Dongo Information

Dongo (Como)

Coordinates:46°8'0"N 9°17'0"E
Altitude:210 m. s.l.m.
Population:3.480
Surface:7,5 km²
Density:496 ab/km²
Postal code:22014
Dialing code:0344
Patron Saint:Saint Stefano

Fortnightly market in Dongo

Dongo market1st and 3rd Thursday morning of the month - Piazza Paracchini

Dongo Useful Phones - (Dialing code Italy: +39)

Tourist Cooperative ImagoPiazza Paracchini 6 - tel. 0344 82572
Dongo CarabineerVia Gentile 4 - tel. 0344 81236
Dongo Customs OfficerVia Falck 2 - tel. 0344 82552
Dongo Post officeVia Don Manzi 18 - tel. 0344 81347
Dongo City HallPiazza Paracchini - tel. 0344 81333
Pharmacy Dr. Pecis - DongoPiazza Paracchini - tel. 0344 81248

Fairs and festivals Dongo

LarioFest - (Fast Aid C.R.I.)July
Annual Dongo FeastMay
Patron Saint dayDecember 26th - Saint Stefano

Dongo

Dongo

In Dongo, among the buildings stands out the neoclassic Manzi, today town hall and site of the Museum of the end of the war (Resistance Museum), a building realized by Pietro Gilardoni (1824), a student of Pollak.

Dongo

Lake Como Cuisine

Typical Lake Como cuisine

Dried Shad (Agone), called Missoltini or Missultin, were at one time a precious food for inhabitants of Lake Como, the particular processing allowed them to be conserved for more than a year, excellent traditional Lake Como cuisine.

Lario Cuisine

Menaggio

Menaggio

Menaggio's particularly mild climate, ventilated by two winds known as Breva and Tivano, and its optimal sunny position allows for a surprising flora along the lake shore. Its supply of receptive and sporting facilities is excellent.

Menaggio