Lecco is a city of approximately 47,000 inhabitants in Lombardy, Northern Italy, 50 kilometres north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como. The Bergamo Alps rise to the north and east, cut through by the Valsassina of which Lecco marks the southern end. The lake, narrows to form the River Adda, so bridges were built to improve road communications with Como and Milan.