LECCO

From the places of Alessandro Manzoni to the group of the Resegone. From the façade of a Neoclassical theater to a multimedia museum on the alpine environment. Lecco is this and much more

POPULATION
48,362
DENSITY
45.14 inhabitants/sq. km
AREA
1,066 sq. km
ELEVATION
214 m a.s.l
PATRON SAINT
San Nicolò

The bond with Manzoni’s The Bethrothed is so intense here in Lecco, that it’s difficult to separate literature and reality. From Pescarenico, the fisherman’s village, the tale unwinds.

Tourism Lecco. The place where history and literature intertwine, where local fascination meets an extraordinary tale. Villa Manzoni, the Neoclassical villa of the great author, is the most visited literary museum in the region, full of manuscripts, paintings, and special furnishings. Take a journey back in time, along the lake and the Lucie, flat-bottomed chestnut wood rowboats named in homage to The Betrothed. From here, stop by the Neoclassical Teatro della Società, dating back to 1844.

Uncover the fossils of a dinosaur found near Lake Como behind the walls of the Museum of Natural History in Palazzo Belgiojoso. At the Palazzo delle Paure, in the Lecco Alpine Observatory, there’s a wall-climbing gym and interactive screens to showcase the deep connection between Lecco and its mountains. Soaring peaks enchant between Monte San Martino, in the Grigne of the Orobie Alps, and the Resegone, with its unmistakable profile, which inspired the great Manzoni.

A relationship illustrated in the Museum of the Mountain within the Torre Viscontea, which together with the Ponte Azzone Visconti, along the Adda River, remains an architectural icon of the city.

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Experiences

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Legend of the Seven Brothers

An evocative tale of eight brothers, linked to each other, who lived in the Lecco area
  • Art & Culture
Traditions of Lecco: Legend of the Seven Brothers

Monuments Lecco

From Manzoni to Stoppani: Lecco through the monuments
  • Art & Culture
Monuments Lecco, exploring Lombardy

Lecco: Places and Streets of Faith

The province of Lecco, a treasure trove of faith and culture
  • Religious Tourism
Lecco: Luoghi e Vie della Fede

10 Good reasons to visit Lecco

  • Lifestyle
10 Good reasons to visit Lecco

Alessandro Manzoni Itinerary

Lombardy blends nature and culture in an itinerary that will take you to the locations of his famous novel The Betrothed
  • Art & Culture
Alessandro Manzoni Itinerary

Churches Lecco

Churches, basilicas and shrines in Lecco and surroundings: a religious heritage between the Romanesque and the Marian cult
  • Religious Tourism
Churches Lecco, ideas for visiting

Where to eat in Lecco

  • Food & Wine
The 6 best proposals about where to eat in Lecco

Places

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Campanile di San Nicolò

96 metri di altezza, 400 gradini. Dal Campanile di San Nicolò la vista su Lecco, sul lago e sui monti è imperdibile
  • Religious Tourism
Campanile di San Nicolò

Civico Museo Setificio Monti

Scopri uno dei musei dedicata alla seta sul Lago di Como
  • Art & Culture
Civico Museo Setificio Monti

Villa Manzoni

Today villa Manzoni (Lecco) houses both a museum, where visitors can admire manuscripts belonging to the writer, and an art gallery.
  • Art & Culture
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Abegg Silk Museum

From mulberry to silkworm and then the fine silk thread. Here you are Abegg Silk Museum in Garlate.
  • Art & Culture
Abegg Silk Museum

Church of san paolo in imbersago

  • Religious Tourism
Church of San Paolo in Imbersago

Fiumelatte

In Varenna, discover the shortest river of Italy and visit its source surrounded by nature.
  • Active & Green
Fiumelatte Varenna

Lake Olginate

In the past there was a Roman bridge now there is the dike of Lake Lecco. Here you are Olginate.
  • Lakes
Lake Olginate

Il monte Resegone

The mountain Resegone with its unforgettable profile as a saw is silhouetted against Lecco and all Brianza.
  • Mountains
Il monte Resegone

Piona Abbey in Colico

Silentium – Discover the Piona Abbey on the promontory of Olgiasca in Colico, overlooking Lake Como.
  • Art & Culture
Piona Abbey in Colico

Moto guzzi museum

The Museum is located in Mandello del Lario in the historic factory that, in 1921, saw the birth of the myth of 'L'Aquila'
  • Lifestyle
Moto Guzzi Museum

Naviglio di Paderno

It was a product of the genius of Leonardo da Vinci who in the early 16th century was a guest of Count Melzi in Vaprio d'Adda.
  • Navigli
Naviglio di Paderno

Palazzo Belgiojoso

Natural sciences, archeology, history, astronomy. All in 4 museums, housed in the eighteenth-century Palazzo Belgiojoso of Lecco
  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Belgiojoso

Pescarenico district of Lecco

Manzoni mentioned the Pescarenico in his most famous work, The Betrothed, and thanks to the story this district has become famous
  • Art & Culture
Pescarenico district of Lecco

Bridge of Paderno d'Adda

Also known as the Rothlisberger Bridge it is a rail-road traffic and connects Paderno and Calusco through the Adda River
  • Art & Culture
Bridge of Paderno d'Adda

Nostra Signora della Vittoria Sanctuary

  • Religious Tourism
Nostra Signora della Vittoria Sanctuary

Events

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Visita al laboratorio Nervi-politecnico di Milano polo territoriale di Lecco

Politecnico di Milano
Via Gaetano Previati, 1, Lc, Lecco, 23900
04/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Visita al laboratorio Nervi-politecnico di Milano polo territoriale di Lecco

XXVII Concerto della Vittoria e della Pace

Santuario di Nostra Signora della Vittoria
Via Trieste, 1, 23900, Lecco, LC
04/11/2025
  • Music and show
XXVII Concerto della Vittoria e della Pace

L'erede (Le successeur)

Spazio Teatro Invito
Via Ugo Foscolo, 42, Lecco, 23900
04/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
L'erede (Le successeur)

K2 la grande controversia

Cineteatro Palladium
Via Fiumicella, 12, Lecco, 23900
05/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
K2 la grande controversia

Aperilis. Yoga e respirazione consapevole

Officina Badoni
Corso Matteotti, 7, Lecco, 23900
07/11/2025
Aperilis. Yoga e respirazione consapevole

I pionieri del cosmo. Da Jules Verne al Programma Apollo

Planetario di Lecco
Corso Matteotti, 32, Lecco, 23900
07/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
I pionieri del cosmo. Da Jules Verne al Programma Apollo

Paesaggi ed emozioni dalla profondità della terra

Officina Badoni
Corso Matteotti, 7, Lecco, 23900
07/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Paesaggi ed emozioni dalla profondità della terra

Visita alla sorgente Paradone

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Diga del Paradone Lecco, Lc, 23900
08/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Visita alla sorgente Paradone

Una pedalata nella natura tra Lecco e l'Adda

Infopoint di Lecco
Piazza XX Settembre, 22, Lecco, 23900
08/11/2025
  • Active & Green
Una pedalata nella natura tra Lecco e l'Adda

Presepe e arte

Centro Culturale Fatebenefratelli
Via Fatebenefratelli, 6, Valmadrera, 23868 (LC)
08/11/2025
  • School
Presepe e arte

Leggere per gioco

Galbiate
Galbiate via Emilio Alessandrini, Lc, 23851
08/11/2025
Leggere per gioco

Laboratorio di biblioterapia

Urban Center (area ex "Piccola Velocità") in Piazzale Riccardo Cassin
Piazzale Riccardo Cassin, Lecco, 23900
08/11/2025
  • School
Laboratorio di biblioterapia

L'avventura algerina di un ingegno italiano

Officina Badoni
Corso Matteotti, 7, Lecco, 23900
08/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
L'avventura algerina di un ingegno italiano

Cinque nuovi futuristi

Galleria Melesi
Via Mascari, 54, Lecco, 23900
13/09/2025 - 08/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Cinque nuovi futuristi

Note celestiali, celestiali armonie

Planetario di Lecco
Corso Matteotti, 32, Lecco, 23900
08/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Note celestiali, celestiali armonie

Inclusione in musica

Cineteatro Artesfera
Via dell'Incoronata, 8, Valmadrera, 23868
08/11/2025
  • Music and show
Inclusione in musica

Rn: un estivo pastrocchio romantico

Oratorio di Civate
Piazza antichi Padri, Civate, 23862
08/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Rn: un estivo pastrocchio romantico

Fallito e contento

Circolo Libero Pensiero
Via Calloni, 14, 23900, Lecco, LC
08/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Fallito e contento

Polimi run Winter

Politecnico di Milano
Via Gaetano Previati, 1, Lc, Lecco, 23900
09/11/2025
  • Sport
Polimi run Winter

Stage di arrampicata

parcheggio Eurospin in Via Caduti Lecchesi
Via Caduti Lecchesi a Fossoli, Lecco, 23900
09/11/2025
  • Sport
Stage di arrampicata

Activities

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Private Tour of Bellagio and Varenna

  • Lakes
from €170
from Lake Como Tourism
Private Tour of Bellagio and Varenna

Food & Wine Tour of Como and Lecco

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from €130
from Lake Como Tourism
Food & Wine Tour of Como and Lecco

Food And Wine Tour between lake and vineyards

  • Lakes
from €265
from Lake Como Tourism
Food And Wine Tour between lake and vineyards

Motorhome & campervan: sustainable rural tourism

  • Lifestyle
from €35
from Agricamper Italia
Motorhome & campervan: sustainable rural tourism

Tour of the most beautiful villas of Lake Como

  • Lakes
from €290
from Lake Como Tourism
Tour of the most beautiful villas of Lake Como

Vintage Fiat 500 Rental 4h-9h

  • Lifestyle
from €120
from Leccolandia Srl
Vintage Fiat 500 Rental 4h-9h

Lake Como - An Immersive Experience

  • Lakes
from €12
from Lake Como Museum
Lake Como - An Immersive Experience

Bernina Red Train Tour from Lake Como

  • Unesco Sites
from €290
from Lake Como Tourism
Bernina Red Train Tour from Lake Como

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How to arrive

BY PLANE
Milano Malpensa 77 km, Linate 57 km, Orio al Serio 43 km

BY TRAIN
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BY CAR
Strada Statale SS36

How to move

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BIKE SHARING
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Information

INFOPOINT LECCO
Piazza XX Settembre, 23, Lecco
T. +39 0341 295720

WIFI
Wi-Fi Lecco

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Useful numbers

EMERGENCY
112

HOSPITAL
Ospedale Alessandro Manzoni
Via dell'Eremo, 9
T. +39 848 884 422

POLICE
Comando Provinciale Lecco
Corso Carlo Alberto, 62
T. +39 0341 2621

Carabinieri Comando Stazione
Corso Martiri della Liberazione
T. + 39 0341 284039