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Identifier: 10866333.5342.emory.edu
Title: Italy: a handbook for travellers. First Part (Nothern Italy)
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Publisher: Leipsic : K. Baedeker
Contributing Library: Emory University, Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library
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od bridle-path (horse 372 fr., incl. fee) ascends to the (2 hrs.) Alb. diMonte Barro (2790 ft.), a quiet resort with a large garden, whence a walkof 7z hr. brings us to the top. The magnificent view embraces the Brianza,the Lake of Lecco (p. 148), the Val Sassina, and its mountains. The de-scent may be pleasantly made to (I72 hr.) Malgrate (p. 141), passing afinely situated pilgrimage-church. — The Lago dAnnone is connected withthe Lake of Lecco by the Ritorlo, the course of which we follow beyond(2272 M.) Civate. The Mte. Resegone (p. 141) is prominent to the E. —2372 M. Valmadrera. The train then penetrates a tunnel, crosses the wideAdda by a new bridge, and reaches (26 M.) Lecco (p. 141). From Como via Vaeese to Laveno, on the Lago Maggiore, 32 M., rail-way (Ferrovie Nord) in 2-37* hrs. (fares 4 fr. 50, 3 fr. 85, 2 fr. 70 c): toVarese, 18 M., in 1-172 hr. (fares 3 fr. 10, 2 fr. 20, 1 fr. 55 c). — As far as(472 M.) Grandate, see p. 137. Our line rans to it Q.TV. to (57z M) Ci-
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to Lecco. LECCO. W. Route. 141 vello, crosses the Lura at (7 M.) Lurate-Caccivo, and then ascends to the^lo^* trough a fertile region, passing many country-houses. 10 M. Olgiate(1330 ft.). Beyond a tunnel we reach (12 M.) Solbiate (1460 ft.), the highestpoint of the line. 15 M. Malnate (p. 158), the junction of the Milan-Sa-ronno-Varese line. — 18 M. Varese, and thence to (32 M.) Laveno, see p. 158. From Como to Monte Generoso and Lugano, see pp. 14-12. The Railway from Monza to Lecco skirts the S.E. slopes of thebeautiful range of hills of the Brianza (p. 142), studded with nu-merous villas of the wealthy Milanese. — 11l/2 M- Arcore (630 ft.).— From (15^2 M.) Usmate-Carnate, also a station on the line fromSeregno to Ponte 8. Pietro and Bergamo (p. 138), an omnibus runsin 3/4 hr. to Monticello (1330 ft.; Alb. Monticello), a summer-resorta little to the N.W. — From (19 M.) Cemusco-Merate a pleasant ex-cursion may be taken to the lofty Montevecchia (1572 ft.), situated to-wards

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