- Villages
Caglio
For our third stop, we move to the Como area where, high up in the shadow of Monte Palanzone, we find Caglio, one of the most interesting villages in the Larian Triangle.
A favourite summer holiday destination for many families from Milan and Brianza since the 1950s, it is still sought after for its healthy air, tranquillity and many scenic and cultural attractions. These include the ancient medieval village with its stone buildings and the magnificent Romanesque church of Santa Valeria.
One of the village's most illustrious guests was the Divisionist painter Giovanni Segantini who, attracted by the beauty of the place, made it his permanent home between 1885 and 1886. During this period he painted "Alla stanga", one of his most famous works, which beautifully captures the atmosphere of the plain. An open-air museum has been established in Caglio to commemorate this character: along the streets of the village, panels reproducing Segantini's most important works from Brianza to Switzerland have been placed. An evocative itinerary that allows visitors to get to know his works and experience the place where the artist spent his stay in Caglio, it also offers an opportunity to discover the most interesting corners of the village.
