VIA REGIA HIKE FROM LEZZENO TO NESSO

A panoramic hike that links the two hamlets of Lezze-
no and nesso. We will follow the centuries-old via regia
path, which once connected Como to Bellagio by pass-
ing through the villages on the right bank of the western
branch of Lake Como. at the beginning of the twentieth
century with the construction of the Provincial road 583,
which in many of its stretches precisely traced the old road,
the strada regia fell into disuse thanks to the beginning of
the motor vehicle era taking over the streets. From 2002 to
2006 the Mountain Community of the Lario Triangle, with
the help of the Como archaeological society, restored the
ancient mule tracks, thus creating a splendid trekking route
of about 36 kilometers from Brunate to Bellagio.
We will do about 10 kilometers of that, ending by the
amazing orrido di nesso, a ravine with a waterfall that falls
into the lake.
Meeting time: 7:30 am
Meeting place: Milano Centrale railway station, at the
front of the platform of regional train 25508 headed to
Locarno
Transportation to Lezzeno: 7:43 am train to Como san
giovanni (arr. 8:23 am); 8:50 am bus to Lezzeno (arr. 9:44
am)
Hike: Lezzeno, Carvagnana, nesso. Picnic lunch
Transportation from Nesso: 4:36 pm bus from nesso to
Como san giovanni (arr. 5:17 pm); 5:36 pm train to Mila-
no Centrale (arr. 6:20 pm)
Difficulty: easy/medium; ascent: 350 m; descent: 350 m;
walking time (excluding stops): 4 hours; walking distance:
10 km
Equipment: daily backpack, trekking boots and socks or
good running shoes, trekking poles (if you use them), com-
fortable clothes in layers (T-shirt, jumpsuit), rain jacket, 1-li-
ter bottle of water (canteen), packed lunch, identity card
Cost: €25 (includes insurance, does not include train tick-
ets). Minimum 6 participants
Ticket prices: i suggest Io viaggio ovunque in Lombardia
daily ticket: €18
Guide: Elena Cortellessa, 
Sign up: Elena Mattioli,