RESIDENZA SIMONA is located in Tremezzina, a unique and exclusive location on Lake Como.

VILLA BALBIANELLO: in Tremezzina tel 0344 56110

On foot, from our location, you can visit Villa Balbianello, an elegant and splendid Villa with wonderful gardens that extends to the lake. Inside you can admire collections of Chinese, African and Pre-Columbian art, English and French eighteenth-century furniture, a small museum that collects documents and memorabilia from Monzino, the last owner, before Villa BALBIANELLO became a member of FAI.

You can rent the Villa and, in recent years, it is a popular destination for foreigners who choose it for their wedding ceremony.

ENTRY TICKETS

Gardens only: free to FAI members - and students (under 25) € 6

Full € 10 - reduced (4-14 years) € 5

Garden and villa: Compulsory guided tour, groups of max 15 people, about 60 minutes long in Italian / English

Registered FAI € 4 - and students (up to 25) € 11

Full price € 20 - reduced (4-14) € 10

OPENING HOURS - open every day except Mondays and Wednesdays and closed all public holidays.

From mid-March to mid-November: 10:00 -18:00. Last entrance to the gardens at 5.15 pm, and to the villa 4.30 pm.

VILLA CARLOTTA: in Tremezzina tel 0344 40405

A place of rare beauty, where the historic home hosts masterpieces of art, museum, conferences and corporate events, exhibitions, concerts, wedding ceremonies and a wonderful botanical park with rarities to see besides the spring flowering of rhododendrons and azaleas.

ENTRY TICKETS

Full price € 10 - student € 5 - Family € 20 (2 parents 2 children) - children up to 5 years are free

Over 65 € 7 - groups over 20 people € 7 - schools over 20 people € 3.50

HOURS: from 13 March to 27 March and from 17 October to 8 November Opening: 10-17:00

From March 28th to October 16th Opening: 9am - 6pm

VILLA MELZI GARDENS: in Bellagio tel 339 457 3838

located in Bellagio with its park rich in species of flowers, plants and trees, ideal for both artistic and poetic interests.

ENTRY TICKET:

full price € 6.50 - children up to 6 years free - groups (20 pax) € 5 - schools (20 pax) € 4

VILLA SERBELLONI PARK: in Bellagio tel 031 951555

Prestigious hotel located in Bellagio with a historic park that extends over the promontory that separates the two branches of the lake.

ENTRY TICKETS

Full price € 9 - children up to 7 years free - ages 7 to 13 € 5 - groups (20 pax) € 7

COMACINA ISLAND & ANTIQUARIUM: in Ossuccio tel 0344 56369

The tour in Ossuccio includes a visit to the Antiquarium, an archaeological museum, a visit to the romantic church of S. Maria Maddalena, then on board the Lucia, a typical boat, a cultural itinerary on the Comacina Island where there is a Roman archaeological area between ruins and artists' houses.

ENTRY TICKETS

Island and museum access: adults € 6 - children up to 5 years free - age 6 to 14 years € 3.50

Over 65 € 5

Museum only: adults € 2 - children € 1.50 

Taxi boat to the island, boarding at Ossuccio, near Antiquarium € 6 return.

BARADELLO CASTLE: in Como tel 031 211131

The castle stands in the Spina Verde Park in Como, in a strategic place for controlling the area.

Inside the tower there is a small museum.

ENTRY TICKET

Full € 4 - children aged 11 to 18 € 2 - over 65 € 2

ANTONIO RATTI FOUNDATION: in Como tel 01 338 4976

Collections of fabrics, shawls and velvets

Closed in August and at Christmas

Mon-Fri 10 -13:00 and 14 - 17.30 free admission

GIOVIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM and HISTORICAL MUSEUM: tel 031 252550

The museum presents finds from the Paleolithic age to the Roman era, Egyptian collection, from the Risorgimento to contemporary history.

ENTRY TICKETS

Full price € 3 - children under 15 accompanied free - over 65s € 1.50 - groups € 2

SILK TEACHING MUSEUM: tel. 031 303180

The museum bears witness to the history of silk in Como, from the breeding of silkworms to the finished product.

lsola Comacina

Lake Como