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History of Marchirolo

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    1. Via Francisca del Lucomagno from Ponte Tresa to Ganna

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    Historic pilgrim route from Lake Lugano through art-filled villages on emperors' ancient path.

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    Historic Sentiero Italia stage past WWI bunkers and medieval churches with Lake Lugano views.
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    May 24, 2024

    Marchirolo was crossed in Roman times by the Via Mediolanum-Bilitio, a Roman road that connected Mediolanum (Milan) with Luganum (Lugano) and passed through Varisium (Varese).

    The parish church of San Martino di Marchirolo was founded on August 19, 1633 by the Bishop of Como, Lazzaro Carafino, by detachment from the parish church of San Giovanni Battista di Agno and addition of Cunardo from Valcuvia.

    Church of San Martino (12th century), parish church which also houses a fifteenth-century Madonna delle Grazie. The visual impact of the entrance staircase, begun in the second half of the eighteenth century and completed (as far as the right side is concerned) in the first half of the twentieth century, is special. Inside the church, notice the eighteenth-century wooden organ, which was used on religious occasions and some concerts.
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      May 24, 2024

      During the Second World War, in the period of the German occupation and the Italian Social Republic, Fernando Torreggiani, an anti-fascist Catholic, contributed significantly to the rescue of the six members of the Jewish Melli Rossi family from Ferrara, saving them from deportation and guide them to expatriation in nearby Switzerland. For this commitment of solidarity, the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem awarded Fernando Torreggiani the high honor of the Righteous Among the Nations on March 4, 2001.
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        May 24, 2024

        Another peculiarity are the frescoes (murals) by local artists, which decorate the historic center of the city and tell the story of the emigration life of the people of Marchio in the 19th century, during the occupation of the area by the French, Austrians and Russians.

        The town is a starting point for excursions and walks towards the surrounding mountains, especially Mount La Nave, where you can visit the fortifications of the Cadorna Line (1918) and the panoramic observation point with an underground refuge, maintained by the local Civil Protection Group.
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