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"Villas on the lake of Como" |
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"VILLA MILYUS VIGONI - MENAGGIO"
In 1829 Mylius bought a villa on the slopes above Menaggio which he made more attractive and bigger during the years to place his rich collection of paintings, statues and rich furniture. In this way a house - museum was created which thanks to the attention of the descendants, the family Vigoni, has been conserved up to today . The special atmosphere of the villa is not only created by the huge family portraits and by the antique furniture, but also by the objects of daily use like clocks, cutlery, house linen and children's toys. Everything reminds of the 18th century. The big English garden, designed by Giuseppe Balzartetti, surrounds the villa and forms a frame of natural beauty: orchids, hundred-year-old trees and exotic plants form a unique atmosphere. The paths leading through the garden are adorned with statues A neoclassic temple with works of Thorvaldsen and Marchesi stands on a hillock to remember Giulio, Enrico Mylius's only son. The villa is now owned by the German Federal Republic and seat of the German-Italian cultural foundation Villa Vigoni which organises high level meetings. |
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"VILLA CARLOTTA - TREMEZZO"
Villa Carlotta is situated in the town Tremezzo. It was built at the end of XVII century by the Milanese marquis Giorgio Clerici in a natural basin between lake and mountains. The architect created an important but sober building, with an Italian garden decorated with sculptures, stairs and fountains. It was with Gian Battista Sommariva, the following owner, that the property in Tremezzo attained the summit of its splendour. The villa became a temple of XIX century art with works of Canova, Thorvaldsen and Hayez and part of the park was transformed in a fascinating romantic garden. Sommariva's heirs sold the villa in 1843 to Princess Marianne of Nassau, who gave it as a present to her daughter Carlotta in occasion of her wedding with Georg II of Saxen-Meiningen. Very fond in botanic, Georg enriched the park, today of great historical and environmental value. The gardens of Villa Carlotta chiefly owe their reputation to the rhododendrons’ and azaleas’ spring flowering, consisting of over 150 different sorts. But the gardens are worth to visit in every period of the year: old varieties of camellias, century old cedars and sequoias, huge planes and tropical plants, the Rock garden and the Ferns valley, the Rhododendrons wood and the Bamboos garden, the agricultural tools museum and wonderful views of the lake. |
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"VILLA MELZI - BELLAGGIO"
Francesco Melzi d’Eril, count of Lodi and Vice president of the First Italian Republic in the time of Napoleon, decided at the beginning of the 18th century to build a summer residence at Bellagio. The villa was built between 1808 and 1810; Count Melzi’s taste for the neo-classical style came from Napoleonic France and inspired his choice of the architect Giocondo Albertolli. The white columns that flank the landing stage in front of the villa, and the regular succession of the windows enhance the classical style of the house when viewed from the lake. The park was commissioned to Luigi Canonica and the agronomist Luigi Villoresi, who also laid out the Parco di Monza The axis of the garden extends up the slope from the lake to a high point above the villa. It is crossed by many winding paths. Under the trees, along the shore and at the intersections of the paths, are Egyptian sculptures and Roman statues which add to the romantic atmosphere of the garden. According to the taste of the period lots of exotic trees were planted. Fascinating is the Japanese pond with water lilies, surrounded by Japanese maple trees and cedar trees. In April and May you can admire the blooming of the azaleas and rhododendrons. |
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"VILLA MONASTERO - VARENNA"
Villa Monastero is situated on the lake side at Varenna on the way to Fiumelatte. The villa, as the name indicates, was a Cistercian convent dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen. It was probably founded before 1200 after the destruction of the Island Comacina, by the Comaschi during the war between Milan and Como. In 1567, the convent was dissolved and the villa and grounds were bought by the noble family Mornico from Cortenova in Valsassina. In 1645 Lelio Mornico completely changed the old convent into a splendid abode. In the 18th century it had various owners and during the second half of the 18th century it underwent some great restore works. At the end of the century the German Kees became the owner and he enriched the garden. In 1918 the villa was appropriated by the government, and in 1925 bought by Marco De Marchi who donated it to the state; in 1977 it finally past to the C.N.R. (National Council of Research). The villa had become in a few years an international cultural and scientific centre and from 1996 managed by the Province of Lecco. In 2003 the inside of the villa became a museum with 14 rooms furnished with original objects and furniture. The villa stands in a magnificent park where citrus, cypresses, pine trees and agaves grow and stretches over more than a kilometre. Statues and bas-reliefs can be admired along the paths among the numerous Mediterranean and tropical plants. Connected with Villa Monastero is Villa Cipressi, recently purchased by an association of local governments, and has become a cultural centre. It also has a splendid garden with lots of cypresses hence the name. The Villa originally belonged to the Serpontis, one of Varenna’s oldest families. |
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"VILLA BALBIANELLO - LENNO"
Lavedo. The peninsula is covered with woods and reaches far into the lake. Thanks to its unique position, the view from the villa is splendid. Cardinal Angelo Durini had it built in 1787, where there was a small Fransiscan monastery. The complex is formed by two square constructions and a loggia with a wonderful view of the gulfs of “Venere”and “Diana”.
The Villa has a delightful landing stage from where a flight of steps leads up to the garden. The garden's structure follows the natural form of the terrain. At some points there are steep rocks, that form terraces at various heights where lawns, hedges, cypresses and chestnuts succeed each other. After the death of Cardinal Durini the villa was sold to Giuseppe Arconati Visconti. He enriched the garden and the loggia. After a period of neglect, the villa was bought, just after the first World War, by the American general Butler Amos. He renovated the whole complex. After his death the property was bought by Count Guido Monzino, an explorer, who brought his collection of art pieces and reminders of his explorations to the villa. In 1988 the count left the Villa to the FAI, the Italian National Trust. |
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"VILLA SERBELLONI - BELLAGGIO"
Villa Serbelloni is situated on the wooded promontory of Bellagio which divides the lake in 2 branches. The villa is surrounded by approximately 50 acres of park and garden; the main house has a breathtaking view of the lake and the mountains. The villa was built in 1605 for the owners of the promontory, the Sfondratis, and in 1788 it was bought by the Serbellonis, a Milanese family who developed the property and the garden much as it is today. The estate was given to the Rockefeller foundation in the late 1950s and the villa is now used as a conference centre and as an international study centre for scholars and artists.
The lower part of the garden is an informal parkland planted with olive trees and Italian cypresses. This is traversed by a long winding drive leading up to the main house. The upper garden behind the villa is mainly woodland and contains a belvedere with a fine view of the Lecco branch. The more formal part of the garden, near the house, dates from the 18th century and consists of three curved terraces on which there are many fine topiary specimens, as well as flowering plants and shrubs. A seperate small garden has a fountain dedicated to Cecilio Plinio. |
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