Mandello del Lario is a town on the oriental bank of the Lake of Lecco and Como, that is called Lario (210 ms.). The territory is sheltered from a spectacular mountain, called Grigna (2,410 ms.) very famous for who has interested about climbs. As many famous the southern peak, smaller, called Grignetta (2.177 ms.). The Mandello del Lario’s river, called Meria, that crosses the town, it has been very important for the manufacturing development of the '800 as power. A part of the water of the river has been canalized with a clever system of "chiuse". Still these canalizations, in partly divert and bury, the water regularly flows, but without more its native functions. It is interesting to visit the various stations of closing however, as the ancient "lavatoi" which have been maintained, places where at the beginning of last century the women went to wash the cloths and they are now to memory of the time that was. Mandello del Lario is from 60 km from Milan, the capital of the Lombardy, one of the greatest and productive regions in Italy of the North, but also in Europe. The first known installations of Mandello of the Lario, that it originally called alone Mandello, go up again to halves the first millennium, and, for its strategic position, it has been one of the fortresses of Federico Barbarossa, lived to horse of the XII century. Now Mandello del Lario, with his around 10,000 of people, it is the greatest city on the lake Lario after the cities of Como and of Lecco. Also people, who are interested of motorcycles or not, it know Mandello del Lario about where the mythical Motorbikes Moto Guzzi born. The best period to visit Mandello del Lario is the spring to cross his suggestive and perfumed paths that go up again on the Grigna, the summer to enjoy themselves the aquatic sports and the enchanting evening walks on the lake, the autumn to remain spellbound from the thousand colours of the variegated vegetation and to feel the pleasant experience to go to pick up the chestnuts in the vast woods to the slopes of the mountain, the winter to feel the warmth emanated by the lake despite the peaks with the snow and to practise the winter sports in the near Valtellina. In short, all period of the year is good to stay few weeks to Mandello del Lario. In more, Mandello del Lario is connected away train with Milan (around 50 minutes, with runs every hours) and with Valtellina, so you will not absolutely need the auto for the local moves. A suggestion: Mandello del Lario’s people seem closed and few sociable, but if you seek their friendship you do not have that to make them a smile and they will open gladly to you them door of their houses and they will happy welcome to you.
