Region: LOMBARDIA
Province code: CO
Zip code: 22018
Phone area code: 0344
Distance from COMO 43 Km / 27 Miles
Elevation: 275 mt / 905 feet
PORLEZZA
Porlezza (province of Como) is a health resort situated at the north-east end of Lake Lugano on the River Rezzo delta. The area is mountainous and reaches to a height of 1698 m on Mount Galbiga. In the early Middle Ages it was a fief of the Archbishops of Milan and became an important fortified town in the twelfth century when Como and Milan fought over it at different times. The surrounding countryside offers pleasant outings to the Cavargna valley with its little traditional villages, and to the little galleries of the Rescia caves on the south side of the lake.
