Gardens
Villa Melzi d'Eril
The grounds of neoclassical Villa Melzi d’Eril are a highlight among Lake Como's (many) delightful places. The villa was built in 1808 for one of Napoleon’s associates and is coloured by flowering azaleas and rhododendrons in spring. The statue-studded garden was the first English-style park on the lake. Within its walls you'll stumble upon a Japanese garden, a grotto and an Orangerie museum displaying a succinct collection of Roman busts and Etruscan tombs.