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 ‘When the lake comes into town'All dates
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Middle Ages
6th century to 1449 · 1 date
1336–1338
Azzone Visconti's bridge at Lecco
Azzone Visconti, lord of Milan, has the bridge built over the Adda where the river leaves the lake. It has eight arches; the people of Como, convinced that its narrowing floods their town, obtain three more between 1354 and 1440.
Place: Ponte Azzone ViscontiStory: When the lake comes into town
