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Villa La Collina, Cadenabbia

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30 min – 1 h
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Area
Centro Lago
The yellow villa among the park's trees: two storeys of arches, the upper loggia with its iron railing, the gravel drive and a clipped hedge in front.Christine Wagner · CC BY 2.0
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The yellow villa among the park's trees: two storeys of arches, the upper loggia with its iron railing, the gravel drive and a clipped hedge in front.

Christine Wagner · CC BY 2.0

Why go

Villa La Collina is the house built in 1899 above Cadenabbia where Konrad Adenauer spent fifteen holidays from 1959 to 1966.

He stayed in Cadenabbia eighteen times in all, beginning in 1957 on the advice of Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano. Even on holiday the chancellor worked here and received political and business figures. In 1977 the Konrad Adenauer Foundation bought the villa and its 2.7-hectare park. In the early 1990s it added the Accademia Konrad Adenauer conference centre. An eight-stop historical walk through the park presents period photographs and content accessed through QR codes.

  • Adenauer's holiday home, from which the chancellor went on governing.
  • A historical walk of eight stations in the park, with period photographs at the original spots.

Highlights

  • The 1899 villa, Adenauer's holiday home
  • The historical walk of eight stations, with QR codes
  • The 2.7-hectare park, facing Bellagio

Getting there

  • It is at Cadenabbia, Via Roma 11, on the hill above the lakefront, a few minutes' walk from the pier.

Practical information

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Updated 22 October 2026

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Sources and credits

Verified at source1 Oct 2026Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung — Villa La Collinaopens in a new tab

Sources and credits

Verified at source1 Oct 2026Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung — Villa La Collinaopens in a new tab