The Piazzetta of Nobiallo, Menaggio, is a characteristic small square of village, surrounded by typical houses; on the facade of one of them is painted an Annunciation of popular taste.
From here passed the lake variant of the ancient Via Regina that connected the Po Valley with the transalpine.
The road descended from Loveno, across the Ghidolda and, having reached the “Ponte della Madonna”, climbed up to the Sasso Rancio.