Location
Peglio is a small mountain comune of the Alto Lario, at 650 metres altitude on the slopes of the Sasso Pelo, above Domaso, near the confluence of the Livo plain into the Liro valley.
History
The earliest records date back to the Statutes of Como of 1335, which mention the village as “Pellio montis Grabadone” among the comuni of the Gravedona pieve charged with maintaining a section of the via Regina. It was part of the fief of the Tre Pievi, under the jurisdiction of Gravedona’s feudal podestà.
What to see
A mountain village with pastures and forests, characteristic of the interior of the Alto Lario; from the hamlet of Dangri opens the view over the Val Darengo.
What to do and excursions
From Peglio starts the walk towards Livo, Arecc and Dosso del Liro among vineyards and views over the Pian di Spagna — details in the dedicated itinerary linked to this page. For those seeking a more demanding excursion, also from Peglio starts the long route towards Lake Darengo and Capanna Como, part of the Alta Via del Lario — this itinerary too is linked to this page.
Getting there
Climb from the SS340 at Gravedona along the mid-slope provincial roads that connect Peglio to Montemezzo, Livo and Dosso del Liro.