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Villa Monastero

Villa Monastero is one of Varenna’s best-known landmarks. It's now a museum showcasing a collection of items left by its owners

Where
Via Giovanni Polvani, 4, Varenna (LC)
Contacts
+39 0341 295 450
Official site

Villa Monastero’s history spans nine centuries, making it one of Varenna’s best-known landmarks, despite its current eclectic style from renovations in the 19th century.

Built around 1100 AD as a convent for Cistercian nuns, the building has had many owners and purposes through the centuries and each one left its mark through various renovation projects which have given the villa its unique style.

The villa is now a museum showcasing an amazing collection of items left by its various owners, an incredible record of four centuries of history.

From the 19th century, the villa was a hub for prominent artists, musicians, writers and actors and to this day the stimulating artistic and cultural climate of the era is in the air.

The villa is also surrounded by a beautiful botanical garden, home to plants from every corner of the globe, which flourish thanks to the temperate climate of the lake.


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Informazioni per turisti con disabilità
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The Magnolia of Villa Monastero

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Vezio Castle

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Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie

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Church of San Giovanni Battista

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Church of San Giorgio

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Fiumelatte

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The Michoacan Pine at Villa Melzi

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The Liriodendrons of Villa Melzi

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Lido of Lake Como

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Walking tour through Menaggio

Historical itinerary along the main sites of the town
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Church of S. Marta

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Centre and lakeside of Menaggio

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Il Rogolone

The big oak tree
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Monument to the silk weaver

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Events

Venga a prendere il caffè da noi

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Ken Scott: moda e fiori a Villa Monastero

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Luca Stocco e Elena Piva

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Trio de Gude

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Sea Quartet

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Le grandi musiche per la tv, Morricone, Rota e Ortolani

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Gran Galà Lirico Sinfonico

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Mercury Legacy

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Velocità e visione: la vita di Giulio Cesare Carcano tra barche e motori

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Varenna to Bellano: hike the Wayfarer's path

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EXHIBITION: REFLECTIONS OF COMO: ART INSPIRED BY THE LAKE

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Activities

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Where to sleep

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Varenna
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Varenna
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CAV VILLA MONTI - APARTMENT TULIP

Varenna
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CAV VILLA MONTI - APARTMENT VIOLET

Varenna
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Varenna
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Varenna
VILLA MONASTERO
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