Bellagio - Parco di Villa Serbelloni

The visit to the Park of Villa Serbelloni

The visit to the Park

The visit lasts about 2 hours, of which the first hour is uphill, and is accompanied by a guide who tells the story of the park and the Villa from the dawn to the present day. Access is allowed to a maximum of 30 people per visit and only by guided tours. Booking is mandatory and you can buy tickets online only with Bellagio Lake Como on this portal.
The guided tour is only in Italian and English.

The hystory of Villa Serbelloni

The park of Villa Serbelloni extends on the steep promontory that separates the two branches of the lake, where, according to tradition, Pliny the Younger owned a villa called Tragoedia. The Park is owned by The Rockefeller Foundation, which by kind permission authorizes the Municipality of Bellagio to organize guided tours and the proceeds of visits are intended to subsidize social and cultural activities.
The original layout of the villa dates back to 1400 and was built by order of Marchesino Stanga, feudal lord of the place. In 1788 it passed to Count Alessandro Serbelloni, an exponent of one of the noblest and richest families of Lombardy, who dedicated himself to it body and soul, focusing mainly on the construction of the immense outdoor park, where he built carriageable tracks, At the death of the Count, the villa passed from property to property and, at the end of the 19th century, was transformed into a hotel. The complex was later acquired by the American Ella Walker, Princess Della Torre Tasso, who decided to live there again, giving it to the Rockefeller Foundation after her death. Today the villa is home to conferences and study stays of the Foundation.

Timetables and prices

Adults: € 13.00
Children 7-13 years: € 7.00
Children 0-6 years: FREE ENTRY
Bellagio residents: FREE ENTRY
The price includes the guide for groups of up to 30 people
Duration of the visit: about 2 hours