Project Gutenberg 2015-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 177 Giovio, Giambatista, conte 1748 1814 Giovio, Giovanni Battista, conte Viaggio pel lago di Como Reading ease score: 47.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Viaggio pel lago di Como" by conte Giambattista Giovio is a travelogue written in the early 19th century. The work serves as a guide for curious visitors to the Lake Como region, blending historical account with descriptive narrative. The book likely explores the stunning vistas and rich heritage of Como and its surrounding landscapes, rich in significance and beauty. The opening of the work provides readers with crucial background information about the ancient city of Como, detailing its storied history from its origins through various rulers, including the Etruscans, Romans, and subsequent barbarian invasions. It outlines significant landmarks, monuments, and illustrious figures from the region, such as Pliny the Elder and Alessandro Volta, while setting the stage for a detailed exploration of the lake itself. This historical context not only frames the significance of Como but also primes readers for the journey through its picturesque surroundings that the text promises to detail. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Como, Lake (Italy) -- Description and travel DG Text IT Viaggi Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography 188330 188147 2025-02-19T11:37:56.833637 2023-09-21T05:12:55.006262 text/html text/html 182488 2015-02-21T10:30:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 132658 2015-02-21T10:30:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 143600 2025-02-19T11:38:00.674652 application/epub+zip 144881 2025-02-19T11:37:57.631646 application/epub+zip 144881 2025-02-19T11:37:57.227624 application/epub+zip 206446 2025-02-19T11:38:03.181585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187035 2025-02-19T11:38:00.277608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187229 2022-09-22T03:44:42.164333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151730 151686 2025-02-19T11:37:56.504676 2023-09-21T05:12:54.621259 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 152055 2015-02-21T10:30:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 64140 2015-02-21T10:30:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19619 2025-02-19T11:38:03.310592 application/rdf+xml 11172 2025-02-19T11:37:57.307614 image/jpeg 1859 2025-02-19T11:37:57.267608 image/jpeg 134234 2025-02-19T11:37:56.852662 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia