Round The World and other travels
A frequent flyer's collection of trip diaries
October 2019: Como City
The
small cathedral city of Como is situated 44km north of Milan, on the
shores of the eponymous lake and a short distance from the
southernmost Swiss canton, Italian-speaking Ticino. The
lake is shaped like an inverted letter 'Y', and Como City lies at
the end of the southwestern branch. Como has good rail connections
to Milan, as well as cross-border services to Switzerland.
Formerly a centre of the silk industry, Como's current mainstay is tourism. It makes an ideal base for exploring the lake. Como is also a dormitory town for both Milan and Lugano (CH).
The scientist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) was born in Como; his name lives on in the SI unit 'volt' and associated words like 'voltage'.
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