Lierna

Lierna is a picturesque village on the east coast of Lake Como, occasionally dubbed "the Portofino of Como".

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lierna Castle and San Pietro, Ortanella.

Lierna Castle

Castle

Lierna Castle is a castle on the eastern side of Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy. The castle is built on a peninsula that protrudes into the lake and consists of a group of connected buildings, rather than a single building.

San Pietro, Ortanella

Church

Photo: Luca Venturati, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Pietro is a parish church in Ortanella, a frazione of Esino Lario, in the Province of Lecco in Lombardy, in northern Italy. It is located in a field adjacent to the trail that connects Esino Lario with Lierna, on a natural geographic balcony overlooking Lake Como, at an altitude of 996 meters above sea level.

Monte Palagia

Peak

Photo: Kaitu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monte Palagia is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esino Lario and Bellagio.

Esino Lario

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Esino Lario is a mountain village in the Esino valley, between Lake Como and Valsassina in the Province of Lecco, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.

Bellagio

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Bellagio is a city in Lombardy, Italy, situated at the picturesque junction of the three legs of Lake Como. Many celebrities are known to pass through this small Italian town.

Lierna

Type: Locality with 2,120 residents
Also known as: “097043”
Location: Province of Lecco, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

45.9595° or 45° 57′ 34″ north

Longitude

9.3056° or 9° 18′ 20″ east

Population

2,120

Elevation

259 metres (850 feet)

Open location code

8FQFX854+Q7

GeoNames ID

6540889

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In Other Languages

“Lierna” goes by many names.

Italian: “Comune di Lierna”
Italian: “Lierna”

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Localities in the Area

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