Romantic, exquisite, breathtaking. Gracing the shore of Lago di Como as if ready to perform a swan dive is Villa del Balbianello and her lush Italianate gardens. It’s unjust to approach the villa any other way but water taxi. The villa and the gardens unfold themselves selfishly causing you to strain your neck for the forth coming glimpse until all at once there it is perched there fully exposed. The gardens are highly manicured and sculpted and a broad use of Mediteranean plants make this garden “put on aires”.
At the boat dock Pyracantha adorns the wall like piping on a wedding cake.
A highly ornate balustrade frames the lower lawn where god and goddess statues guard the Villa from marauding pirates.
Perched on a rock outcropping Villa Del Balbianello graces the shore of Lago di Como.
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