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.

Legend of the Seven Brothers

An evocative tale of eight brothers, linked to each other, who lived in the Lecco area

Art & Culture

Monuments Lecco

From Manzoni to Stoppani: Lecco through the monuments

Art & Culture

Lecco: Places and Streets of Faith

The province of Lecco, a treasure trove of faith and culture

Religious Tourism

10 Good reasons to visit Lecco

Lifestyle

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

Churches Lecco

Churches, basilicas and shrines in Lecco and surroundings: a religious heritage between the Romanesque and the Marian cult

Religious Tourism

Where to eat in Lecco

Food & Wine

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

Civico Museo Setificio Monti

Scopri uno dei musei dedicata alla seta sul Lago di Como

Art & Culture

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

Church of san paolo in imbersago

Religious Tourism

Fiumelatte

In Varenna, discover the shortest river of Italy and visit its source surrounded by nature.

Active & Green

Lake Olginate

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

Lakes

Il monte Resegone

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

Mountains

Piona Abbey in Colico

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

Art & Culture

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

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

Palazzo Belgiojoso

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

Art & Culture

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

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

Nostra Signora della Vittoria Sanctuary

Religious Tourism

La carovana del Viandante

Auditorium Casa dell'Economia

Via Tonale, 28/30, Lecco, 23900

30/01/2026

Art & Culture

Mi accende desiderio: Davide Maggi

Spazio Teatro Invito

Via Ugo Foscolo, 42, Lecco, 23900, Lc

30/01/2026

Art & Culture

Un museo per la citta. Passato e presente di un'istituzione a servizio dell'identità lecchese

Officina Badoni

Corso Matteotti, 7, Lecco, 23900, LC

30/01/2026

Art & Culture

Dai Polinesiani ai Vichinghi: antichi navigatori tra mare e cielo

Planetario di Lecco

Corso Matteotti, 32, Lecco, 23900

30/01/2026

Art & Culture

La democrazia in Italia. Radici di una crisi

Auditorium

Piazza C. Golfari, 1, 23881, Galbiate, LC

31/01/2026

Art & Culture

Il coro in biblioteca

Biblioteca Civica

Via Bovara, 58, Lecco, 23900

31/01/2026

Music and show

Rachmaninov - Beethoven

Teatro della Società

Piazza Garibaldi, 10, Lecco, 23900

31/01/2026

Music and show

Piazzolla loves Gershwin