Montano Lucino borders the following municipalities: Cavallasca, Colverde, Como, Grandate, San Fermo della Battaglia, Villa Guardia.

It is believed that the name comes from Roman times: Montano derives from montanus ('mountainous'),[4][5] and Lucino from lucinus (lucus, 'sacred forest')[4][5] or from the personal name Licinio.

[4][5] Some pieces of pottery found in the area date back to this period,[5] as well as some flints even earlier than 1500 years.

[8] In the same period, the two communes of Montano and Lucino are found to have already redeemed themselves from the infeudation but were still subject to the fifteen-year payment related to the redemption.

[9] A decree of administrative reorganization of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy dated 1807 sanctioned for the municipality of Montano the aggregation to Gironico,[10] while for that of Lucino the incorporation to Como.

[11][12] The Napoleonic decisions did not survive the Restoration, which resulted in the reconstitution of Montano and Lucino as two autonomous municipal entities.

The event is aimed at promoting the world of animal husbandry and agriculture, with exhibitions of horses, cattle breeding, and slaughter.

Crossed by the Via Varesina, (State Road 342 Briantea), between 1910 and 1955 the town was served by a stop along the tramway Como-Appiano Gentile-Mozzate.