Villas and Museums

The villas on lake Como, with their beautiful gardens, are famous.
Residence for noble families in the past and for luxury hotels, congress centres and VIP nowadays, each villa is worth a visit.
According to your spare time, you can feel the inspiration given by an art exhibition in Villa Olmo or smell the fragrant flowers in Villa Carlotta and Villa Melzi.

Here are a few suggestions:

• Como: Villa Olmo
• Bellagio: Villa Melzi
• Tremezzo: Villa Carlotta
• Lenno: Villa Balbianello
• Varenna: Villa Cipressi,  Villa Monastero

www.lombardiabeniculturali.it/percorsi/ville-como (only in Italian!)

EXHIBITIONS
Chagall, Kandinsky, Malevic, Klimt, Mirò, Picasso, Magritte… The Impressionism and Symbolism masterpieces are only a few among those exhibited at Villa Olmo in the past few years.
Skip into the site and look what’s on display!

MUSEUMS
In Como you can also find many renowned museums, open till late: the Town Picture Gallery, The Volta Museum, the Archaeological Museum “Paolo Giovio”, the Historical Museum “Giuseppe Garibaldi”. Discover them on the site.