Villa Serbelloni is situated on the wooded promontory of Bellagio which divides the lake in 2 branches. The villa is surrounded by approximately 50 acres of park and garden; the main house has a breathtaking view of the lake and the mountains.

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Villa Monastero is situated on the lake side at Varenna on the way to Fiumelatte. The villa, as the name indicates, was a Cistercian convent dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen. It was founded in 1208 by a group of faithful followers who had escaped from Comacina Island, after the Island was destroyed during the war between Milan and Como.

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Villa Carlotta is situated in the town Tremezzo. The villa and the gardens date from the first half of the 18th century and were built for the Marchese Clerici as a summer home away from Milan.

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Villa Del Balbianello is situated at Lenno at the far end of the peninsula Lavedo. The peninsula is covered with woods and reaches far into the lake. Thanks to its unique position, the view from the villa is splendid. Cardinal Angelo Durini had it built in 1787, where there was a small Fransiscan monastery.

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In 1829 Mylius bought a villa on the slopes above Menaggio which he made more attractive and bigger during the years to place his rich collection of paintings, statues and rich furniture.

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Count Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Vice president of the short lived Napoleonic - Italian Republic (1801-1803) like many influent families from Milan, had a big representive villa built on the lake with a big park. Villa Melzi lies on the southern edge of Bellagio directly on the lake.

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