Bellagio
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| Comune di Bellagio | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Como (CO) |
| Mayor | Mario Gatti |
| Area | 26 km² (10 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 2,945 |
| - Density | 113/km² (293/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | 45°59′N 09°15′E / 45.983°N 9.25°E |
| Gentilic | Bellagini (it.); Belagìn (west.lmo.) |
| Dialing code | 031 |
| Postal code | 22021 |
| Patron | Saint James |
| - Day | July 25 |
| Website: www.comune.bellagio.co.it | |
Bellagio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located on Lake Como. It has long been famous for its setting at the intersection of the three branches of the Y-shaped lake, which is also known as Lario. Bellagio is situated at the tip of the peninsula separating the lake's two southern arms, with the Alps visible across the lake to the north.
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[edit] Transport
[edit] Plane
The airports nearest to Bellagio are:
- Malpensa International Airport (MXP) in Milan
- Linate Airport (LIN) in Milan
- Orio al Serio International Airport (BGY) in Bergamo
[edit] Train
Multiple options:
- take a train from Milan to Como (two lines, operated respectively by Trenitalia and LeNord)
- take a train from Milan to Varenna (operated by Trenitalia)
- take a train from Milan to Lecco (operated by Trenitalia)
- take a train from Milan to Asso (operated by LeNord; nearest train station supplied town)
For more information on trains, see Trenitalia or LeNord (in Italian)
[edit] Hydrofoil
A hydrofoil runs from Como to Bellagio, making stops at the other towns on Lake Como along the way. A ferry also runs from Varenna to Bellagio. For more information, visit Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi.
[edit] Road
Bellagio is accessible by narrow and windy roads from Como and Lecco. It is much safer to drive from Como up to Cadenabbia and use the reasonably priced car ferry for the quick trip across to Bellagio. The road from Como up the eastern side of the left leg of the lake is very narrow and windy.Public buses run daily from Como to Bellagio. An alternative could be to follow the four lane road on the eastern shore of the right leg of the lake, travel to Varenna and get on the ferry to Bellagio.
[edit] The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center
The Rockefeller Foundation has operated its Bellagio Center on Lake Como since 1960. The Bellagio Center operates two main programs: residencies and conferences. The residency program offers influential scholars, artists, writers, scientists, policymakers and other professionals from around the world the opportunity to pursue ideas and to engage others in their work. The conference program aims to bring notable and diverse participants from around the world together to share ideas, to debate and to collaborate.
[edit] Literary references
A visit to Bellagio served as the occasion for American poet Amy Clampitt's long poem Rain at Bellagio. The poem runs to ten pages in her Collected Poems. An excerpt reads:
- Out on the lake a white traghetto, moving
- almost without pause from one shore to the other,
- a punctual amphibious spider, skeins
- into one zigzag the descending
- clatter from the campaniles of Bellagio,
- of Varenna and Cadenabbia, as though reining
- the fragments of experience into one process —
[edit] External links
- Comune di Bellagio official website (Italian) (English)
- Bellagio's Association of Tourism and Economic Operators
- History of Bellagio
- News and Events: Bellagio(English)
- Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi for information on the hydrofoil (Italian) (English)
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