Villa Balbianello

Villa del Balbianello, Villa del Balbianello
Italy, Como
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Villa Balbianello

Villa del Balbianello, Villa del Balbianello
Italy, Como
Villa Balbianello is located near the town of Lenno, on a sheer promontory of the Lavedo peninsula on Lake Como. The villa was built in 1787 for Cardinal Durini on the site of a Franciscan church, of which two turrets have been preserved. After the death of the cardinal, the villa was owned by various owners until it was taken over by the Foundation for the Environment in 1988. The villa complex includes 2 residential buildings, a triple arcade, a church, a pier with statues and a stone balustrade, a panoramic garden. Based on the collections of the last owner of the villa, the traveler and conqueror of Everest Guido Monzino, a museum has been opened here, including works of African and Indian art of the pre-Columbian era, Chinese art, English and French furniture of the 18th century.
The area around the villa is divided into terraces, framed by hedges, with picturesque lawns and exotic trees, harmoniously integrated into the surrounding landscape and forming a single composition with the lake and the coastline. Villa Balbianello is considered one of the most romantic places on the lake, so weddings often take place here. At one time, scenes for the next series of films "Star Wars" and "Casino Royale" were filmed in the garden of the villa.

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Traveled 9 years ago
Rating 10
One of the most famous and most beautiful lakes in the world is Lake Como in Italy. Not only the locals think so, but also the majority of those who have been here. Surrounded by high mountains, a bit like a fjord, strewn with many small cozy towns along the coasts, the lake attracts not only thousands of tourists, but also the richest people on the planet who buy luxurious villas here. Como has a certain magic of attraction - once having been here, you want to return. Each villa has its own history.
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