Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Climbing
Made famous by the likes of Maurizio Zanolla,
Arco
hosts the Rockmaster competitions and tops the must-
visit list for climbers. (
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Villa Gardens
Villa Taranto
One of Europe's finest botanic gardens, with over 20,000 different species. (
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Isola Bella
The Borromeo's outdoor baroque fantasy is adorned with classical statuary and white peacocks. (
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Villa Carlotta
A 17th-century villa stuffed with sculpture by Antonio Canova and gardens filled with azaleas, rhodo-
dendrons and camellias. (
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Villa del Balbianello
Located at Lenno on Lake Como, these terraced gardens drip down the promontory like ice-cream
on a cone. (
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Villa Melzi D'Eril
Neat neo-classical elegance combines with the studied informality in Lake Como's first English-
style garden in Bellagio. (
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Grotte di Catullo
The lakes' largest Roman ruin sits amid olive trees at the tip of Sirmione's promontory. (
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