Villa del Balbianello Tickets, Opening Hours and Tips for Your Visit

Villa del Balbianello stands in Lenno on Lake Como, and a ticket is €22 for adults and €12 for children. From March to January it opens 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and November hours close an hour earlier. Entry is by reservation, and the villa is not reachable by car, so the last stretch is on foot or by boat.

At a glance

• Tickets: adults €22, children €12
• Park only, reduced (6 to 18 years): €11
• Hours: March to January, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; November, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Closed: Monday and Wednesday
• Last entry: Park 5 p.m., guided Villa tour 4 p.m. (November: 4 p.m. and 3 p.m.)

How much are tickets to Villa del Balbianello?

Prices depend on whether you want the park alone or the Villa and Park together. Under-6s are free in the park.

• Adults: €22
• Children: €12
• Villa and Park, reduced (6 to 18 years): €17
• Villa and Park, family: €66
• Villa and Park, FAI members and Bienfaiteurs Amis du Louvre: €5
• Park only, reduced (6 to 18 years): €11
• Park only, students up to 25 years: €11
• Park only, family (2 adults and 2 or more children aged 6 to 18): €42

Tickets for the guided tour of the interiors cannot be booked online. They are sold on site on the day of the visit.

There is also a sunset option: a guided visit of the interiors plus a free visit to the park at sunset costs €30. It starts at 5:30 p.m., and booking is obligatory.

Families with several children aged 6 to 18 come out ahead with the family tickets. FAI members pay €5 for the Villa and Park.

What are the opening hours of Villa del Balbianello?

• March to January: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day except Monday and Wednesday
• February: open only on the 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd and 28th, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• November: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• December: open on listed days, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• January 2027: open only on the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Special openings are planned for April 6 and June 1. Check the listed days before booking in winter.

When is the best time to visit Villa del Balbianello?

Entrances are managed every 30 minutes from 10 a.m., with last entry at 5 p.m. Villa visits leave every 15 minutes in groups of up to 16 people, until 4:30 p.m.

The guided tour of the interiors lasts about 50 minutes, in Italian or English. The exact start time is given at the ticket office when you validate your ticket, and the wait can be up to 60 minutes. Visitors who want the interiors are advised to arrive by 3:30 p.m.

How to get to Villa del Balbianello

The Villa can’t be reached by car. It can be reached on foot or by taxi boat from Lido di Lenno. The walk from Lenno is 0.6 miles (1 km) on an uphill path, partly gravel, and takes about 25 minutes. A longer trekking route covers 1.6 miles (2.5 km) in about 45 minutes. The taxi boat from Lido di Lenno is paid, is not run by FAI and works by reservation only.

From Como, the SPT C10 bus goes to Lenno. The train (Trenord, Milano branch) stops at Como Lago station. The Como Open Pass costs €15 and covers unlimited daily travel on local ASF bus routes, plus a return train journey from anywhere in Lombardy to Como Lago or Como San Giovanni.

Traffic and parking can be difficult, especially on weekends and in summer.

What to see at Villa del Balbianello

The complex includes the Villa on 6 levels, the Loggia Durini, the Loggia Segrè with its historic park, and the Dosso di Lavedo. The address is Via Guido Monzino 1, Tremezzina. The park can be visited on its own, while the interiors are seen on a guided tour.

The guided tour takes about 50 minutes. The start time is set when you validate your ticket, so use the wait to walk the park. The villa can be visited only on reservation.

Is Villa del Balbianello wheelchair accessible?

Villa and Park are partially accessible to people with reduced mobility and wheelchair users. The Villa has an elevator with a cabin that fits a wheelchair, serving 3 of its 6 levels. Accessible restrooms are inside the Loggia Segrè and next to the dock. Visitors with disabilities and one companion enter free, and the guided tour of the interiors costs €5 per person for disabled visitors. By land, with prior notice, a car can reach the ticket office at the park road entrance. Guide dogs and certified assistance dogs are allowed on a leash in the Park and Villa.

What else to see near Villa del Balbianello

Villa Carlotta is in Tremezzina, at Via Statale 5605. It is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with last ticket at 5 p.m. until November 8. On November 14-15, 21-22 and 28-29 it closes at 4 p.m., last ticket 3:30 p.m. The Villa Melzi d’Eril gardens are in Bellagio.

Varenna has Villa Monastero, and Villa Cipressi’s terraced gardens are open to the public next door. The botanical garden of Villa Cipressi is open from April to October.