Corenno Plinio (Dervio), the most typical and picturesque town of the upper lake. This place has a timeless atmosphere that has remained intact. Its name derives from the Greek Corintum, and was given by the colonists that were sent by Julius Ceaser to repopulate the Lario. According to legend, Pliny the Elder, native to Como, had lived here.

The impressive remains are shrouded by a somewhat mystical silence, with the nearby abbey of Piona in sight. The walls of the fourteenth-century castle encircle the whole town; the facing church is dedicated to Thomas Becket, bishop of Canterbury. Photo in the middle: the sepulchre of counts Andreani, in white and black marble.

Long alleys descend towards the lake.

A view amidst the houses.

A Portuguese azulejo and a curious trophy of dried fish recalling seafaring atmosphere.

The eastern coast that stretches out between Corenno and Dervio.

Campings and water sports in the flat peninsula of Dervio.

The labourer vocation of Dervio and the province of Lecco is witnessed by the Navigazione’s shipyard (photo on the left, with the ship Patria under restoration) and by the ruins of the old factory,
an example of the so-called "industrial archeology".