▁Lomb ard y , ▁including ▁that ▁of ▁O ss uc cio , ▁were ▁added ▁by ▁UN ES CO ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Heritage ▁List . ▁ ▁Vill ages , ▁resort s , ▁and ▁other ▁remarkable ▁local ities ▁near ▁the ▁lake ▁ ▁References ▁in ▁literature ▁▁ ▁Ernst ▁St av ro ▁Blo feld ▁retre ats ▁to ▁a ▁" met ropol itan ▁hotel " ▁on ▁Lake ▁Como ▁after ▁his ▁plans ▁are ▁fo iled ▁by ▁James ▁Bond ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁On ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁Secret ▁Service ▁by ▁Ian ▁F lem ing . ▁ ▁G ai us ▁Cat ull us ▁asks ▁his ▁friend ▁Ca ec il ius ▁to ▁depart ▁from ▁Lake ▁Como ▁to ▁Rome ▁in ▁poem ▁ 3 5 . ▁ ▁Paul ▁the ▁De acon , ▁a ▁Lomb ard ▁grammar ian ▁and ▁poet ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century , ▁wrote ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁better ▁known ▁po ems ▁in ▁pra ise ▁of ▁Lake ▁Como ▁( V ers us ▁in ▁Lau de ▁L ari i ▁La ci ). ▁ ▁Aless andro ▁Man z oni ▁chose ▁to ▁start ▁his ▁The ▁Bet ro th ed ▁with ▁a ▁graph ic ▁description ▁of ▁Lake ▁Como . ▁ ▁Fab rice ▁del ▁D ongo , ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁The ▁Char ter house ▁of ▁Par ma ▁by ▁St end hal , ▁is ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁near ▁Lake ▁Como . ▁ ▁Let it ia ▁Elizabeth ▁Land on ' s ▁poem ▁ ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Fish er ' s ▁Draw ing ▁Room ▁Sc rap ▁Book , ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁ ▁Mark ▁Tw ain ▁visited