Faro Voltiano di Brunate

Lighthouse Lake of como, Italy

The Voltiano Lighthouse is a monument dedicated to Alessandro Volta, inventor of the electric battery. 29 meters high, it dominates the lake and allows you to admire the Lario and the entire valley below from above. The Voltian lighthouse was erected in 1927 as well as the Volta Temple, on the occasion of the centenary of Volta's death and to celebrate the recent advent of a modern network for lighting and for the diffusion of electricity in the city of Como. The designer of the lighthouse is the engineer Gabriele Giussani.