| About & History: Villa Olmo is a neoclassical villa located in the city of Como, northern Italy. Is the most celebrated and sumptuous of the historic homes of Como and one that made Como one of the driving forces of Enlightenment in Italy. Simone Cantoni succeeded in realizing the needs of a cultured and progressive aristocracy, bringing good taste to those buildings "remodelled in the modern fashion" while fully embracing the ideas of the Enlightenment at time that saw Lombardy, and Milan in particular, become one of liveliest center in Europe.
In the words of academic Nicoletta Ossanna Cavadini, it was a true "philosophical world" based on the proportions of the golden section.
The architect was in tune with the personality of the principal Marchese Innocenzo Odescalchi who returned from Rome in 1780 with an up-to-date and cosmopolitan education and committed himself to a program of cultural renewal of the whole Como area, including the construction of a suburban villa in line with the reforming ideas of the enlightened thinkers.
Villa Olmo is owned by the municipality of Como. They organize many art exhibitions. |
| Star Scale:
5-Stars ***** (Best) |
Cost Scale:
Free |
| Email: info@villaolmocomo.com |
Phone: tel. 031 571979 |
| Address: Via Simone Cantoni, 1, 22100, Como, CO, Italy |
Open Hours & Days: Tuesday to Thursday: from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday to Sunday: from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Monday closed. |
| How to Reach: Villa Olmo is actually very easy to reach from the passage in front of the lake, if you take a walk in front of Aeroclub or Yacht clubs then you will reach there after 10 minutes walk. It is accessible from two train stations, Como San Giovanni and Como Nord Lago. Como San Giovanni station is more near.
The 12 minutes walk from downtown, on the lake front, on the western side of the lake is worth the effort. Or take the bus lines 1, 6 or 11; they run during the weekdays about every 5 minutes., in the weekends every 10 minutes.
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| Added on: 2016-04-04 11:10:54 |
Last Update: 2016-04-22 10:41:39 |
| Website: http://www.mostrevillaolmocomo.com |
