Villa Olmo, one of the main symbols of the city of Como, one of the most famous and sumptuous historic homes in Como; it was built in neoclassical style between 1782 and 1787 by the Ticino architect Simone Cantoni (Muggio di Mendrisio, Canton Ticino, 1736 – Milan 1818), on behalf of Innocenzo Odescalchi.

The Villa is located at the north-western end of the city of Como, at the end of the lakeside promenade of the villas of Borgo Vico (currently the Lino Gelpi promenade), opened in 1957 to connect the most prominent patrician buildings of the city.
Walking along the promenade and admiring the stately homes overlooking the lake you can perceive that romantic and fascinating combination of landscape, ingenuity and taste of architects and gardeners which, between 1700 and 1800, made the banks of the Lario a popular destination for Grand Tours of the European nobility and that Villa Olmo, with its park, still evokes today.

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