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200VOLTeVOLTA — the Alessandro Volta bicentenary
Two hundred years since Volta's death: talks, visits and exhibitions, in Como and beyond.
Tempio Voltiano, Villa del Grumello and other venues
Como
Villa Gallia
- Visit duration
- 5–15 min
- Booking
- Not required
- Area
- First Basin
- photography taken by Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 3.0
- AleFranciNene · CC BY-SA 4.0
Why go
It is the oldest villa on Via Borgo Vico.
Abbot Marco Gallio, nephew of Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio, had it built in 1615 as a summer residence, on ground where the Museo Gioviano had stood, the building Bishop Paolo Giovio raised in the first half of the sixteenth century for his art collection. It stayed in the family until 1772; today it belongs to the Province of Como. It stands next to Villa Saporiti, and from the gate you see the avenue with its statues and the facade.
- An early seventeenth-century villa, on the site of Paolo Giovio's museum.
- Next to the Rotonda, on the way to Villa Olmo.
Highlights
- The avenue with its statues
- The facade between the cypresses
Getting there
- At Via Borgo Vico 154, between Piazza Cavour and Villa Olmo.
On the map
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
What's on nearby
Events within a few kilometres, on now or coming up.
Nearby: places, experiences, services
Distances as the crow flies.
Sources and credits
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- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.
Sources and credits
Verified at source1 Oct 2026Comune di Como — Oggi a Comoopens in a new tab
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.