On the eastern shore of Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region of Lombardy

 “Make your heart like a lake, with a calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.” – Lao Tzu

=========================================
(on the eastern shore of Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region of Lombardy) Lake Como is found in northern Italy, 25 miles (40 km) north of Milan, in a natural depression surrounded by limestone and granite mountains. Lake Como's luxuriant lakeshore vegetation includes vines and fig, pomegranate, olive, chestnut, and oleander trees. There is fishing for trout, eel, and agoni, a type of herring, but pollution has much reduced the fish population. The lake is famous for the natural beauty of its setting and for the handsome villas on its shores. Featured here is the lovely village of Bellano, located at northern outlet of the Valsassina valley in the Alps. Bellano's main attraction is the Orrido ("gorge" or small canyon), which was formed through erosion by the Pioverna River -- as its icy waters dug deep into the Valsassina mountains. (The erosion started some 15 million years ago.) Located on Piazza di San Giorgio, in central Bellano, is the 14th-century gothic Chiesa dei Santi Nazzaro e Celso parish church, dedicated to the Saints Nazaro e Celso. (The parish is part of the Upper Lario deanery of the archdiocese of Milan.)