Un evento unico. Un luogo magico.
Con una tipica imbarcazione si attraversano le dolci acque del Lago di Como raggiungendo l’unica isola del Lario, la Comacina. Una location esclusiva per un rito importante e indimenticabile. Luogo isolato e romantico per celebrare simbolicamente un fidanzamento, un matrimonio, un anniversario o per un ricevimento di nozze unico nel suo genere.
As part of the The Accordo Quadro di Sviluppo Territoriale “Magistri Comacini” (Spatial Development Framework Agreement ), promoted by the Region Lombardia, the Province of Como, the Comacina Island Foundation and the Cariplo Foundation, the Municipality of Ossuccio created and is responsible for the Comacina Island Cultural Complex, composed by the Island and the Antiquarium Archaeological Museum which is located in Ossuccio, near the church of St. Mary Magdalene and the famous bell tower that represents the symbol of Lake Como.
An intensive restoration of the archaeological and artistic values of the Comacina Island was made together with an extraordinary recovery and security operations of paths and ways, by taking care of the landscape, in order to make the Island appreciable for the beautiful and suggestive nature, and for its precious art heritage that it preserves.
The important recovery operations in the area of the ancient hospitalis of Ossuccio, allowed the collocation and the creation of the Antiquarium Museum, where were set the most important findings of different sites of the Comacina Island and the Ossuccio territory, comprehensive of archaeological and artistic artifacts.
The Municipality of Ossuccio, owner of the structures that in the past constituted the hospitalis, administrates the Antiquarium, manages the ticket office for the Island, and it is also the main head office of the archaeological museum and it gives all the information that are necessary for visiting the Island.
The Convention established in the year 2009 between the Foundation Isola Comacina, owner of the island, and the Municipality of Ossuccio, gave to the last one, all the activities and functions of the usual administration and the management of the Comacina Island.
The Municipality of Ossuccio is, therefore, the main managing head of the entire Comacina Island Complex and it works in the same time to increase the visit of the great artistic values of the municipality area, as the Romanesque churches of St. Mary Magdalene of Ospedaletto, St. James in Spurano, St. Agata and SS. Eufemia and Vincent in Isola (an hamlet of Ossuccio) and the Holy Mount of Ossuccio, UNESCO Heritage.
This situation constitutes a great news for the tourism of Lake Como, and belongs to a project that started on June 2010, on which the Municipality of Ossuccio believes with strong passion and determination, representing a novelty for the tourist season.
The Municipality of Ossuccio also deals with activities for the Antiquarium Museum and, considering that, it created an administrative team ad hoc which takes care of promotion, organizing events, and guided tours in order to enhance the Island and the surrounding area under a touristic point of view in respect of natural, historical and artistic features.
The Accordo Quadro di Sviluppo Territoriale “Magistri Comacini” (Spatial Development Framework Agreement ) is an instrument of negotiated planning, introduced by the regional legislation in 2003 (Law n. 2 of 14 March 2003), which allowed to give a clear and final shape to a sharing process based on a project of the Province of Como that is funded by the Cariplo Foundation.
The AQST “Magistri Comacini” is one of the first experimental model of a cultural district in which the cultural heritage has the possibility to become the focus point for the development of an area and therefore, it strives for integrating those subjects that works for the cultural heritage enhancement, by creating networked systems that give the legitimacy, strength and the right perspective to the individual projects, that promote the sharing of knowledge, and that spread correct intervention activities on the general heritage, by investing on participation and social events.
The territorial heritage promoted by the AQST, offered two areas which both present problems that compared, they seems antithetic problems: the “Centro” Lake, a coastal strip that is famous and internationally known, and the Intelvi Valley, a mountain area that constitute the background landscape which is visible from the Island, and that was a well-attended holiday destination in the past, with a grate attractively thank to its artistic heritage of a special quality. The complementarity of the two areas, in terms of cultural, environmental, and touristic peculiarities, does not exclude large areas containing a mixture of archaeological, historical-artistic or nature tours.
The Comacina Island is reachable by Taxi-Boat from Ossuccio.
From Lugano (CH):
Road Lugano-Menaggio via Porlezza, and then SS-340 Regina for Como. Stop in Ossuccio.
There’s also the possibility to depart even from the State Railways’ station.
Stop directly on the Comacina Island.
Useful information on the website www.navigazionelaghi.it
Openings Isola Comacina
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Openings Antiquarium Museum Collection
Thursday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday
from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Antiquarium and Archaeological Park Isola Comacina Closure: October 31, 2024
Isola Comacina is an archaeological and natural park: the purchase of an entrance ticket is required, a valuable contribution to the preservation of this heritage.
Visits to the Island and the Antiquarium Museum require payment of an ENTRANCE TICKET that can be purchased at the Antiquarium (including entrance to the Museum) or directly at the ticket machine on the Island (only cards are accepted).
There are penalties for those who will be found without ticket.
NOTES: In case of bad weather the management reserves the right to close the Island earlier than scheduled.
There’s the possibility to ask at the ticket office on the Island or at the Antiquarium the map of the Comacina Island which gives the possibility to see all the routes and the main points of interest.
On the trail of the island there are explanatory panels to give the main information to the visitors, useful to describe in an accurately way all the archaeological sites, the church of San Giovanni Battista and the Houses of Artists.
The interior of the Church of St. John can be visited only with a guide.
The location of the island is not suitable for people with disabilities.
The use of wheelchairs and/or strollers for children is only possible in certain sections of the island, also because of the presence of different stairs. It’s possible to use these tools for short distances or leave the vehicles in custody at the Antiquarium or directly at the ticket office on the Island.
The dogs can access the island only if they have on a leash and with the appropriate waste bag.
TAKE CARE NOT TO BECOME A PART OF THE DECAY: PARTECIPATE IN THE SEPARATE COLLECTION, DO NOT LEAVE RUBBISH ALONG THE PATHS.
Learning more
You can have more information about the Comacina Island and on the surrounding area asking, at the Antiquarium or at the ticket office on the Comacina Island, the support of the text-guides, which are in-depth descriptions of the peculiarities of the Comacina Island. The text-guides are free and are lent as an information support, usable exclusively during the course on the Island. They have to be returned at the end of the path.
The Antiquarium is provided with a bookshop and a gadget area where it is possible to buy some book and notebook.
The touristic-cultural complex of the Comacina Island chose to follow a development model based on sustainability.
Lots of efforts are involved to promote the social and economic development, with a particular attention to the safeguard of the quality of the environment, the public health and the availability of the present and future resources.
via Somalvico
22016 Tremezzina, Ossuccio
Lake Como – ITALY
Tel. +39 0344 56 369
Comune di Tremezzina
Via Santo Stefano, 7 – Loc. Lenno
Codice ISTAT: 013 252
P.I.: 03504700133
