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Villa Balbianello

Villa del Balbianello

Villa del Balbianello is an 18th-century villa on the wooded tip of the Dosso d'Avedo peninsula above Lake Como, Italy. The property comprises a classical villa building with two surviving tower campanili, a loggia, and a series of formal terraced gardens descending to a lakeside jetty; its interiors were richly furnished and are open to visitors.

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First raised

1787

Its prime

1988

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1988

What Villa Balbianello looked like in its prime.

Perched on a wooded rocky point into Lake Como, the pale-stucco villa has low tiled roofs, a classical open loggia facing the water and two slender stone campanile towers set behind it. A sequence of stone terraces with balustrades and clipped beds step down to a small jetty. Exterior materials are stone and plaster, ornate carved balustrades and gravel paths; interiors at their peak are densely furnished with antique furniture, tapestries and wood boiseries.

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9 places to explore in 1988.

The record describes 9 distinct spots at Villa Balbianello, including 3 interiors: principal re-decorated reception room, room displaying expedition artifacts, hidden passages / connecting corridor. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Lakeside approach / view of the peninsulaMain loggia overlooking the lakeUpper terraced gardens and balustradesStone staircase descending through gardensBalustrade in front of the church (Visconti emblem)Lakeside jetty and mooringPrincipal re-decorated reception roomRoom displaying expedition artifactsHidden passages / connecting corridor

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