Monte Cornizzolo ( Insubric ''Curnisciöö'') is a

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situated between the

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and the

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, northern

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, particularly in the territory of the village of

Canzo Canzo (; , ; Canzés, locally: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of the Italian province of Como. It is the last town north of the historical Brianza region of Lombardy, capital of the Lake Como Triangle community and a regional tourism destinat ...

. The peak reaches 1,241 metres in

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. It houses the Marisa Consigliere

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, open every Sunday throughout the year, at 1,100 metres above

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. Mount Cornizzolo is well known amongst

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and

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fans, due to a launch camp which is available almost all year. An element of historical interest is the Abbey of San Pietro al Monte, an 11th-century building which is located in a little valley on the mountain. Cornizzolo has historically been a holy mountain, seat of

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(e.g. the ''Coppelle'': cult of Water), Celtic (e.g. the ''Cepp da l'Angua'': cult of Anguana), Roman (e.g. the ''Fons Sacer'': cult of Mars) and

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worships. At the foot of the mountain there are the Shrine of Saint Miro, the Chapel of Saint Michael at Lazzaretto, the Chapel of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, La Santa, the Church of Saint Francis, the Church of the Saints Vitus and Modest, the Monastery of Saint Calocero, the Church of Saint Nazarus, the Church of Saint Andrew at Isella, the Pilgrims' House, the Church of Saint Steven, the Chapel of Our Lady of Caravaggio, the Monastery of Barnabite Fathers, the Church of Saint Lorence, the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snow, the Church of the Holy Spirit, the Church of Saint Antony, the Church of Saint Martin, the Church of Saint Thomas, and many other religious buildings.

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Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Lombardy {{Lecco-geo-stub