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Exploring Northern Italy’s Villa Gardens

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From elaborate landscapes outside Genoa to formal estates along Lake Como and the French border, take a tour through the villa gardens of northern Italy.

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3 Hotels 2 Restaurants 7 Activities

Destinations: Cernobbio · Bellagio · Genoa · La Mortola Inferiore · Cuneo · Lenno · Tremezzo · Lake Maggiore Area · Tellaro

Themes: Arts + Culture · Romance

Inspired by: Exploring Northern Italy’s Villa Gardens — by Mary Tonetti Dorra, Published Apr. 2009

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    Locanda Miranda

    Tellaro | Europe | Italy | Portofino & The Italian Riviera

    Seven intimate rooms with water views. More
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    Locanda di Palazzo Cicala

    Genoa | Europe | Italy | Portofino & The Italian Riviera

    An haute-design hotel in the city center. More
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    Villa d'Este

    Cernobbio | Europe | Italy | The Lake Como Area | Milan & The Lakes Region

    Regal 16th-century lakefront estate on 25 acres of parkland in Cernobbio that is the most prestigious of the lake's hotels, with a jet-set atmosphe

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    Antica Osteria di Vico Palla

    Genoa | Europe | Italy | Portofino & The Italian Riviera

    The wild sea bass trossiette is a standout among the Ligurian seafood dishes. More
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    Osteria della Chiocciola

    Cuneo | Europe | Italy | Milan & The Lakes Region

    Stop for lunch to enjoy the zuppa di verdure and the house-made ravioli at this community spot, named for escargot, the local specialty. More
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    Villa Carlotta

    Tremezzo | Europe | Italy | The Lake Como Area | Milan & The Lakes Region

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    Bellagio Water Taxis

    Bellagio | Europe | Italy | The Lake Como Area | Milan & The Lakes Region

    The company offers boating services on Lake Como. More
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    Villa Durazzo Pallavicini

    Genoa | Europe | Italy | Portofino & The Italian Riviera

    The park has beautiful trees and shrubs, in particular the camellias, which date back to the garden’s inception in 1840. More
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    Isola Bella

    Lake Maggiore Area | Europe | Italy | The Lake Como Area | Milan & The Lakes Region

    Perhaps the finest example of 17th-century Italian Baroque garden art. When seen from the town of Stresa, the island looks like a giant ship: the B... More
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    Villa del Balbianello

    Lenno | Europe | Italy | The Lake Como Area | Milan & The Lakes Region

    Balbianello is owned and maintained by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano—the Italian National Trust. In addition to the gardens, a magnificent 18th-cent... More
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    Villa Melzi

    Bellagio | Europe | Italy | The Lake Como Area | Milan & The Lakes Region

    In May the garden is aglow with azaleas and rhododendrons. A Moorish pavilion placed right at the water’s edge, a well-manicured allée of pollarded... More
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    Hanbury Botanical Gardens

    La Mortola Inferiore | Europe | Italy | Milan & The Lakes Region

    the 49-acre gardens just three miles west of Ventimiglia on the French- Italian border was built by Thomas Hanbury, a wealthy Englishman who made h... More
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