A beautiful walking in the lush botanic garden and inside prestigious artworks.
Villa Carlotta on lake Como: a wonderful botanic garden and great artworks
Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo is a real gem of Lake Como, thanks to its lush botanic garden and to the excellent artworks it host.
It was built by the will of the Marquis Clerici towards the end of 17th century and he chooses this area offering a spectacular overview on Bellagio, and the mountains Grigna and Legnone. It successive owner, Count Sommariva, enriched the villa with artworks masterpiece by Canova, Thorvaldsen and Hayez and transformed part of the garden into an extraordinary romantic park.
Villa Carlotta is worldwide famous for its extraordinary spring blooming of azaleas and rhododendrons, thanks to its large variety more than 150 species.
But every period is the right one to visit Villa Carlotta and its garden: magnificent camellias, cedar trees, old-centuries sequoias, exotic essences are mixed and alternated creating beautiful nature environments giving unique and unforgettable scenarios and sensations to visitors.
Let’s visit Villa Carlotta enjoying this video:
Cover’s image: Ph. Emilio Buzzella
Opening
From 10th March to 1st April
Time : 9.30 am – 5 pm
(ticket office closure: 4 pm)
From 1st April to 1st October
Time: 9 am – 7.30 pm
(ticket office closure: 6 pm)
(museum closure: 6.30 pm)
All TUESDAY of JUNE and JULY
Time: 9 am – 9 pm
(ticket office closure: 8 pm)
From 2nd October to 5th November
Time: 9.30 am – 5 pm
(ticket office closure: 4 pm)
Week-ends of November
11-12-18-19-25-26 November
Time: 10 am – 4.30 pm
(ticket office closure: 4 pm)
8-9-10 Dicember
Time: 10 am – 4.30 pm
(ticket office closure: 4 pm)
Rates
- Adult – € 10,00
- Senior over 65 – € 8,00 (with ID)
- Student (from 6 to 26 aged old with student card) – € 5,00
- Children under 6 free entrance
- Family (2 parents + children) € 20,00
- Parties min. 20 persons € 8,00
- Schools min. 20 persons € 4,00
Free entry to the head-party to 1 teacher every 15 students For groups: at least 20 persons per category. Group’s tickets over € 77,47 must pay an extra tax of € 2,00 on total amount (D.P.R. n. 642/72).
Guided tours are not included, they may be booked on payment by the guide agencies or writing to our Education Department at [email protected]
Facilities: Coffee-house, bookshop, pic-nic areas, lift
The entrance with dogs is allowed only if kept on the leash and in the garden
How to get to Villa Carlotta
- by ferry: using Navigazione Lago di Como service from Varenna, Bellagio, Menaggio and other towns of lake Como, stop at Villa Carlotta/Tremezzo.
- by car:
– from Como: road n. 340 – direction Menaggio. Como is about 30 km from Tremezzo
– from Milan: highway A9 Milano – Laghi from Milan to Chiasso/Switzerland, exit Lago di Como, then follow the signals for Menaggio- Tremezzo (road n. 340)
– from Switzerland, Lugano: pass the Swiss-Italian border in Gandria, then pass Porlezza following direction Menaggio. Then take road 340 to Tremezzo. Lugano is about 28 km from Tremezzo - by train:
– Milan Central Station – Tirano, stop Varenna Esino– Milan Central Station – Sondrio, stop Varenna Esino– Milan Porta Garibaldi Station – Chiasso, stop Como San Giovanni– Milan Cadorna Station – Como Nord Laghi, stop Como Nord Laghi - by bus: from Como take the bus line Asf Autolinee – Line C10 Como – Menaggio – Colico, stop at Tremezzo – Villa Carlotta
Villa Carlotta Via Regina, 2, 22019 Tremezzo – Como
