Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Brunate, Italy

Villa Pirotta Bonacossa is an Art Nouveau villa in Brunate, in the province of Como, designed by the Como architect Federico Frigerio in 1902.

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The Grand Hotel Brunate was the last work in the Art Nouveau style by the architect Giuseppe Casartelli. Located in Brunate, in province of Como, its construction was concluded in 1893, one year before the construction of the Como–Brunate funicular. Nowadays, after a renovation of the property, it is composed of private apartments.

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The Campari Fountain is a fountain located in Brunate, part of a series of about thirty fountains designed by Giuseppe Gronchi, a sculptor from Florence, to advertise the company Davide Campari & C.

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The Church of St. Andrew the Apostle is a sacred building located in Brunate, in the province of Como. Dedicated to the apostle Andrew, it has served as the parish church of Brunate since 1654. Of particular interest is the organ preserved inside the church.

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The hermitage of San Donato is a former Franciscan convent in Como, built in the fifteenth century and later converted into a civil residence.

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The Roman Baths of Como were a Roman thermal complex in the city of Como, in use from the second half of the first century AD until the end of the third century AD.

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Teatro Sociale is a theatre in Como, designed by architect Giuseppe Cusi following a decision by the local nobility that a new one was needed to replace the existing 1764/65 building which was regarded as outdated. The site of the ruined medieval castle, Torre Rotonda, was the chosen location and the Società dei Palchettisti was created by membership subscriptions to fund its creation.

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Como Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral of the city of Como, Lombardy, Italy, and the seat of the Bishop of Como. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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The church of Saints Felice and Amanzio, more commonly known as the church of the Gesù, is a Catholic church in the historic center of Como. Named after two of the first bishops of Como, the church owes its nickname to the fact that it was built by the Society of Jesus.

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The Broletto di Como is the original seat, in medieval times, of the Municipality of the city of Como.

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The church of San Provino is a Roman Catholic church in the historic center of Como, Italy. The church is dedicated to Probino di Como, the second bishop of the diocese of Como.

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The church of Sant'Agostino is a Roman Catholic church in Como, Italy, dedicated to the saint of the same name. It is the only Cistercian Gothic church in the city. Inside there is the painting of the Birth of Mary by Morazzone.

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Life Electric is a contemporary sculpture, dedicated to the physicist Alessandro Volta (1745–1827). Completed in 2015 it is located in Como, Italy. Life Electric was designed by Daniel Libeskind, and was a gift to Como, the city where the architect located his “Summer Session” school of architecture, in 1988. The sculpture was commissioned by the non profit association “Gli amici di Como”. The design of the fountain illustrates the evolution of modern architecture that took place over the period from 1920s to modern days, with the emergence of Rationalism. Libeskind's creation has carried on the tradition of contemporary art in Como, and raised its profile.

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