Campanile di Ossuccio

The area is home to the town of Ossuccio is called Zoca de l'oli ( Conca oil in the local dialect ) , because of the extensive olive groves that dare to flourish in a latitude so unusual . This is an area which enjoys a mild climate so as to encourage the flowering of Mediterranean species , but also a land rich in history , legends and monuments such as the famous Romanesque bell tower , located at the Oratory of St. Mary Magdalene , of in front of Villa Leoni.
Osuccio is an ancient town whose history blends with that of Comacina Island . The island , home to an important church during the early centuries of Christianity, was fortified by the Byzantines, then defeated by the Lombards of Autari ( 588 ) who had the privilege to name the country. [Citation needed] In the following centuries , the that it has become the safest haven of kings and dukes with their courts and treasures, earned him the nickname Chrysopolis , city of Gold . During the ten-year war sided with Milan but concurred with his fleet to the defeat of the city, which in 1169 took his revenge , violently occupying the island and forcing the inhabitants to disperse on the coast facing . ( Wikipedia : http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossuccio )