Villas & gardens
Villa del Balbianello
An eighteenth-century FAI villa on the tip of the Lavedo headland at Lenno, with the Durini loggia above the lake and a terraced garden.
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- Traditional festivals
28 November
Tremezzina
The nativity night at Villa del Balbianello
- Where
- Villa del Balbianello, Lenno (Tremezzina)
- Recurrence
- every year in late November, ahead of Christmas
Dates confirmed by the organiser. Later editions follow the annual recurrence until they are announced.
Every year, on an evening in late November, the FAI opens Villa del Balbianello at Lenno for a night of nativity scenes ahead of Christmas.
The 2026 programme
On Saturday 28 November 2026, from 17:00 to 23:00, the FAI opens Villa del Balbianello for “Aspettando il Natale: la notte dei presepi”, a night of nativity scenes ahead of Christmas. Access and booking details for the evening are on the villa's site.
Nearby: places, experiences, services
Distances as the crow flies from where the event is held.
Around the same time
Until6Dec
Sunday markets
Local craft stalls on Lungolago Europa.
Lungolago Europa, BellagioFree entry
Until8Dec
European dynasties on Lake Como: the Princess of the Netherlands and the Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen at Villa Carlotta
An exhibition at Villa Carlotta on the Dutch princess and the dukes of Sachsen Meiningen, for the bicentenary of Georg II.
Villa Carlotta, Tremezzo
Until8Dec
Saluti da Villa Carlotta: postcards from the archive
The old postcards in Villa Carlotta's Historical Archive show how the garden, the villa and the landscape around them have changed.
Villa Carlotta, Tremezzo
Until13Dec
Tremezzina Gastronomica
The Tremezzina's autumn food festival: from October to December, restaurants and hotels in the area serve menus of the lake, the land and Lario tradition.
Restaurants and hotels across the Tremezzina