Introbio

Introbio is a city on Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy, of the province of Lecco in Lombardy, historic center and district capital of Valsassina.

Quotes

 * In the past, on Lake Como, the rich only bought villas on the hills or high rocks of Lake Como, as Pliny did with Villa Commedia, in order not to lose sight and not to have flooding. The poor go to the shore to let the water lick your feet.
 * Giorgio Gandola, "Lake Como", Il Giornale, 7 March 2008
 * Invalsasina infra Vimognio et Introbbio amandesstra entrando per la via di Leccho si trova la Trosa fiume che chade da un sasso altissimo e chadendo entra sotto terra elli finisscie il fiume. (Modern Italian)
 * In Valsassina between Vimogno and Introbio on the right as you enter via di Lecco is the Troggia river which falls from a very high stone and as it falls it enters the ground where the river ends (referring to the surroundings of Troggia Falls or Cascate della Troggia on Lake Como in the mountain of Grigne).
 * Leonardo da Vinci, Codex Atlanticus (Codex Leonardo, 1478–1519)
 * In Valsassina, infra Vimogno e Introbbio a man destra entrando per la via di Lecco, si trova Trosa, fiume che cade da uno sasso altissimo, e cadendo entra sotto terra e li finisce il fiume. 3 miglia più in là si trova li edifici della vena del rame e dello argento, presso una terra detta Pra Santo Petro e vene di ferro e cose fantastiche. La Grigna è la più alta montagna ch'abbi questi paesi, ed è pelata. (Ancient Italian)
 * In Valsassina, between Vimogno and Introbio, if you enter keeping right on way of Lecco, you will find Trosa, a river that falls from a very high stone, and as it falls it enters the ground and that is where the river ends. 3 miles further on are the buildings of the vein of copper and silver, near a land called Prato San Pietro and veins of iron and fantastic things. Grigna is the highest mountain these towns have, and it is bald. (Leonardo da Vinci, Codex Atlanticus, paper F.573)