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Villa Olmo – View of Lake Como loop from Bollate Nord

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Villa Olmo – View of Lake Como loop from Bollate Nord

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Villa Olmo – View of Lake Como loop from Bollate Nord

08:00

114km

1,650m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.2 km for 265 m

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Train Station

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3.66 km

Canale Villoresi

Lake

6.50 km

Bridge Over the Nirone Canal

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Nice track in the park, easy but sometimes crowded in the summer

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38.3 km

The term "temple" is obvious at first glance due to the architecture of this building and is also used as such, but it is basically misleading. Because this is not a religious building, but a purely profane one: It is dedicated to the physicist Allesandro VOLTA (1745 to 1827), who was born here in Como.

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38.8 km

Como Seaplane Base

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39.5 km

Villa Olmo

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Como - Villa dell'Olmo
The name of the villa goes back to a huge elm tree (Olmo), which according to legend was planted by Pliny the Younger and once adorned the villa's park. The original plans for the villa in neoclassical style (today the central building) are by Simone Cantoni from Muggio in the canton of Ticino, designed in the late 18th century. The first owner is Innocenzo Odescalchi, and subsequent owners expanded the building by adding wings, without however distorting the villa's stylistic appearance. Famous guests include Napoleon and Garibaldi. Today the villa belongs to the municipality of Como, which has used it for cultural events since its restoration.

The main facade faces Lake Como and consists of the central building (i.e., the original villa) - which is rhythmically divided by columns and optical facade divisions, pilasters, and is topped by a roof terrace with statues - as well as the two side wings.

The clearly structured exterior transforms into a magnificent interior: here there is an abundance of stucco, gold decorations, and frescoes by artists from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Among all the rooms, the Teatrino, a small theatre with 92 seats (1853), stands out particularly, with its decorative charm and frescoes by Fontana.

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

dercomersee.com/villaolmo.htm

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