MENAGGIO
Oct 2010
We visited Mennaggio during our stay in Northern Italy. Crossed by boat from Varenna. Another stunning small town on Lake Como. We walked to the end of the Lido and had a few beers in a small cafe. It was a beautiful day and sun was beginning to toast my face.
The seats of the cafe were on one side of the street and the staff had to carry your drinks to you across the busy road.
Menaggio is a town and comune in the province of Como, Lombardy, Italy, located on the western shore of Lake Como at the mouth of the river Senagra.
The area of current Menaggio was conquered by the Romans in 196 BC. The Roman conquest culminated with the construction of a road called the Via Regina. Menaggio was a walled city, and remnants of the wall are evident today.Construction of big hotels in this cool summer area made it a summer resort area. Benito Mussolini attempted to escape Italy at the end of World War II and was captured in Dongo.
The area of Menaggio is a favorite recreational resort in the summer. Lake Como's only youth hostel is in Menaggio.
