Menaggio

Menaggio
Menaggio
—  Comune  —
Comune di Menaggio

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Menaggio is located in Italy
Menaggio
Location of Menaggio in Italy
Coordinates: 46°01′N 09°14′E / 46.017°N 9.233°E / 46.017; 9.233Coordinates: 46°01′N 09°14′E / 46.017°N 9.233°E / 46.017; 9.233
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Como (CO)
Government
 - Mayor Alberto Bobba (since 2004-06-14)
Area
 - Total 13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population (December 31, 2004)
 - Total 3,129
 - Density 240.7/km2 (623.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 22017
Dialing code 0344
Patron saint St. Stephen
Saint day August 31

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.

Piazza Garibaldi, Menaggio
Menaggio ferry

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History

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.

Tourism

The area of Menaggio is a favorite recreational resort in the summer. Lake Como's only youth hostel is in Menaggio.

Geology

The craggy and often fog hidden mountains are from the Cretaceous period, composed of limestone sediment weathered by millennia.

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