Triangolo lariano

The Triangolo lariano is a geographic area in Lombardy (Italy) within the Province of Como. It is represented by a territorial intermediate institution named del Triangolo lariano, with base in Canzo.

There are three big lakes in Italy who reach a depth of more than 300 metres and cover an area of hundreds of square kilometres. They are aligned west-east, since they all are within the pre-alpine zone of Lombardy region. The most west is the Lake Maggiore, and it marks the boundary with the region of Piedmont; the most east is Lake Garda, marking the boundary with the region of Veneto; the central one is Lake Como.

It is distinguishable from its characteristic shape of an upside-down “Y” or a Greek letter “λ”. The triangle formed by the two diagonal branches of the lake is named in Italian Triangolo lariano. This phrase is composed by the noun triangolo (= triangle) and the adjective lariano, meaning “related to the Larius”, the Latin name of Lake Como.

It consists in a peninsula – whose end is the village of Bellagio –, but it can be considered as quite an island, because the third side of the triangle (not occupied by the Lake Como) is dotted with seven smaller lakes. The touristic town of Canzo lies at the center of the Triangolo lariano and is the chief town of the Comunità montana del Triangolo lariano (literally, “Mountain community of Triangolo lariano”), a territorial institution who brings together the 31 municipalities of the peninsula, of about 71,000 inhabitants.

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