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Clinical Master Magazine

issue 1/2015 — 31Advanced Implant Aesthetics Profile www.albergodelduca.it What to see and do Como is a verysmall old town and the best wayto getto know it isto walk around and discover its narrow passages, old streets, quaint markets and piazzas, stopping to enjoy a cappuccino on the terrace of one of its many cafés. The remarkable 11th -century Roma- nesque Basilica di Sant’Abbondio has a beautiful fresco series inside the apse and a university occupies what was once the cloister. Lake Como’s shores feature a varied landscape of fields, forests, imposing rocks, charming villages facing the lake and magnificent mansions with beautiful gardens, particularly from Cernobbio to Gravedona and Bellagio. The following in- cludeonlysomeoftheinnumerablesights: ThemiddleofLakeComo,whereitsthree branches come together, offers a spec- tacular view of the whole promontory of Bellagio, of the northern Grigna moun- tainsoverlookingValsassina,andoftheup- perbasin against the backdrop of the Alps if the skies are clear. It has the mildest climate and can be reached by boat. www.taxiboat.it Besides the glorious views of the Lecco branch of the lake, which turns south- wards, there are natural springs, like Fiumelatte, described by Leonardo da Vinci, and the impressive Orrido di Bellano (gorge), situated not far from the Renais- sance Villa Monastero at Varenna. For more information visit: www.comotourism.it

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