Do not miss this place if you're in the area. The gardens are stunning and well worth taking the longest of the clearly waymarked trail and taking your time. I saw that there is a shorter trail for people with walking problems and that there is a lift to the upper level of the garden. The rooms in the house that are open to the public are well worth a look, especially for the stunning Canova statues.

We loved the villa, make sure you have 2-3 hours to visit. Amazing interior, authentic furniture, and many historical documents. Beautiful gardens, the walkways are color coded for distance. We were there at 10 a.m. when the doors opened (off season hours) and almost had the villa to ourselves. Helpful staff, English speaking.

My wife and I enjoyed walking the grounds of this villa and viewing the interior of the villa and its contents. We found the museum/villa extremely interesting and the walk on the grounds to be equally impressive. We took a ferry from Varena where we were staying. Recommend this villa as a place to visit if you are into history and/or architecture.

Gorgeous gardens with very nice and helpful staff. The villa was nice with lovely artwork, beautiful views and exquisite sculptures. The gardens were magnificent! The contrast and beautifully maintained landscapes are unsurpassed. Plan on spending a long time strolling through the various types of trees, plants and gardens. Peek through the palm trees to view snow capped mountains. Amazing. Our favorite villa on Lake Como.

Lovely gardens, with wonderful views of lake Como. We found it took us less than 90 mins to do the complete walk around, but if you wanted to take the full time or go back around this would be fine. Inside was less impressive than the gardens or the outside, but still nice to see. The cellar was interactive and enjoyable. Would recommend this to anyone, definitely worth the money.

Love this place! We arrived right when it opened and it was so nice to stroll through the grounds and the museum practically all by ourselves. The tree rhododendrons and azaleas were so colorful, the rock garden was beautifully landscaped with stunning flowers, the roses and camellias were amazing...I could go on and on. Oh, and the museum is a must-see both for the beauty of the rooms and for the works of art. Absolutely worth a visit.

Lovely stroll in the huge garden and arbetrerum. The villa itself is ok. semi empty except for statues and some painting on the walls. Not what I expect to see in a rich huge villa ( not much furniture). The garden takes most of the touring time. It is big we spend about 2 hours exploring it.

It is an easy ferry ride over from Bellagio, where we based while in Lake Como. The ferry stops right in front. We arrived just before 10 am, where a small crowd had formed. There is no need to book tickets ahead, it did not take long to get them from the ticket office. This property is very large, and less popular than Villa Balbianello. Once we got inside, the small crowd dispersed quickly. We really enjoyed the enormous gardens. You could wander for hours. Very shaded and a site map was helpful navigating the gardens. There is some elevation gain, walking up and down to see the varieties of plants and flowers. Bamboo forest with a torii gate. Giant sequoia tree grove. Palm trees. Even though it was over for rhododendron, there were plenty of colorful blooms. Especially the enormous hydrangeas. A small waterfalls with cascading creek flowing down hill. The villa itself is impressive. Right from the fountains and terraces with steps leading up to the building. It has a glorious view to Lake Como. Water features and ponds with turtles swimming in them. Even two citrus covered walk tunnels. The interior was open and had furnishing as well as many stunning sculptures on display. We used two of their bathroom facilities, both were very clean. This was such an enjoyable morning, quite a contrast to Villa Balbianello's mob scene. Bravo!

I love an historic house, but, sometimes the gardens leave me for dead. This place was exquisite! In spite of it being a warm day there's lots of cover in the garden. Allow 40 mins if fairly fit (sign says 75 mins for full garden). The the jewel in the crown is the villa. Beautiful painted ceilings, marbles, artworks and period furniture. Very enjoyable way to pas some time on Lake Como. Hint: take the ferry to Tremezzina or Villa Carlotta; the former is only 5 mins walk away and may save you ferry time!