villas near Cristallo

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Como is Lake Como's largest city where you will find shopping, works of art, churches, gardens, museums, theatres, parks and palaces. Places to go inlcude the Duomo, the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio, Villa Olmo, the Volta Temple and Museum, the Teatro...

Restaurant and snack bar located on Mayo’s Beach, a veritable paradise on Lake Como. Dishes are based on meat and fish specialties, platters of local cheeses and meats, paired with chutneys, fruit and vegetables that can be enjoyed at any time of...

Excellent Pizzeria Our restaurant is also a pizzeria with a wood oven, our pizza is very good, come and try it. By appointment, are welcome, large groups, prepare quality menu and we can offer fast and cared for. Terrace overlooking Lake Rooftop...

Completely renovated during the period 2012/2014 to bring novelty, elegance with the same traditional quality of our products. It has an indoor and an outdoor covered area in the central square of Varenna. An ideal place for a business lunch, a...

Welcome to our Taverna and discover the most typical Tuscan culinary traditions - represented by dishes crafted with joy, harmony and love that our Tuscan housewives have taught us....

Open for lunches and dinners for any occasion. Also offer buffets for special events and dishes for celiacs. Our specialty: the GALLETTO SPIT It must always be booked ahead of time. For groups, we offer an outdoor area with tables, soccer pitch,...

The "Trattoria i Bodega", which is opened from over thirty years, is located amid the lake and mountains, in the middle between Lecco and Abbadia Lariana. It's surrounded by a lot of green spaces, just under the S.Martino. During summer the spacious...

Comfortable places, courtesy, kindness and of course an excellent homemade cooking: these are the ingredients of our restaurant! We will welcome you at lunch and dinner to make you try the delicious recipes of our Chef Maurizio or one of our...

The restaurant, as well as being the completion of a modern hotel, is open to all, to both patrons of passage for groups booked. The large room divisible if necessary, with 220 seats, has large windows with views of the group and communicates...

A few minutes from Lecco, Il Ceppo Restaurant is the location you are looking for your dinner or your wedding on Lake Como. Discover a cuisine that combines the flavors of traditional forms lariana contemporary haute cuisine, and left to conquer the...

In 2003 an old mill with about 300 years of history came to life, after a complete renovation. Bahama Mama retains all the charm of the old mill, the warm family atmosphere of tropical colors and original furniture from various parts of the world....

La Trattoria Grigna sandwich bar welcomes you in a small room inside, overlooking the lake; heated in winter allows you to enjoy the lake as in a conservatory, then in the summer turn into an open garden. La Trattoria Grigna is present in the...

The Hotel Grigna, situated in Mandello del Lario, a few kilometres far from Lecco and just 5 minutes walk from the Lake, very near the railway station and the SS36. The ideal place to relax and to enjoy some of the most beautiful mountain walks,...

Appreciate the excellent local cuisine as polenta, tripe and pizzoccheri. Acquired an extraordinary experience, the restaurant now offers a wide range of specialty seafood, local dishes and a pizza space, offering an unparalleled value for money....

In the historical center of the city of Magreglio in the province of Como, just a few hundred meters from the Ghisallo, there is the Restaurant Pizzeria "La Fontanella" a reference point for all travelers. The Restaurant offers its guests a warm...

The restaurant Da Piero was born in 1980 as a tavern. With the passage of time the local has slowly transformed into one of the most respected and renowned restaurants Lecco in the preparation of specialty seafood. This activity, handed down from...

Crotto di Biosio is located just outside the village overlooking the Como Lake. In summer, our terraces are the perfect place where have dining and enjoy the fantastic landscape: a wide view of lake and mountains. Behind the dining rooms there is...

A simple restaurant .... where you will find a family ... on our plates and in our pizza more than 25 years of experience. From Monday to Friday lunch menu 'pizza at 7.5 € and Menu' kitchen to € 9.5 in the evening on Thursday Friday and Saturday...

A few kilometers from Lake Como and a few hundred meters from the Castello di Vezio, the restaurant "Il Portichetto", opened in April 2004, combines the warmth of welcome. The vegetables are seasonally harvested from our garden, the meat comes from...

Restaurant with traditional cuisine and specialties of the lake, family run....

The restaurant is located in a panoramic position with wonderful view of the three branches of Lake Como, in a charming setting surrounded and embraced by a colorful garden. It is an ideal place for romantic dinners or light lunches in the...

On May 12 2010 Ristorante Borgovino opened its doors to the public. A tiny restaurant, only seven tables inside and two outside, situated in a quaint little Italian town called Varenna on lake Como in northern Italy. You will find several local...

The restaurant is located in an alley of delicious Abbadia Lariana, you will find a comfortable lounge in a contemporary style but also a "cave" with traditional vaulted ceiling; in the spring and summer you can choose to have lunch or dinner in the...

Located in front of the lake with an outside terrace, equipped with an air-conditioning system for the summer months. So even on the hottest days, you’ll be able to come and cool off at our bar while sipping an ice-cold drink in the fresh air. Hot...

Located at the beginning of the road leading from the Grigna Pasturo, easily accessible on foot or by car, Crotto Castagneti is placed at the edge of urban and is surrounded by pastures and woods, in a quiet area full of spontaneous nature. Go to...

Welcome to the Crotto di Pino Restaurant specialised in grilled food. It represents the ideal solution for the one who looks for the good tastes of the traditional kitchen. It offers a pleasant and calm atmosphere where you can spend a romantic...

La Trattoria Americo is a cuisine of traditional flavors and tastes ,classic dishes typical of the area and accompanied by a rich selection of quality wines. In the warm and cozy lounge or in the summer garden, enjoy a family dinner or chat with...

Antica Osteria Casa di Lucia is the ideal location to spend pleasant evenings with friends, romantic dinners and for every occasion of conviviality 'of good wine and good food. It is possible to reserve the room for special events. Call us, we will...

Osteria Ai Granai is designed for pleasant lunch hours and relaxing, comfortable dinners. The modern furniture and ancient stone walls give it a unique elegance in the city of Lecco. Our dishes are prepared with the finest local ingredients and...

The crotto is located in the hamlet of Pozzo City of Civate in the province of Lecco, in the resort 360 m asl with views of Lake Hanno. Crotto Del Capraio, serves typical cuisine of Lombardy. Specialties include: pizzoccheri, risotto, tagliatelle...

The Bellavista is a restaurant with a magnificent view of the lake from the town of Valmadrera.The food is typical local and provides strictly the use of products and fresh ingredients, from the surrounding area. The restaurant aims to promote and...

The restaurant "Cavallino - Trattoria fishermen" offers a wide choice of fresh lake fish, because fish from us daily. The restaurant has indoor rooms and a terrace on the lake opposite the moorings of the ferry to Bellagio. It is the perfect setting...

Varenna, characteristic and ancient town located on the eastern shores of Como Lake, it’s right in front of Bellagio and between lake and mountains in an ensemble of unique and striking scenarios. The old village is reachable through steep alleys,...

The restaurant is located in the hamlet of Vercurago Somasca, in the countryside of the Valle San Martino. It has a large garden and a summer veranda suitable for any type of ceremony. On reservation, we can offer menus: Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten...

Bay Parè is a pizza restaurant hotel situated on Lake Como, on the Lecco branch of Lake Como, where the mountains are the natural frame and seem to fall vertically in the water. The prime location and slightly outside the city center of Lecco make...

Restaurant, pizzeria, bar but also a place where you can organize meetings, private parties, events, banquets, weddings, christenings, communions, baptisms....

A warm and place bright, to find all the quality of food-grade, a welcome that makes you feel at home: the tall ship, which serves as a main counter, dominates the room with its grandeur, immediately bringing the fantasy adventures of ancient boats...

We are in Bologna, a small and typical village just above Varenna. The particular position of the town, set on a mountain with panorama views of the center lake area from Bellagio to Varenna. Our kitchen is typical of Lombardia region with a...

Nestled in a picturesque setting, adjacent to Pioverna, it is easily accessible from Lecco and Milan thanks to the new road-Lecco Ballabio and directions that are on the main road. Its situated in a quiet and leafy corner that recalls the beautiful...

The pizzeria Pioverna of Primaluna (LC) is a modern and quiet atmosphere, where you can taste the culinary specialties from Lecco or the excellent pizza cooked in a wood oven. If you are planning a trip out of town in the province of Lecco take...

A few kilometers from the evocative setting of Lake Como and a few hundred meters from the Castello di Vezio, the restaurant "il Portichetto", combines the warmth of the welcome offered by the management of the family Greppi, and a rich menu with...

La Locanda della Puppola is located in Varenna, on the shore of the beautiful Lake Como. Always characterized by real and unmistakable traditional Tuscan dishes, worked with the love and passion that our families have taught us. All in a fantastic,...

Restaurant, night club, discotheque, and pool. One of the strengths of this new season will be the restaurant, with its unmistakable elegance and sophistication. Completely renovated, it offers a fresh and appetizing menu accompanied by a...

The dishes are simple, the protagonist is lake fish prepared in various ways: shad and whitefish marinated or in green sauce, noodles with missoltini, rice with perch, whitefish with butter and sage, also char, pike, Danube roach, tench and burbot....

Rediscover our local cuisine, the still inimitable flavours of missultit served with traditional polenta, risotto with perch fillet, or the shad freshly caught in the lake. The best seafood specialities are not forgotten, nor are the tasty first...

“Mom, what’s for dinner?" (who hasn’t asked that question?!). Mamma Ciccia shops every morning creating simple tastes which convey the message: we take care of you! And the pampering continues after an aperitif served in the wine cellar, with the...

The restaurant is located in La Breva Lierna (Lecco), less than ten meters from the eastern shore of Lake Como. It is set in a landscaped garden and offers two rooms — elegant and refined, a lovely courtyard, connected to an air-conditioned veranda...

The Sottovento restaurant with its wonderful large terrace faces the lake where it is possible to catch a glimps of Bellagio and the swiss alps beyond. Sottovento is a quite and peaceful location, where you can relax and enjoy only the sound of the...

Restaurant San Gennaro, a name you can trust, to deliver directly the flavors of authentic Neapolitan pizza, an appetizer of fresh delights of the sea, of spaghetti with homemade sauce, fried seafood and grilled fish, not to mention the sweet...

Seated from every point of the restaurant, you can admire the mountains of Lecco. You also have the feeling of being on board a ship, the water of the lake, the city of Lecco can transform a simple lunch, an evening candlelight or a ceremony into an...

If you love and appreciate Italian food, the restaurant “Terrazza Manzoni" is a landmark of typical local gastronomy. The executive chef-patron is Claudio Prandi, worldwide honoured chef (2 Michelin stars) famous for simplicity and creativity of his...

Features a large terrace situated directly on the the lake and from every table you can admire the breathtaking panorama lake gives us.An elegant, serene and romantic atmosphere awaits diners who can choose dishes among local specialties such as...

Its location, at the foot of the Valsassina, in the quaint valley overlooking the panoramic views of the lake two kilometers from the provincial capital. A demonstration of the authenticity of the cuisine and the professional staff, the Villa dei...

At Ristorante Larius you can enjoy excellent pizzas cooked in a wood oven, and specialties with fish from the lake, as the tasty risotto with perch. The Ristorante Larius is located in a panoramic position on the lake Como a few steps from the...

Myo Japanese Cuisine is not just a Japanese restaurant: it drives you in a sensory experience. The attention to detail is the conductive element between the Japanese rigor and imagination Italian / Mediterranean cuisine. Myo serves traditional...

Old western themed restauarant (for when you need a break from all that fish, pizza and polenta). It is an unique experience. There is not omly food, but much, much more. You can find the pleasure of being with friends and of experiencing a world...

The Tuscan restaurant is located in the center of Lecco, in the pedestrian zone. "Il Borgo", as we like to call it, offers specialties and flavors of traditional Tuscan cuisine and a selection of over 100 wines, with an eye to our beloved Tuscany....

Dining options range from Italian, to gourmet burgers Sirloin of Irish Angus, to exotic dishes such as Thai Curry or salmon tataki. Great importance is given to the Spanish cuisine, which are offered many delicious Tapas and classic dishes, such as...

Since 1985, La Cascata has been a path based on family tradition, hospitality as a vocation, the search for quality, professionalism and creativity at every opportunity. The place is nice, stylish and discreet. The fireplace, always on, creates a...

The hospitality linked to the liking of hospitality is our spirit of hosting. We invite you to taste our recipes, national and international, as well as our pizza and some of our specialty pizzas pizza. For more views Please refer to the following...

Situated in a quiet alley of a residential neighborhood on the hill of Lecco. Converted from an old farmhouse in 1600, the setting of this Michelin starred restaurant is elegant, comfortable and intimate. The room accommodates a maximum of seven...

A cellar restaurant with meat and pizza dishes accompanied by hand-selected wines....

The aim is to offer a place to enjoy Persian cooking. The environment has been well thought out and designed taking care of those elements, typical of Persian in order to reconstruct a special atmosphere. The menu includes a wide selection of...

In the elegant and characteristic setting of an old courtyard a few steps from the lake, Corte Fiorina invites you to spend pleasant moments in a warm, relaxing and great atmosphere. In summer you can enjoy your lunch and your dinner outdoors in the...

Turmeric Indian Restaurant, for all lovers of fine Indian cuisine, offers a quaint and pleasant where you can choose from an extensive a la carte menu or let yourself be guided by the tasting menu....

For over a quarter of a century, Don Rodrigo has offered delicious seafood, from appetizers with several courses with the first fruits of the sea, up to the hearty mixed grill. Our intimate and hospitable staff will put each customer right at home....

Restaurant, cafe, wine bar and enoteca. Our kitchen is based on dishes that belong to Italian culture and try to be creative at the same time: we like trying to propose typical flavors mixed up with vegetables and sauces prepared by our Chef! A...

A family run restaurant serving typical dishes from the Lecco region. The cuisine is inspired by the orestino its territory with a staff prepared carefully on the naturalness and authenticity of the product....

Located in Lecco, in the village on the road Closed Lecco-Bergamo, and with ample parking, the Restaurant Pizzeria L'Isola D'Oro, offers Chinese dishes, accompanied by a wide selection of fine wines. The restaurant has a spacious lounge, refined and...

The restaurant "Barbera & Champagne" is housed in an old wine cellar in the historic center of Garlate a few steps from the lake and from the church, "Barbera & Champagne" overlooking the alleys of the village and a small square. In the...

The Albergo Ristorante Gnocchi is housed in an old building located in the heart of historic Cortenova, a beautiful small town framed by the mountains of the Valsassina. The hotel offers its guests 23 rooms.The Gnocchi Restaurant is ideal for...

Our hotel is known by Italian and international clientele for hospitality and service quality. It’s the perfect stop for peace of mind in the mountains of Valsassina. Ideal as a stopover for your summer holiday and as a starting point for mountain...

Our first virtue is the love of food. Cooking is an art that is cultivated with patience, since early morning, when we try to market the best raw materials available. It is a slow search, difficult, sometimes engages more than cooking itself, but it...

The restaurant Hermitage of San Michele awaits you to try the typical Italian cuisine revisited, fresh homemade pasta, fresh fish bought according to the catch. Also at the restaurant, you can find the best cuts of meat breeds under the Italian sun!...

In our restaurant you can enjoy a variety of Italian and Spanish cuisine, with a wide choice of dishes from our à la carte menu, including themed menus Spanish, Italian or the more rustic medieval. It is also possible to have a particular menu for...

Set in Vercana, this apartment is 34 km from Lugano. Guests benefit from balcony. A TV is provided. There is a private bathroom with a bidet and shower. Como is 44 km from Bellavista, while Locarno is 42 km from the property....

In summer, our terraces are the perfect place where have dining and enjoy the fantastic landscape: a wide view of lake and mountains. Crotto di Biosio is located just outside the village overlooking the Como Lake. In winter, we host you in our...

Steak house inspired by Valtellina cuisine and traditionally prepared pizzas. La Locanda di Miro offers various types of cuisine to suit all tastes even the most demanding. In fact in our extensive menu you can choose from lots of delicious pizzas,...

The restaurant is located only 6.7 km from Lecco Ballabio in town, in the green and scenic landscapes of the Valsassina. The compass can meet the needs of those who are looking for a genuine taste and a comfortable atmosphere. Ideal for business...

It is really worth traveling the stretch of road to Barni, through a lush forest, in the spring and summer, and multicolor, in the autumn, leading to the restaurant bar "La Madonnina". The structure, beautiful and well cared for, fits harmoniously...

Discover our history and our kitchen and the possibilities that we have to organize an event in a unique environment in one of the most exclusive locations of ItalyOur buffet, consisting of local products provides several proposals of meats,...

Fine dining and warm hospitality. A multi-award winning Chef Luigi Gandola, and his staff are proud to introduce you to and let you sample the cuisine of Lake Como. From the center of Bellagio you get there on foot, however, a free shuttle service...

The most characteristic place where to share some good food in Bellagio. Since 1973 when Nonna Pina used to run the Trattoria with her son Edoardo, the place still offers you a piece of Italian tradition for everyone's pocket. The place has the...

The "Osteria Quatro Pass", quiet and comfortable, is ideal for those who want to have a pleasant romantic moment but also be in the company of family and close friends. An old warehouse transformed into an intimate and refined setting where you can...

The Albergo Milano is a small gem in the Lake Como area: it is located in the historical center of Varenna, a charming village on the central shore of the lake which has recently become a favourite destination for tourists from all over the world....

A hidden gem located near Perledo, serving authentic Italian food for many generations. Consistently well reviewed and fondly remembered as a highlight by many a visitor. For some years now we’ve been offering this novel and interesting opportunity,...

Welcome to our family run restaurant since 1965, when it was inaugurated by Ostinelli Antonio and Beatrice. The restaurant is located on the famous Salita Serbelloni also known as the "Ditch" a time of the ancient town boundary. Bilacus in Latin...

The restaurant Vecchia Varenna, located in the historic part of town, has a terrace surrounded by the waters of Lake Como. The premises of the 1400s, now used as a restaurant, were home to an ancient laboratory of black marble of Varenna. It is...

Villa Maresi was built on the ruins of an ancient medieval castle is part of the system of fortifications dating back to the Franco-Hispanic war that ended in 1529....

The building now houses the Civic Archaeological Museum Paolo Giovio, is one of the most interesting palaces of the city of Como and retains part of the eighteenth-century interior. The palace, located in a square within the walled city and includes...

Dates from the late eighteenth century but has undergone major renovations and expansions over time. Villa Giovio is located within a park, part of which runs along the long driveway that leads directly to the front of the building whose rustic...

Villa and conference centre with an extensive English Garden. The construction of the villa, built perhaps on the remains of an ancient fortification dating back to the sixteenth century. The beautiful terraces of the park, with steps, balustrades...

Built for the Abbot Marco Gallio on the site of Paolo Giovio's sixteenth-century villa called "The Museum", it dates back to the beginning of the seventeenth century. It has a simple layout, with two loggias on the ground floor, one facing the lake...

The villa is now headquarters of Antonio Ratti foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the culture of textiles and contemporary art. It was built between 19th and the beginning of 20th century and belonged to different people. Among them...

The family bankers Amsick from Hamburg bought several properties in the enchanting corner of San Giovanni. The project involved demolition of some houses, silk factories, and three villas overlooking a lake. For this reason, in San Giovanni there is...

Villa del Grumello is an historical mansion placed in a breathtaking setting: a wonderful park overlooking the lake. The villa’s interior can only be experienced for special functions and events but its majestic exterior can be viewed by the public...

Adjacent to Park Maier, is this villa built in the mid-nineteenth century for the Milan Bar Emilio Ferrario and Pompey, before moving into the hands of various owners. Initially the villa was surrounded by a large park that later in 1925 was...

Built in 1790 and renovated in 1850 in neoclassical form, Villa Geno is located alongside the famous Como fountain, featuring a jet of water 30 meters high. It is set in a unique natural complex consisting of the Lake and the promontory as a...

Private villa viewable only from outside or the lake. Owned by Count Mario Allamel, a very affable host who frequently invited with Cernobbio’s citizens to literary events and music in the beautiful garden and gazebo. It is located on a lakefront...

Located opposite Comacina island, this villa was once the home to many distinguished individuals including Beccaria Bonesana who built the villa in the 18th century and much later Cesare Cantu, writer, historian and patriot who left it to his...

Presently the municipal office for the town of Cavallasca and tourist office for Spina Verde Park, the villa is surrounded by a beautiful park and terraces. The building has important wall paintings, mythological and biblical in theme. Noteworthy...

Available for private rental with chef and all modern amenities. Also known as Villa Taglioni, after the original owner, ballerina Marie Taglioni who in lived in the feudal home for forty years. The property later went to Michele Riccardi, owner of...

Nineteenth century villa transformed into a comfortable, charming family-run, with a cozy living rooms in Art Nouveau style with large windows and original period frescoes. The villa, characterized by a central backlog open loggias with three arches...

A wonderful refined property with Lake, Gardens and more. Dating back to the 1750’s and is in fact where the famous Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi stayed and composed ‘La Traviata’. Private residence. The garden, slightly downhill towards the lake,...

The Villa Erker Hocevar is surrounded by a large garden, overlooking the road along the lake, which is directly connected by a passageway. Built between 1829 and 1830, the villa's fame is tied to a long stay of Vincenzo Bellini, famed opera...

Built around 1850 by Russian Prince Troubetzkoy, married to one of the daughters of famous Ballerina Marta Taglioni. The Prince came to the area after having served six months heavy labour in a Siberia for plotting against Czar Nicholas I. He...

Located in a panoramic position between the inlet of Loppia and the hamlet of San Giovanni, Villa Taverna was built by Count Paolo Taverna at the end of the eighteenth century. The villa is a private residence and can only be seen from the lake. The...

Privately owned and protected by a high wall, this villa tempts curious visitors with its elegant garden, thanks to a wide gate, overlooking Via Regina. It is also one of the points of interest along the celebrated Green Way. The villa divides the...

It is one of the most famous villas of the lake, set apart and sad, with a mysterious and disquieting aspect. It seems that upon the building heap an inscrutable aura, quite as the ghosts that disturbed its first owner, the count Giovanni Anguissola...

One of the most visited places in Gravedona, whose roots lie in both the history of the small village that among the powers of wealthy Europeans in 1600. After obtaining the “Feudo delle Tre Pievi" (a feud composed of the three parishes Sorico,...

The villa stands in a park of about 8,000 sq.mt., which is composed of flowerbeds and a lawn with palm trees. During the summer, the park is used as a location for cultural, recreational and folkloristic events. Today, Villa Camilla is the property...

To reach this private villa, you must walk a stone staircase, the so-called 'Scalotta', from the docks of Loppia (near Bellagio) alongside Villa Melzi, with eight hundred steps that leads up to an Italian garden with fountain. The roof is decorated...

Ever wonder where that stunning backdrop to Daniel Craig's R&R was? The 18th century Villa Balbianello hosted Mr Craig and his Hollywood crew. The mansion sits on a spit of land jutting into the deep green waters of the Lake whose shores are...

Private Residence. Built by the lake in the second half of the eighteenth century, the property was later expanded and renovated villa especially in the part of the garden. At the top of the garden, the Balzaretto also built the Mausoleum Gonzaga,...

Following a stay in Lake Como, George Clooney was fascinated by the area and bought a house in Laglio, a villa of the eighteenth century called Villa Oleandra. He later became an honorary citizen of the small lakeside town and sits on the committee...

A fascinating museum-house of the XIX century that belonged to Enrico Mylius, a German patron and a friend of Goethe and Manzoni, who collected works of important artists. The garden, rich with sculptures and rare plants, gives the opportunity of a...

Restored villa located next to Villa Mylius Vigoni with beautiful grounds and views of the lake. The building is currently used as a conference facility but up to the 19th century it was a silk mill. This property was owned by the family of the...

Located next to Villa d’Este, this villa is in the private hands of the Volpi-Bassani family. The gardens can be visited during the week by groups of ten or more. Villa Pizzo Cernobbio: Giovanni Muggiasca purchased the farmland on the Pizzo...

Villa Bernasconi is one of the most precious examples of art nouveau in Italy. It is owned by the town of Cernobbio and is now a cultural center hosting exhibitions and events. It was built before 1905 in Cernobbio, not directly on the lake but not...

Villa Saporiti or "La Rotonda" in Como owes its name to the elliptical hall that protrudes towards the lake. Villa Saporiti was built at the end of the eighteenth century for the marquis Villani of Milani on a design by Leopoldo Pollack. The...

Villa Erba is a 19th-century villa in Cernobbio, on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. It serves as a world-renown conference centre and was the filming location for Ocean’s Twelve in 2004 and Gwen Stefani's single "Cool". Villa Erba was built by Luigi...

Villa Fontanelle is near Moltrasio on the Lake Como, Lombardy, Italy, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Milan. Presently owned by Russian billionaire Arkady Novikov, this villa was once home to Gianni Versace who lived there until his murder in 1997....

Located on the western shore of Lake Como, Villa del Balbianello is perched on the point of the Dosso di Lavedo, a wooded promontory that juts out from the coastline to form a small peninsula. Villa del Balbianello is famous for its elaborate...

Stately neoclassical building dating back to the end of 1700. It has an Italian garden at the front and an English park at the back with secular trees and woody plants. The villa belongs to the City Council which uses it for conventions, events and...

Villa Carlotta is a unique sanctuary of art and beauty with its magnificent botanical specimens and art masterpieces in over 70,000 square meters of gardens and museum. It is located on the most picturesque part of Lake Como and renown for its...

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