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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Como, Italy

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A section of the Roman baths below the carpark.

Como, Italy

Roman Baths of Como

This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.

Como, Italy

Scala del Paradiso

This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.
The voltaic pile at the Tempio Voltiano in Como, Italy.

Como, Italy

Tempio Voltiano

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.
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The view from Sighignola.

Lanzo D'intelvi, Italy

Balcony of Italy (Balcone d'Italia)

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.
11 miles from Como
The Faceless Nuns

Torba, Italy

Faceless Nuns of the Torba Monastery

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.
11 miles from Como

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Big Bench #137

Hundreds of these oversized benches have been built as an art project meant to change people's perspectives.
12 miles from Como
Consonno - The City of Toys

Consonno, Italy

Consonno

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.
14 miles from Como
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