Villa del Balbianello
AttractionLake ComoAbout 3 hours
A terraced villa on a wooded promontory, reachable by boat or a woodland walk, with loggias framing the lake in three directions. The most photographed garden on Como and deservedly so. Numbers are managed and the garden and house are ticketed separately. Half a day with the crossing.
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