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Villa Olmo

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Location: Como, Lombardy, Italy

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1. Kilometer of Knowledge

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2. Como lakeside trail from San Giovanni station past historic villas

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3. Basilica of San Fedele – Como Harbour loop from Piazza Santo Stefano

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JR56

November 28, 2019

Como - Villa dell'Olmo (Villa Olmo)

The name of the villa goes back to a huge elm (Olmo), which, according to legend, Plinio the Younger planted and formerly decorated the park of the villa. The original plans for the villa in neo-classical style (today the central building) come from Simone Cantoni of Muggio in the canton of Ticino, designed in the late 18th century. The first owner is Innocenzo Odescalchi, the following owners extend the building by adding wings, but without distorting the stylistic face of the villa. Among the famous guests are Napoleon and Garibaldi. Today, the villa is owned by Como Municipality, which has been using it for cultural events since its restoration.

The main façade faces Lake Como and consists of the central building (ie the original villa) - which is completed by columns and optical façade structures, pilaster strips, a rhythmic section and a roof terrace with statues facing upwards - as well as the two lateral ones wings.

The clearly structured exterior transforms into a sumptuous interior: here there are plenty of stucco, golden ornaments and frescoes by artists of the late 17th and early 18th century. Among all the rooms stands the Teatrino, a small theater with 92 seats (1853), particularly distinguished by its decorative charm and the frescoes of Fontana.

In the park is a small neoclassical temple and flows a small stream. In the middle of the garden - opposite the villa - is a fountain that shows two children playing with a sea monster; a work of the sculptor G. Odofrechi. The mansard is dedicated to an exhibition by the architect Antonio Sant'Elia (1886-1916), the first advocate of futuristic architecture.

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Karsten S.

September 14, 2020

In 1924 the villa was bought by the Como municipality. To mark the centenary of Alessandro Volta's death in 1927, an international exhibition was set up in the villa. It has been the seat of the “Centro Volta” since 1982 and is also used for numerous exhibitions, congresses and events.

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Giuseppe 1957

July 11, 2023

Nice walk along the lakeside.

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Villa Olmo

1. Kilometer of Knowledge

2. Como lakeside trail from San Giovanni station past historic villas

3. Basilica of San Fedele – Como Harbour loop from Piazza Santo Stefano

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