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CADENABBIA

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 928 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CADENABBIA  , a See also:

village of See also:Lombardy, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of See also:Como, about 15 M . N.N.E. by steamer from the See also:town of Como . It is situated on the W. See also:shore of the See also:lake of Como, and owing to the See also:great beauty of the scenery and of the vegetation, and its sheltered situation, is a favourite See also:spring and autumn resort . The most famous of its villas is the See also:Villa Carlotta, now the See also:property of the See also:duke of See also:Saxe-See also:Meiningen, which contains See also:marble reliefs by See also:Thorwaldsen, representing the See also:triumph of See also:Alexander, and statues by See also:Canova .

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