{"id":20082,"date":"2026-10-09T12:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellagioboatservice.com\/tour\/varenna-lake-como-cruise-access-to-villa-balbianello-gardens-winter\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T06:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T04:10:20","slug":"varenna-lake-como-cruise-access-to-villa-balbianello-gardens-winter","status":"publish","type":"tour","link":"https:\/\/www.bellagioboatservice.com\/en\/tour\/varenna-lake-como-cruise-access-to-villa-balbianello-gardens-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Varenna: Lake Como Cruise + Access to Villa Balbianello Gardens &#8211; Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Varenna, Villa Balbianello &amp; the Heart of Lake Como<\/h3>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Depart from <strong>Varenna<\/strong> and discover the beauty of Lake Como from the water. Cruise through the heart of the lake surrounded by breathtaking mountain scenery, charming villages and magnificent historic villas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Enjoy a <strong>shared boat cruise<\/strong> with spectacular views of <strong>Bellagio, Tremezzo and Menaggio<\/strong>, while admiring some of the most iconic sights along the shores of Lake Como.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The highlight of the experience is a visit to the <strong>Gardens of Villa del Balbianello<\/strong>, one of the lake&rsquo;s most celebrated landmarks. Arrive directly by boat and explore its beautifully landscaped gardens, panoramic terraces and spectacular views over Lake Como.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">After your visit, return to the boat and continue your cruise through the central part of the lake, passing elegant villas and picturesque lakeside landscapes before returning to <strong>Varenna<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>An unforgettable way to experience Lake Como and discover its most iconic scenery <strong>from the water<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>IMPORTANT INFORMATION<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The admission ticket is <strong>for the gardens of Villa del Balbianello only<\/strong>. No ticket is provided for the interior of the Villa. The garden visit lasts approximately <strong>1 hour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A <strong>sign with instructions for downloading the audio guide app<\/strong> will be available on board the boat.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>MEETING POINT<\/h3>\n<p><strong>VARENNA:<\/strong> The meeting point is <strong>DOCK 1<\/strong>, at <strong>Via Riva dei Marmisti 26 (Porto Riva Grande)<\/strong>, in Varenna.<\/p>\n<p>Set the following coordinates in your navigation system: <strong>46.01144717571906, 9.282787766751639<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please go directly to Dock 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember to arrive <strong>10 minutes before departure<\/strong> with the <strong>QR code<\/strong> shown on your booking voucher.<\/p>\n<h3>NOTES<\/h3>\n<p>The tour departing at <strong>11:40 AM<\/strong> will arrive at the Villa at <strong>12:30 PM<\/strong> and depart for the return journey at <strong>1:35 PM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The tour departing at <strong>2:20 PM<\/strong> will arrive at the Villa at <strong>3:30 PM<\/strong> and depart for the return journey at <strong>4:20 PM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>CONTACTS<\/h3>\n<p>For further information, you can contact our customer service by email or WhatsApp <strong>from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EMAIL:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:tour@bellagioboatservice.com\">tour@bellagioboatservice.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PHONE:<\/strong> +39 3513065431<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1923,"template":"","tour_destination":[62,72,153],"tour_type":[88],"class_list":["post-20082","tour","type-tour","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tour_destination-europa-en","tour_destination-varenna-europa-en","tour_destination-villa_del_balbianello-europe-en","tour_type-shared_boat_tour","tour_facility-trip_facilities_0934df26-fb87-492d-9fbf-bd7d6574dd23_en","tour_facility-trip_facilities_6cb1c729-c0b4-4645-b30e-34ecf924c790_en","tour_facility-trip_facilities_f8934ec7-c534-4030-a299-84839718c5d5_en","tour_facility-trip_facilities_c79e05ce-6882-4071-b8ec-fde0f5f8c1cf_en","tour_facility-trip_facilities_4e027334-0531-4a70-911f-0d88fbac0bc7_en","tour_facility-trip_facilities_fb27d466-d1ec-49c1-916e-b2b11fd40a98_en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellagioboatservice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour\/20082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellagioboatservice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellagioboatservice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tour"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellagioboatservice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellagioboatservice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tour_destination","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellagioboatservice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour_destination?post=20082"},{"taxonomy":"tour_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellagioboatservice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour_type?post=20082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}