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1. The Lake
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7. Villa Passalacqua
8. SantʼAgata
9. Laglio
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11. Ossuccio
12. Lenno
13. Santo Stefano
14. Battistero
15. Balbianello
16. Mezzegra
17. Tremezzo
18. Villa Carlotta
19. Menaggio
20. Santo Stefano
21. Bellagio
22. San Giacomo
23. Villa Serbelloni
24. Villa Melzi
25. Varenna
26. Villa Monastero
27. Vezio
28. Piona
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Crespi d'Adda
Gardaland
What's on out of town
Chiaravalle
Morimondo
Certosa di Pavia
Vigevano
Sabbioneta
Como
Lake Como Route1. The Lake
2. Cernobbio
3. Villa Erba
4. San Vincenzo
5. Villa dʼEste
6. Moltrasio
7. Villa Passalacqua
8. SantʼAgata
9. Laglio
10. Isola Comacina
11. Ossuccio
12. Lenno
13. Santo Stefano
14. Battistero
15. Balbianello
16. Mezzegra
17. Tremezzo
18. Villa Carlotta
19. Menaggio
20. Santo Stefano
21. Bellagio
22. San Giacomo
23. Villa Serbelloni
24. Villa Melzi
25. Varenna
26. Villa Monastero
27. Vezio
28. Piona
Stresa
Crespi d'Adda
Gardaland
What's on out of town
Villa Passalacqua is the destination No. 7in our visiting tour on Lake Como. A list of destinations is available, each with an audioguide. We travel northbound, from Como to Piona.
Moltrasio Via Regina 28
tel. [+39] 3331345379
mapAlong the Strada Regina in Moltrasio you're bound to notice the gates of a grand, white villa. It is Villa Passalacqua.
Villa Passalacqua was built for the Odescalchi family on the site of an old monastery that formerly belonged to the Humiliati order. The villa was extended to a project by Felice Soave at the end of the 18th century, when it was taken over by the Passalacqua family.
Inside are neo-classical frescos by Andrea Appiani, including a remarkable Madonna with Child, dated 1790. There are delightful Italian-style gardens with terraces supported by vaults and retaining walls. A 19th-century funerary chapel contains a number of medieval sculptures.
One of Villa Passalacqua's illustrious guests, between 1829 and 1833, was Vincenzo Bellini. Here, inspired by the beautiful lakeside scenery, he composed La Straniera (The Stranger) and part of La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker).
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