Lariana Boat Museum
This is how Pia Sala, daughter of Giacomo—who sailed this marvelous gondola up and down the Como branch in ceaseless commercial service—tells the story.This is the authentic Gondola Lariana, the most common cargo boat of the region; it could reach up to 28 meters in length and carry up to 100 metric tons.It is characterized […]
The most beautiful boat that has ever sailed the waters of Lake Como—when we talk about the Cisko, it’s like talking about Stradivari. Those are boats made by artists.Such is the fame of the Cisko-Yu, according to the accounts of those who saw it race. And besides being beautiful, it was also unbeatable.Legend has it […]
The 1L registration plate is used for boats registered on Lake Como, which is known as “Primo Lago” (First Lake).This boat once belonged to Countess Carlangela Durini of Monza and was donated to the Museo Barca Lariana by her daughter, Rita Ajmone-Cat, along with the plaques and medals won by her beloved mother in the […]
Among the jewels of the MBL collection is this Venetian gondola, the oldest gondola in the world with “felze” and in perfect condition.The origin of the name “gondola” is a mystery. Devoto-Oli attributes it to a combination of the ancient Greek term kondura (a type of boat) and the Italian d-ondola-re. Another theory suggests that […]
The shipwright Giacomo Colombo, a true self-made man, is the heart and soul of the shipyard.From a young age, he learned the trade at the Abbate and Cranchi shipyards on Lake Como, and later honed his skills at the prestigious Riva shipyard in Sarnico.In 1962, he acquired the RIVA dealership in Menaggio. It was here […]
