Gardens of Villa Melzi

Visit the gardens of Villa Melzi, Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy

The gardens of Villa Melzi are certainly among the most beautiful places to visit in Bellagio and probably the entire Lake Como area.
Francesco Melzi d'Eril had the villa built between 1808 and 1815 on a project by Architect G. Albertalli from Milan. 
The structure of the building is in perfect neo-classic style, of rectangular plan, which facades are scanned by three rows of windows put in rhythmical sequence, and horizontally discontinued by level bands. Also the oratory is of the same style of the villa with a dome supported by pillars.
The gardens were projected and built taking into careful consideration the environment. It is said that the villa was built to compete with Count Sommariva, who owned the nowadays-called Villa Carlotta.