Faro Voltiano

You can perhaps tell that Alessandro Volta was the favored son of Como because there's an awful lot of stuff named after him. Like this lighthouse, the Faro Voltiano.



Yes, it's a lighthouse. On top of a mountain? I mean, yes, it's near a lake, but it is not a useful device, just a monument. That said the view from up there is quite nice. Almost worth hiking up a giant hill then climbing a few hundred stairs for. I kid, I liked it!



It's a cool spot to see the west fork of the lake. The guys liked it too.



It happened to work out that we caught the end of a large speed boat race on the lake while were up at the lighthouse. There were seven or so of these large racing boats, catamarans perhaps fifty feet in length. Lots of helicopters were out there covering the race, too.



And this was pretty much our last activity in Como for the day. We headed down the lighthouse, down the hill, and down the Funicular to the train station to head back to our respective homes. And I am pretty sure we were all tired!