8Dec
Un presepi per ogni purtun
From 8 December to Epiphany, nativity scenes along the streets of Dervio and its neighbours.
Streets and public places of Dervio, Dorio, Valvarrone and Suegliountil 6 January 2027Free entry
San Siro
Rezzonico village and castle
The village of Rezzonico, on a headland north of Menaggio, with the fourteenth-century castle probably built by the Della Torre and its three crenellated towers, the defensive gates and the tower houses.
- Visit duration
- 30 min – 1 h
- Booking
- Not required
- Area
- Centro Lago
- Roland1949 · CC BY-SA 3.0
- LauraPiatti · CC BY-SA 4.0
Why go
Rezzonico is a village in San Siro on a lakeside headland, with lanes, stairways, arcades and small beaches.
Three defensive gates, two fortified houses probably dating from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and seventeenth-century palaces with the Della Torre arms survive in the village. The fourteenth-century castle, probably built by the same family, has a trapezoidal plan, crenellated walls and three towers. A pointed arch leads into the grassy courtyard, while the garden slopes towards the lake. The building is a private home. On Piazza Castello, the church of the Three Kings takes its name from images of the Magi on the altar frontal and above Saint Anthony's niche. Further south, above the Regina road tunnel, stand the tower and walls of the Castellaccio.
- A walled village on the lake, with its gates, tower houses and castle still standing.
- The old Via Regina, which leads from here towards Cremia and towards Acquaseria.
Highlights
- The fourteenth-century castle with its three crenellated towers
- The defensive gates and fortified houses, probably twelfth- and thirteenth-century
- The little church of the Three Kings on Piazza Castello
Getting there
- On the Regina road between Menaggio and Cremia, below the headland. On foot you arrive from Dongo on the Sentiero del Giubileo, or by the old Via Regina from Santa Maria or Acquaseria. A road on an old Roman line also runs from Rezzonico to Cremia, among fields and chestnut trees.
Accessibility
- Flights of steps run through the village between the castle and the lake, with houses opening onto them.
On the map
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Sources and credits
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.
Sources and credits
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.