Balbianello & Bellagio boat tour — 3 hours

Duration: 3 hours

Balbianello & Bellagio boat tour — 3 hours

The classic mid-lake itinerary: where the three branches meet, between the Balbianello and the tip of Bellagio.

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Three hours is the right amount of time to reach the centre of the lake without rushing. Beyond the villa shoreline the shore of Laglio and Villa Balbiano opens up, then the Lavedo peninsula with Villa del Balbianello.

At Bellagio we cruise slowly past Villa Melzi and the Serbelloni promontory, then return along the eastern shore by Nesso and Torno. On the way back the afternoon light hits the mountains above Tremezzo: the best moment for photographs.

Itinerary

  1. From Como to Laglio

    Cruising the western shore past Cernobbio, Moltrasio and Laglio.

  2. Villa Balbiano and La Cassinella

    The great villas of the western shore, seen from the water.

  3. Villa del Balbianello

    The most photographed villa on the lake seen from the water, loggia and staircase included.

  4. Bellagio

    Punta Spartivento and Villa Melzi from the water, then return via Nesso and Torno.

The villas you'll see

Your skipper slows down in front of each villa and explains what you are looking at.

Villa Balbiano · Tremezzo
Fifteenth-century villa built over Roman remains, with terraced gardens that run down to the water at Balbiano.
Villa La Cassinella · Laglio
Eighteenth-century villa on its own wooded peninsula, reached only by water, among cypresses and olive trees.
Villa del Balbianello · Lenno
Late eighteenth-century villa built by Cardinal Durini on the Lavedo promontory; its loggia and gardens starred in Star Wars and Casino Royale.
Villa Melzi · Bellagio
Neoclassical villa built for Francesco Melzi d'Eril, Napoleon's vice-president in Italy; its English-style gardens are open to visitors.

Itineraries

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