COMENIUS 2013-2015
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COMENIUS 2013-2015ROADS CONNECTING US – CONNECTIONS BETWEEN OUR COUNTRIES AND THEIR
IMPLICATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
THE HISTORICAL ROADS OF LOMBARDY
Roads of Lombardy were used for commercial
acitivities but also for religious
purposes
They connected the most important
centres
Some mountain roads were built
with steps so it was impossible to use
wagons but in winter they could be covered by sledge
It connected Roman municipalities and the Po
Valley
The Via Gallica
The Via Gallica branched off from the Via Postumia
that went on to the Veneto Plain, near Verona and connected the cities of Brescia (Brixia), Milan
(Mediolanum) and Bergamo
Roman Bridge, Palazzolo sull'Oglio
Ponte San Giacomo, Brescia
The Via Gallica lapped Lake Garda and was used by the Roman
centres located on the lake: Peschiera del
Garda (Arilica), Desenzano, Sirmione
and Lonato
Via Regina
Via Ducale
There were two roads that ran along the shores of Lake Como: one on the east side and one on the west side
The Via Regina was on the western shore of Lake Como.Its function was to support the waterways which were preferred for the transportation of people and goods.It was made during Roman times
Via Ducale or Del Viandante is less famous than the Via Regina.
It runs along the eastern side of the lake
In the Middle Ages this road was of notable importance for transit and trade. Thanks to the tolls wayfarers had to pay, it made the Duke of Milan very rich
The Via Ducale was used to avoid the contagion of
the Black Death
In Lombardy not only land routes were important but also waterways
Transport via lake was easier for carrying heavy loads
Maintenance costs were low
The northern lakes of our country have always been a great attraction thanks to their pleasant
environmental setting and surrounding landscape. Lake Como is important for its memories of Manzoni’s
great novel, “I Promessi Sposi”.
Passenger transport on the great
Italian lakes is provided both by state and private companies. The first public
company was founded in
the middle of the last
century, when it inherited the service from the various private
enterprises that had managed it since the
19th century
At the end of World War I in 1918, the "Lariana" company that used to run the navigation service on Lake Como to cope with the increasing number of passengers, built new steamers, one of them was called "Patria."
At the end of 1826 the Lariana company
launched a second
steamer, the Plinio. The two boats
sailed between Como and
Colico, making adventurous dockings and embarkations along the way. They would stop at
Cavagnola to restock on
timber and at Bellagio to
allow passengers to change for
Lecco
Presentation byMarco NavaNatalia BorellaBeatrice MartinelliIrene PisnoliTeresa Talio