Many monuments along lake Como are built using a fine material called Sasso di Moltrasio. If the steep rises don’t put you off, in Carate Urio you can discover the places from where this material originates, and be fascinated by their mysterious beauty. Truly, the origin of the name Carate derives from the pre-Latin cara, carra (stone, boulder, rock). We suggest you to clamber there in full moon nights, when the place gives off a strange and mysterious light. Stop by one of the ancient quarries to listen to the stories of the rock.If you wish to know more deeply this and other little known places you can join cultural and gastronomical itineraries organized along the whole region.