Stop 01
The Bell Tower That Defies the Lake
On the spotPhotoQuestion
Since 1169 my sons have looked for a safe place on the shore. Here they raised a tower to watch over me. It is no ordinary tower: it wears a hat. Find it.
World · Lombardy
The Cursed Castell
In 1169 the curse took bells, stones and innkeepers from the island. Can you make it speak?
CCYour guide: The Keeper of the Castell
5hours
19quests
7stamps
2prizes
Where it is played
The Cursed Castellon foot · 19 quests
OpenHiddenUnlocks
“I am the Keeper of the Castell. That is what they call me around here: el castell, the castle without towers. I am the only island of Lake Como, and I remember everything since 1169.”The Keeper of the Castell
The walk
One walk, at your own pace
On foot
19
stopsFerry or bus to Ossuccio, then on foot; boat to the island from May to October
5 with a photo3 hidden2 unlocked by completing others
A taste
Taste four stops
What the narrator asks you. The answer, and the true fact behind it, is for you to find on the spot.
Stop 05
The Madonna and the Graces Received
On the spotQuestion
At the top, the walls are covered with ex-votos for graces received. Tradition says a girl who could neither hear nor speak found the statue, and was healed. Tradition, mind you: I tell the miracles, I do not guarantee them.
Stop 11
Balbianello, the Cardinal's Loggia
On the spotQuestion
A cardinal built a loggia to look at me and the lake. It is the villa's true stroke of genius: two views in a single stone.
Stop 17
The Apse That Remains
On the spotQuestion
One apse still stands, stubborn. Once, they say, there were two smaller ones. Look for the Saints who gave it its name.
Stamps and prizes
7 stamps, 2 prizes
PO
Pilgrim of OssuccioSQ
Stairway of the Fourteen ChapelsPA
Ancient StonesGL
Greenway and LoggiaCC
Keeper of the CastellPI
Stone and WaterMS
Curse LiftedThe prizes
Keeper of the CastellLantern of the Lumaghitt