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 Varenna
is built upon a rock at the foot of a mountain which rises almost
vertically above it, leaving the skeleton of a ruined ancient castle
exposed to the sky. Its community dates back to Roman times. Its
name appears for the first time in 493, cited by Corius in his
history of Milan.
The village is laid out on steep terraces, and still features the
three-windowed, mainly two-storied houses which lean on each other
with their typical small arches. In addition to four ancient
churches within a small area, medieval Varenna boasts a very
interesting Civic Museum of Ornithology and Natural Sciences. From
March to October, the waterfall of the River Latte, (which measures
just 250 m from its source to its mouth), provides a spectacle not
to be missed. |
