Bodio Lomnago is a town and comune

Comune

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located in the province of Varese

Province of Varese

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, in the Lombardy

Lombardy

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 region of northern Italy

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Bodio Lomnago is composed of two villages: Bodio, the biggest one closer to the lake and Lomnago, uphill toward the Monte Rogorella. Both villages have certainly a pre-Roman origin, probably Celtic or Gaulish.

Main sights

In Bodio:

• S. Crocifisso, a small Romanesque church of the primitive village, recently renovated
• S. Maria church, a Baroque building from 1512
• Villa Beltrami-Gadola, with its distinctive tower

In Lomnago:

• S. Giorgio, an unusual Norman style church built in the 19th century
• Villa Puricelli, with its huge park and the ancient hidden icehouse

World heritage site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling

Stilt house

Stilt houses or pile dwellings or palafitte are houses raised on piles over the surface of the soil or a body of water. Stilt houses are built primarily as a protection against flooding, but also serve to keep out vermin...

 (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps is a series of prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements in and around the Alps built from around 5000 to 500 B.C. on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands...

 UNESCO

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 World Heritage Site.