Museo del Paesaggio del Lago di Como
Municipal museum in Villa Mainona in Tremezzo with historic prints and photographs of the Lario (Lake Como), multimedia installations and a section on films shot on the lake.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in Villa Mainona (sometimes Mainoni), in Tremezzo, the residence of the Mainoni family, built between 1670 and 1672 within a complex with a park, outbuildings and a tower. Run by the municipality of Tremezzina, it is dedicated to the environmental and cultural heritage of the Lario landscape, with particular attention to the Tremezzina area.
The collections include antique prints of the lake from the 16th to the 19th century, with views of Como, Bellagio and the villas along the shores, and historic photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries of the villages and the best-known residences.
A multimedia system with touch screens allows visitors to compare historic maps and images with the present-day use of the territory, while a “viaggio virtuale in barca” (virtual boat trip) offers a panoramic view of the shores in 19th-century motion. One section is devoted to films shot on the Lario.
Highlights
- Antique prints of Lake Como from the 16th to the 19th century
- Historic photographs of villages and villas from the late 19th to the early 20th century
- Multimedia installation comparing historic maps with the present-day landscape
- Virtual boat trip along the shores in the 19th century
- Section on films shot on Lake Como
- Housed in a 17th-century villa in Tremezzo
Permanent exhibition
- Il paesaggio del Lario tra stampe, fotografie e multimedia – Antique prints and historic photographs of the lake, a multimedia installation with historic maps and a section on films shot on the Lario.
- Operated by
- Comune di Tremezzina
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,626
Admission & discounts
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free admission for children aged 0 to 5. |
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| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and for their companions, under an agreement with the Antiquarium di Ossuccio. |
| Combined ticket Museo del Paesaggio + Antiquarium di Ossuccio | €6Reduced €4 for over-65s, groups of 10 people and agreements. |
| Combined ticket Museo del Paesaggio + Isola Comacina + Antiquarium | €9Reduced €8; students aged 6 to 18 and university students €5. |
Free admission also for residents of Tremezzina. Ticket prices for the museum alone have not been confirmed.
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