The Area
Villages and localities 8
Menaggio
Central lake
Menaggio is one of the most complete places to feature in The Area section: elegant yet accessible, scenic yet practical, tourist-oriented enough to offer services and authentic enough to still convey the…
Discover →Lierna
Lecco branch
Lierna is one of those places that surprises because it maintains a more intimate character than other well-known villages on the Lario. It has the advantage of offering an immediate reading of the landscape: lake, houses, beach views…
Discover →Perledo
Central lake
Perledo is one of the smartest places to highlight in UTLAC’s editorial project because it brings together views, history, moderate elevation, and proximity to Varenna. From here the lake changes perspective: no longer only…
Discover →Garzeno
Upper lake
Garzeno is one of those villages that adds depth to any account of Lake Como. It does not have the immediate appeal of the lakeside, but it has something rarer: the ability to show just how vast and complex…
Discover →Plesio
Central lake
Plesio is a very interesting place because it allows you to stay in the central lake area without necessarily having to endure its busiest side. It has a quieter character, more spread among hamlets and routes, and is perfect for…
Discover →San Fedele d’Intelvi
Valle Intelvi
San Fedele d’Intelvi is one of the most useful places for understanding how UTLAC connects the lake and the mountains. It is a practical center, well positioned, and a very good base for anyone wishing to follow the event without constantly changing location…
Discover →Cernobbio
Como branch
Cernobbio is a place with a highly recognizable character: elegant, orderly, scenic, yet surprisingly easy to enjoy. For UTLAC it is valuable because it offers spectators a convenient point on the Como branch…
Discover →Civenna – Baita TreeB Bellagio
Triangolo Lariano
Civenna is one of the most useful places to include in the story of the area because it effectively connects two very powerful visions: Bellagio and the lake’s best-known promontory on one side, and the wooded…
Discover →Mountain huts and viewpoints 11
Dalco – Montalto
Upper lake
Dalco-Montalto represents UTLAC's change of pace well: you leave the more immediate lake behind and enter a geography of mountain balconies, small hamlets, steep roads, and wide horizons. It is not the 'easiest' stop…
Discover →Trobbio
Upper lake
Trobbio is a more secluded and less immediate stop than others, but precisely for this reason it has great value within a well-made area section. Here, Lake Como almost stops behaving like a tourist destination…
Discover →Dosso del Liro – Pian delle Castagne
Upper lake
Dosso del Liro and the Pian delle Castagne area are perfect for portraying the mountains of Upper Lake without filters. Here the landscape becomes harsher, drier, and more vertical; the view opens up, but the setting…
Discover →Sant’Amate
Central lake
Sant’Amate is one of those names that, for anyone who loves Lake Como from above, makes the trip worthwhile on its own. Here the landscape opens wide and clearly, with a view that helps you understand the whole layout of the central…
Discover →Rifugio Venini
Valle Intelvi
Rifugio Venini immediately sets the right tone for The Area: real mountains, broad horizons, a feeling of ridgeline, and a very strong relationship between lake and elevation. It is not the stop to recommend to those who want everything easy…
Discover →Rifugio Prabello
Valle Intelvi
Rifugio Prabello is one of those stops that gives substance to the word 'ultra.' Here the landscape is at elevation, the feeling is of a mountain frontier, and Lake Como enters the story almost as a distant but ever-present element…
Discover →Brunate – Capanna Carla
Triangolo Lariano
Brunate is one of the classic names in the Como landscape, but paired with Capanna Carla it becomes even more interesting for UTLAC: it is where city, lake, and mountain meet within a small radius…
Discover →Capanna Mara
Triangolo Lariano
Capanna Mara is one of the names that best tells the story of the mountains of the Triangolo Lariano: trails, ridges, a refuge, woodland, and wide openings onto the landscape. For the Area section, it is a very important stop because it gives depth to the story of the Como branch and the connection toward Lecco and Bellagio.
Discover →Colma di Sormano
Triangolo Lariano
Colma di Sormano is one of the strongest names in the Triangolo Lariano. Even when the facility indicated in the operational material is closed, the place remains of great interest: it is a recognizable, scenic…
Discover →Rifugio Martina
Triangolo Lariano
Rifugio Martina is one of the finest stops for those who want to see Lake Como from above, with a rare balance of hiking accessibility and panoramic appeal. Its setting is the classic one of the Triangolo…
Discover →Rifugio SEV
Triangolo Lariano
Rifugio SEV is one of the landmark hiking destinations in the Triangolo Lariano. Its name is very well known among people who walk in these mountains and, within the UTLAC story, it works perfectly because it brings together trail identity…
Discover →Aid stations and life bases 5
Dervio
Upper lake
Dervio is a very practical location but at the same time interesting from a tourism perspective. It has a strong relationship with wind, water, and the upper lake, and this makes it different from the more intimate villages of…
Discover →Colico
Upper lake
Colico is one of the most useful locations in the entire UTLAC geography because it brings together space, services, accessibility, and a very clear position at the northern end of the lake. For those following the race with a practical mindset…
Discover →Maisano – Centro Sportivo
Triangolo Lariano
Maisano, with its sports center, is one of the most practical locations to feature in a guide for people following UTLAC. It does not have the visual impact of a mountain hut or a grand viewpoint, but it has a very…
Discover →Lecco – Lungolago / Monumento ai Caduti
Lecco branch
Lecco is UTLAC’s urban face, but reducing it to simply the start or finish city would be a mistake. Its lakefront, with the Monumento ai Caduti, is one of the most photogenic and easily understood points of the whole event:…
Discover →Baita Alpini Galbiate
Lecco branch
Baita Alpini in Galbiate is a very smart stop because it brings together greenery, views, accessibility, and proximity to Lecco. It is one of those places that work extremely well for companions and families: not too…
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