Until2Nov
Fiera dei Morti
On 1 and 2 November the centre of Sorico fills with stalls, with the livestock area that tradition requires.
The centre of Sorico
Gera Lario
Votive lighthouse, Gera Lario
- Visit duration
- 10–20 min
- Booking
- Not required
- Area
- Upper Lake
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Why go
Gera Lario's votive lighthouse is a stone column topped by a small statue of the Virgin at the entrance to the marina.
Built in 1957, it commemorates the flood of 1951, which killed seventeen people and devastated the village. It is a navigation landmark visible from the lake and surrounding mountains. Beside it stands the Flood Chapel, built in the same year. A walk through the village quarters starts at the harbour square and reaches San Vincenzo and Our Lady of Fatima. The lakefront also has a bronze monument to Pier Angelo Conti Manzini, dedicated to the achievements of all rowers. Born in Dongo, he won bronze in the coxless four at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.
- Gera's emblem on the lake, in memory of the flood of 1951.
- The starting point of the walk through the village lanes.
Highlights
- The stone column with the small Virgin
- The Flood Chapel of 1957
- The bronze monument to the oarsman Pier Angelo Conti Manzini
- The marina
Getting there
- It stands at the entrance to Gera Lario's marina, on the lakefront, a few steps from the harbour square.
Accessibility
- The lakefront path connects the lighthouse with the harbour square.
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.