Bell towers, in Italy, can give you some idea of their maker, and when they were erected. In the cities I have visited in Northern Italy, you often can not see the tower from the church. In the case of San Carlos Church you have to go down to the town center about 1/2 mile away and look back to the Spanish style bell tower.
Built in 1614, during Spanish control, the tower reflects the Spanish heritage of this area. Though it dominated for only a few years, you can see it in the tower. To Californians, you can see similarities to the Mission architecture of El Camino Real Missions.
The church bell towers through the Lombardy region ring on the hour and half hour from early in the morning until about midnight. San Stefano is the main bell in Menaggio, and it's beautiful peels can be heard from all throughout the town! This is the biggest that I have seen during my short stay in Italy, and the loudest.
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