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Perhaps it is because it is located where the
road for the lake of Lugano starts out, or because
it has a more recent development, Menaggio is
considered the "metropolis" of the central part
of the lake. In particular in summer, the city
centre fills with tourists, making it the ideal
place for youths and for those wishing to have
an "active" holiday. Sports-lovers will find first-class
facilities: water sports are organised at the
tourist port and there's also a free-climbing
gym, horse-riding, tennis, basket-ball and volley-ball.
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wonderful view awaits golfers at the panoramic
18-hole course and those who enjoy trekking will
find a network of clearly signposted paths covering
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But Menaggio also offers a variety of urban
and natural sights of great interest.
The historical centre, with its typical arcade
houses, the lakeside promenade with villas,
hotels from the belle Époque and large parks.
There is also an important artistic heritage,
including the baroque parish church of S.Stefano,
built on a Romanesque plan, as well as the ruins
of the medieval castle and the 17th century
churches of S.Rocco and S.Carlo. The latter
boasts a bell tower in a Spanish style. One
architectural curiosity is the leaning bell
tower of S.Bartolomeo e Michele (12th century)
in the village of Nobiallo, one of the many
surprises in store for visitors to this ring
of tiny mountain hamlets. |
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