Claino con Osteno

The Moltrasio Formation also known as the Lombardische Kieselkalk Formation is a geological formation in Italy and Switzerland. This Formation mostly developed in the Lower or Middle Sinemurian stage of the Lower Jurassic, where on the Lombardian basin tectonic activity modified the current marine and terrestrial habitats. Here it developed a series of marine-related depositional settings, represented by an outcrop of 550–600 m of grey Calcarenites and Calcilutites with chert lenses and marly interbeds, that recovers the Sedrina, Moltrasio and Domaro Formations. This was mostly due to the post-Triassic crisis, that was linked locally to tectonics. The Moltrasio Formation is considered a continuation of the Sedrina Limestone and the Hettangian Albenza Formation, and was probably a shallow water succession, developed on the passive margin of the westernmost Southern Alps. It is known due to the exquisite preservation observed on the Outcrop in Osteno, where several kinds of marine biota have been recovered.

Pellio Intelvi was a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Como, on the border with Switzerland. It is divided in two distinct centers, Pellio Inferiore (or Pelsotto) and Pellio Superiore (Pelsopra). It has been a frazione of Alta Valle Intelvi since 2017. It is the birthplace of the Baroque sculptor Ercole Ferrata and of the architects Domenico Corbellini (18th century) and Carlo Lurago.

Ramponio Verna was a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Como. It's a frazione of Alta Valle Intelvi since 2017 and as of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 420 and an area of 4.9 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi).

Ponna (Comasco: Pona [ˈpoːna]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 264 and an area of 6.0 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi).Ponna borders the following municipalities: Claino con Osteno, Colonno, Laino, Ossuccio, Porlezza, Sala Comacina.

Centro Valle Intelvi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy. It was created on 1 January 2018 after the merger of the former comuni of Casasco d'Intelvi, Castiglione d'Intelvi and San Fedele Intelvi.

Laino (Comasco: Laìn [laˈĩː]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Como. Laino borders the following municipalities: Alta Valle Intelvi, Blessagno, Centro Valle Intelvi, Claino con Osteno, Colonno, Pigra, Ponna. Painter Livio Retti was born in Laino (30 November 1692).

San Bartolomeo is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located in the neighborhood of Loggio, in the territory of the commune of Valsolda, Province of Como, region of Lombardy, Italy. This church was founded in 1262, located between Loggio and Drano. Accessible by a set of stairs, the church was refurbished last in 1736, when the belltower was re-erected and granted a golden globe. On the counterfacade is a large fresco depicting the Triumph of the Eucharist, a favorite theme of the Counter-reform, by Giovanni Battista Pozzi, based on a tapestry by Rubens located in Turin.

Blessagno (Comasco: Blessagn [bleˈsaɲ] or Biessagn [bjeˈsaɲ]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Como. Blessagno borders the following municipalities: Centro Valle Intelvi, Dizzasco, Laino, Pigra.

The Cuccio is a 22-kilometre (14 mi) torrent of the Province of Como in north Italy. It rises at Pizzo di Gino (commune of San Nazzaro Val Cavargna) and runs south through the Val Cavargna before entering Lake Lugano at Porlezza.

Dizzasco (Comasco: Dizàsch [diˈtsaʃk]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Como. Dizzasco borders the following municipalities: Argegno, Blessagno, Centro Valle Intelvi, Cerano d'Intelvi, Pigra, Schignano.

Porlezza is a comune (municipality) on Lake Lugano in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Como. Porlezza borders the following municipalities: Bene Lario, Carlazzo, Claino con Osteno, Corrido, Lenno, Ossuccio, Ponna, Val Rezzo, Valsolda. Between 1873 and 1939, Porlezza was linked to Menaggio, on Lake Como, by the Menaggio–Porlezza railway, a steam hauled narrow gauge line built as part of a multi-modal transport link between Menaggio and Luino, on Lake Maggiore.

Pigra is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Como. Located at 881 metres (2,890 ft) above sea level, with a panoramic view on Lake Como, the town is accessible by paved road from Argegno, winds along the Valle d'Intelvi and by cable railway, which in five minutes exceeds a drop of 540 metres (1,770 ft), allowing access to the village directly from Argegno. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 294 and an area of 4.3 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi).Pigra borders the following municipalities: Argegno, Blessagno, Colonno, Dizzasco, Laino.