Today we made our last significant drive being from Vicenza to Lecco, our final drive later in the week being a short sprint to Milan.
Like a lot of towns the drive into Lecco was uninspiring as was our walk into town but there was a nice surprise around the corner.
Lecco is a town in Lombardy on the southeastern shores of Lake Como. The lake is located at the foot of the Alps right up against the Swiss border. It is the third biggest (146km2), the deepest (410m), and the longest (170km of shore length) lake in Italy.
It's peculiar Y-shape was carved out of the mountains by a glacier, with Como being at the tip of one leg of the inverted Y and Lecco at the other.
Walking through the town you admire the alps rising steeply in the background and with the Viscontea Tower overlooking Piazza XX Settembre
...and then you exit through to the lake front where you are greeted by a picturesque sight
There are numerous churches that can be seen as well as sites associated with the author Manzoni but our time today was spent lakeside.
We were however privileged to see the World Hula Hoop champion, Antonio Stoppani immortalised in bronze.
Tomorrow we intend taking the boat to Bellagio at the junction of the two legs of the Y and then onto Como before returning to Lecco by bus in the evening.
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