On Line Testing Symposium will be held in the Grand Hotel di Como, a modern and efficient hotel, characterized by Italian style and taste. It is situated in Como, on the shore of the third biggest Italian lake.


It is situated in a unique and rich environment, where within a few miles of industrial areas you can find the mountains, the lake, and the beautiful valleys of the Alps.

Just 30 minutes from the Milan Malpensa airport or downtown Milan and two kilometres from the Swiss border, it is easily reachable by air (with direct flights to Malpensa from all major international airports), by car, as well as by train.

By air
By train

At the southern tip of the lake, 40km (25 miles) north of Milan, Como is known for its silk industry.

Most visitors at least pass through here to take a cruise on the lake. But because Como is also an industrial city, this isn't the best place to stay (head instead to one of the more attractive resorts along the lake, such as Bellagio), unless you don't have your own car and are dependent on public transportation (in which case it's the most convenient base).
For centuries, the town's economy has been linked to Milan. Como has been making silk since Marco Polo first returned with silkworms from China (since the end of World War II, Como has left the cultivation of silk to the Chinese and just imports the thread to weave into fabrics). Como's silk makers are major suppliers for the fashion designers of Milan, and big names like Giorgio Armani come here to discuss the patterns that they want with silk manufacturers.

©2006 Laboratoire TIMA.