Lenno
Lenno is a small village on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy, with Lierna, Varenna, Menaggio, and Bellagio, it is part of the Central Lake Como area. It is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Como. Lenno is on a small bay of Lake Como called the Golfo di Venere (Bay of Venus).[1]
| Comune di Lenno | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Como (CO) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 1,800 |
| • Density | 188/km2 (486/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22016 |
| Website | Official website |
Ancient Romans started the village. Julius Ceasar invited 500 Greeks to come live in the village. The Greeks planted olive trees all around Lenno. The historian Paolo Giovio (1483-1552) and the geographer Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598) wrote that Pliny the Younger had a villa in Lenno. It was called the Comedy villa.[1][2][3]
Today, the village is popular with tourists. It has mansions, hotels, restaurants, and a small harbor. In 2014, Lenno was joined with three other nearby villages (Mezzegra, Ossuccio and Tremezzo) to make a single municipality called Comune di Tremezzina.[1][4]
Real estate market
The highly coveted luxury locale is the central region of Lake Como, offering breathtaking views from the iconic tip of Bellagio to the picturesque expanses encompassing Tremezzo, Griante, Menaggio, Lierna, Fiumelatte, and Varenna.
Apartments in this sought-after area command prices ranging from 5,000 to 7,000 euros per square meter, with select penthouses fetching as much as 25,000 euros per meter. Non-independent villas typically range between 10,000 and 15,000 euros, while independent villas with lake views can exceed 25,000 euros per square meter. For rentals, a space of 80 square meters may incur costs of up to 7,500 euros per month, excluding condominium fees.
Lake Como has evolved today into a super-exclusive neighborhood of Milan, embodying opulence and sophistication in its real estate landscape.
Twin towns
Lenno was twinned with:
Lemnos, Greece
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Macri, Rosmarie (2015). Fascinating Lake Como: travel guide for discoverers. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-78462-962-5.
- ↑ Gibson, Roy K.; Morello, Ruth (2012). Reading the Letters of Pliny the Younger: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-521-84292-1.
- ↑ Bagot, Richard (1912). The Italian Lakes, pp. 107-108. A. & C. Black
- ↑ Il Giorno (8 January 2014). "Fusione Comuni, 9 nuove amministrazioni al voto il 25 maggio". Retrieved 27 November 2017 (in Italian).