Varenna

Varenna
Comune
Comune di Varenna
Coat of arms
Varenna Location of Varenna in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city	Lecco (LC)
Frazioni	Fiumelatte
Government
• Mayor	Carlo Molteni
Area
• Total	11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	812
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Varennesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	23829
Dialing code	0341
Website	www.comune.varenna.lc.it

View from Castello di Vezio.

Varenna is a comune (municipality) on Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Lecco.

Varenna was founded by local fishermen in 769, and was later allied of the commune of Milan. In 1126 it was destroyed by the rival commune of Como, and later received the refugees from the Isola Comacina, who had met the same fate (1169).

Varenna borders the following municipalities: Esino Lario, Lierna, Oliveto Lario, Perledo. The main sights are the Castello di Vezio, a small museum dedicated to the Lariosaurus and a sea reptile from the Middle Triassic period. Across the lake in the province of Como are: Bellagio, Griante and Menaggio.

It is served by a station on the Tirano–Lecco railway.

People

• Giovanni Battista Pirelli (1848–1932), entrepreneur, engineer and politician who founded Pirelli & C. in Milan in 1872.

External links

Varenna travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Proloco Varenna (English)
• News and Events - Varenna
• Varenna Tourist Information