Villa Pliniana, originally built in the 16th century, is located in the Municipality of Torno, on the west shore of Lake Como. It stands on an isolated cove, next to a natural stream that runs into the lake in the form of a 70-metre high waterfall. The villa can be approached either via a picturesque […]
Libeskind on Lake Como As of October 1st, 2015, there is a new work of art on display on Lake Como’s breakwater. It has been created by the Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind, one of the world’s most important architects, and donated to the city of Como. The work (see picture) has raised both enthusiastic and […]
This villa was once called Villa Pasta, after the name of its resident in the 1800 – Giuditta Pasta – one of the most famous lyric performers of the day. A neoclassical villa with vast rooms and an elegant portico with loggia, the original structure was actually demolished and rebuilt in 1904, taking on the […]
From Severini to Boccioni, De Chirico to Manzoni, a miniature museum located within the walls of Casa Boschi Di Stefano. A series of works showcasing 20th century art and the life of two generous and untiring collectors who, dying without heirs, left all their works to the City of Milan. This is more an inhabited […]
A fortified castle, Palazzo Gallio offers an incredibly expansive view of the waters of Lake Como. This cardinal’s residence was built on a rocky promontory that dominates Gravedona, one of Lake Como’s most important artistic centres. Gravedona is located in an inlet at the mouth of the Valle del Liro, opposite the peninsula of Piona […]
Raise your hand if you have ever thought with some horror about listening in religious silence to the singing (in general, totally obscure) of a heavy-set lady holding a lance and wearing a horn-adorned helmet on her head; or assisting in the lost love warbles of a tenor, forever separated from his soprano because of […]
Protected by a high wall, the elegant gardens of Villa del Balbiano can be glimpsed through the large gates on the street running between Ossuccio and Lenno. This villa, protected an item of Envronmental Heritage, was built in mid-1500’s. Towards the end of the century, the property was given to Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio who commissioned […]
Villa Carlia, Bolvedro The Villa is located on the western side of Lake Como in Bolvedro, a picturesque village well-known for its historic and artistic beauties, as well as for its unusual microclimate, with temperatures 5 degrees higher than in any other location around the lake. Built in 1676, Villa Carlia stands at the top […]
