Stories from the lake
Lake timeline
Two thousand years of the lake in order of date: from the Roman road along the western shore to the first steamboat, from the fall of the Isola Comacina to the Olginate dam. Each date leads to the story that tells it and to the place where it happened.
- Dates
- 82
- Stories
- 27
- Periods
- 6
Only the dates from the story ‘Como silk'All dates
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Eighteenth century
1700–1799 · 1 date
Late 18th century
Silk leaves the home
After three centuries as cottage work, with silkworms reared at home and thread spun in winter, silk processing moves into mills along the streams, which provide the power. In the nineteenth century Como becomes one of Europe's leading silk centres.
