Funicular Como- Italy
Oct 4th 2004 | 3:35 pm
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Funicular Como- Italy
Has anyone done the Funicular in Como? What exactly is it and is it worth
doing?
Thanks,
Frank
doing?
Thanks,
Frank
Oct 5th 2004 | 1:17 am
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Re: Funicular Como- Italy
On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 03:35:48 GMT, "FL" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Has anyone done the Funicular in Como? What exactly is it and is it worth
>doing?
I've ridden on it several times. The funicular is more or less a cross
between an elevator and a trolley. There are two cars connected by a
cable, running on rails inclined fairly steeply; when one car ascends
the hill, the other one descends. The funicular runs to a small town
named Brunate on the top of the hill east of Como.
Whether it's worth it depends on one's tastes and what one expects to
do in Brunate. For my money, the views while riding the funicular
stand out (even in a region where spectacular views are routine) and
having lunch al fresco in Brunate (much quieter than Como, and cooler
in the summer) is wonderful. Those factors make it worth it for my
wife and me. I believe that there are also some trails for walking
that originate in Brunate, but I've never done those, so I can't
comment on them.
Regards,
George
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Mitretek Systems, Inc. Fax: (703) 610-1558
3150 Fairview Park Drive South E-Mail: [email protected]
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042-4519
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wrote:
>Has anyone done the Funicular in Como? What exactly is it and is it worth
>doing?
I've ridden on it several times. The funicular is more or less a cross
between an elevator and a trolley. There are two cars connected by a
cable, running on rails inclined fairly steeply; when one car ascends
the hill, the other one descends. The funicular runs to a small town
named Brunate on the top of the hill east of Como.
Whether it's worth it depends on one's tastes and what one expects to
do in Brunate. For my money, the views while riding the funicular
stand out (even in a region where spectacular views are routine) and
having lunch al fresco in Brunate (much quieter than Como, and cooler
in the summer) is wonderful. Those factors make it worth it for my
wife and me. I believe that there are also some trails for walking
that originate in Brunate, but I've never done those, so I can't
comment on them.
Regards,
George
************************************************** ********************
Dr. George O. Bizzigotti Telephone: (703) 610-2115
Mitretek Systems, Inc. Fax: (703) 610-1558
3150 Fairview Park Drive South E-Mail: [email protected]
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042-4519
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Oct 5th 2004 | 2:17 am
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Re: Funicular Como- Italy
"FL" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]. com>...
> Has anyone done the Funicular in Como? What exactly is it and is it worth
> doing?
>
> Thanks,
> Frank
When you are facing the lake near the park where is Volta museum, its
on the right (North ?) very near from the shore. The funicular passes
through the mountain like in Orvieto or Capri. There is a belvedere
from the teraces surrounding the headline's station with an interesing
view on the city and the lake. A little path (rather physical, but not
so long) leads higher to Volta lighthouse on the other side of the
mountain. Erected at the very edge of an extremely vertical and high
cliff (700 m?) it offers a spectacular view on the river Po plain, a
more natural part of the lake and the Alps snowy summits, for those
who are not subject to vertigo...
didier Meurgues
> Has anyone done the Funicular in Como? What exactly is it and is it worth
> doing?
>
> Thanks,
> Frank
When you are facing the lake near the park where is Volta museum, its
on the right (North ?) very near from the shore. The funicular passes
through the mountain like in Orvieto or Capri. There is a belvedere
from the teraces surrounding the headline's station with an interesing
view on the city and the lake. A little path (rather physical, but not
so long) leads higher to Volta lighthouse on the other side of the
mountain. Erected at the very edge of an extremely vertical and high
cliff (700 m?) it offers a spectacular view on the river Po plain, a
more natural part of the lake and the Alps snowy summits, for those
who are not subject to vertigo...
didier Meurgues
