Parco Spina Verde di Como

The Parco Spina Verde di Como is a regional natural park in Lombardy, northern Italy. It covers a hill ridge overlooking the town of Como, and borders on its northern side with Switzerland. It is in the town territory of Como (east) and the nearby municipalities of Colverde (west) and San Fermo della Battaglia (south). It was established in 1993 by a Regional Act (L. R. n. 10/1993) and is administered by the Region of Lombardy. It takes its name from the elevated ridge upon which it stretches, called Spina Verde (green thorn). The park administration is in Villa Imbonati, in San Fermo della Battaglia. Part of the park borders Switzerland and, in particular, the Penz Hill park. Tourism is focused on nature, which presents peculiar geological and botanical aspects, archeology, due to the remains of protohistoric Como and history, with important historical traces of the Comasco area, in particular the Castel Baradello and the Northern Frontier. The landscape and hiking value of the park area is also remarkable, offering exceptional panoramic views over the Lombard plain, the Lombard Prealps, and Lake Como. The numerous places of worship, from religious buildings of valuable historical and architectural merit to sites attributable to ancient cults, sanctuaries, and places of traditional manifestations, also identify Spina Verde as a privileged seat for the study of the evolution of

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