Villas & gardens.
Lake Como is lined with grand villas and botanical gardens, many open to visitors. Here are the ones worth planning a day around — and the towns they belong to.
The grand houses
Where to see them
Each villa links to its town guide for opening hours, tickets and how to get there.
Villa del BalbianelloCinematic terraced gardens on a wooded promontory at Lenno — the lake's most photographed villa.Lenno Villa CarlottaBotanical gardens at Tremezzina famous for spring azaleas and rhododendrons.Tremezzina Villa Melzi d'ErilNeoclassical villa and English-style lakeside park on the Bellagio shore.Bellagio Villa MonasteroA former monastery turned villa with a two-kilometre botanical garden in Varenna.Varenna Villa OlmoGrand neoclassical villa and public gardens on the edge of Como city.Como Villa Serbelloni gardensHilltop gardens above Bellagio with sweeping views over the lake's three branches.Bellagio