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CADENABBIA, a village of Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Como, 15m. N.N.E. by steamer from Como, on the west shore of the lake of Como, and a favourite spring and autumn resort. The Villa Carlotta, formerly the property of the duke of Saxe Meiningen, now belonging to the Italian Government, contains marble reliefs by Thorwaldsen, representing the triumph of Alexander, and statues by Canova.