer of the Lario Davide Van DeSfroos

Distance: 9 km

Height difference: + 650 m

Walking time: approximately 3.5 hours

MEETING POINT: 9.00 a.m. at the GRAN MERCATO supermarket car park (lake side bar) in Via Sebenico in Como (hamlet of Tavernola). From there, a few cars will take us to the village of Lenno in about 30 minutes.

Cost: 20€

Return: approx. 17.00 hours