The city of Milan, metropolitan gem that it is, boasts much to see and do within the city from museums to excellent shopping to incredibly stylish eateries to going out in search of excellent street art. However, if you have found a vacation rental in Milan and are spending time in the city, you might want to take a day to get out into the countryside, escape city life, get some fresh air, and enjoy a different side and different charms to Italy. If so, then you should head to the beautiful Villa Visconti Borromeo Arese Litta in Lainate, which is twenty kilometers north-west of Milan. An easy day trip, this stunning villa and its extensive and incredible gardens are well worth seeing for yourself and make a nice break from the hustle and bustle of Milan.
Built between the 16th and 18th centuries, originally for Count Pirro I Visconti Borromeo, with work beginning in 1585, the villa and gardens at Villa Visconti Borromeo Arese Litta bring together the work of many famous architects, artists, and artisans of the time, including the architect Martino Bassi, sculptors Francesco Brambilla Il Giovane and Marco Antonio Prestinari, painters Camillo Procaccini and Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli (known as Morazzone), Agostino Lodola and Giovanni Battista Maestri (called “il Volpino”).
Built between the 16th and 18th centuries, originally for Count Pirro I Visconti Borromeo, with work beginning in 1585, the villa and gardens at Villa Visconti Borromeo Arese Litta bring together the work of many famous architects, artists, and artisans of the time, including the architect Martino Bassi, sculptors Francesco Brambilla Il Giovane and Marco Antonio Prestinari, painters Camillo Procaccini and Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli (known as Morazzone), Agostino Lodola and Giovanni Battista Maestri (called “il Volpino”).
Inspired by the Medici villas of Tuscany, the villa soon garnered fame nationally and internationally for its great beauty. Combining a variety of mosaics, statues, frescoes, fountains, rich planting, architectural and water features, and much more besides, it is a grand work of art on a massive scale that stuns with its harmonious combination of beautiful things.
The Villa Visconti Borromeo Arese Litta also was a place that hosted incredible parties and receptions, as well as a place for meetings of the mind of the most celebrated artists and intellectuals of the day and it is easy to see why now. Come wander the estate and take in its impeccable majesty for yourself if you ever find yourself in this part of Italy.
The Villa Visconti Borromeo Arese Litta also was a place that hosted incredible parties and receptions, as well as a place for meetings of the mind of the most celebrated artists and intellectuals of the day and it is easy to see why now. Come wander the estate and take in its impeccable majesty for yourself if you ever find yourself in this part of Italy.