SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2024
A guided tour will be held in the eighteenth-century garden of Villa Della Porta Bozzolo, located a few kilometers from Lake Maggiore. The sculpted terraces, flower beds, belvedere, and various botanical essences make it one of the most beautiful gardens in Lombardy. The tour, led by Marco Foghinazzi, will explore the secrets of the garden and ongoing enhancement projects.
Additionally, there will be a tasting of FAI honey, produced by the Foundation for the Protection of Bees.
TIMETABLE
At 3:30 PM and 4:30 PM
TICKETS
Villa and park entrance and guided tour:
FAI Members: €6.00
Full price: €18.00
Residents of the Municipality of Casalzuigno: €6.00
Reduced (6-18 years old): €11.00
Students (19-25 years old): €11.00
Convention (National Trust, FAI Donor Card, etc.): €6.00
Subscription agreement (Lombardia Museums): €6.00
People with disabilities: €6.00
Family (2 adults and children 6-18 years old): €47.00
Reduced (0-5 years old): Free
SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2024 "Botanical Treasure Hunt"
An event to discover the history of the park at Villa Della Porta Bozzolo, the roses, the history of the Della Porta family, and the restoration of the villa's gardens. The guided tour, led by FAI educators, will start from the Italian-style parterre and will pass through the rose garden, the espaliered orchard, and the large green theater.
The guide will provide botanical clues to recognize plants and flowers in the garden. The treasure hunt is by reservation only.
During the day, guided tours of the Villa will also be held, also by reservation.
TICKETS
Villa and Park Entrance + Botanical Treasure Hunt Workshop:
FAI Member Parent: €0.00
Non-FAI Member Parent: €12.00
FAI Member Child: €5.00
Non-FAI Member Child: €10.00
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1; SUNDAY, JUNE 2; AND THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2024
From 10:30 AM, by reservation, visitors can join guided tours of the frescoed rooms of Villa Della Porta Bozzolo, a sixteenth-century country residence and eighteenth-century manor. After the tour, visitors can enjoy a picnic on the lawn. The onsite restaurant "I Rustici" will offer picnic baskets available upon reservation.
TIMETABLE
Villa and park with guided tour: at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 3:30 PM, and 4:30 PM Villa and park entrance: at 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 1:30 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, and 4:00 PM Park entrance only: at 10:15 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM, and 5:00 PM
TICKETS
Villa and park entrance with guided tour:
FAI Members: €6.00
Full price: €18.00
Residents of the Municipality of Casalzuigno: €6.00
Reduced (0-5 years old): Free
Reduced (6-18 years old): €11.00
Students (19-25 years old): €11.00
Convention (National Trust, FAI Donor Card, etc.): €6.00
Sponsor (Corporate Golden Donor, Sponsor), Louvre Convention: €6.00
Subscription Agreement (Museums Torino VDA, Trentino Card, Musei Lombardia): €6.00
People with disabilities: €6.00
Family (2 adults and children 6-18 years old): €47.00
Park entrance only:
FAI Members: Free
Full price: €12.00
Residents of the Municipality of Casalzuigno: Free
Reduced (0-5 years old): Free
Reduced (6-18 years old): €5.00
Students (19-25 years old): €5.00
Convention (National Trust, FAI Donor Card, etc.): €6.00
Sponsor (Corporate Golden Donor, Sponsor), Louvre Convention: €6.00
Subscription Agreement (Museums Torino VDA, Trentino Card, Musei Lombardia): Free
People with disabilities: Free
Family (2 adults and children 6-18 years old): €30.00
SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2024
The tour will start at Villa Della Porta Bozzolo, exploring its ancient frescoed rooms and the park. The eighteenth-century villa features halls, lounges, galleries, and bedrooms with Rococo frescoes depicting illusionistic architectures, myths, allegories, and floral triumphs. The tour will continue to Leggiuno at the Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso, a twelfth-century monument located on the cliffs of Lake Maggiore.
TIMETABLE
Special guided tour at 3:00 PM
TICKETS
Villa and park entrance with guided tour:
FAI Members: €6.00
Full price: €18.00
Residents of the Municipality of Casalzuigno: €6.00
Reduced (0-5 years old): Free
Reduced (6-18 years old): €11.00
tudents (19-25 years old): €11.00
Convention (National Trust, FAI Donor Card, etc.): €6.00
Sponsor (Corporate Golden Donor, Sponsor), Louvre Convention: €6.00
Subscription Agreement (Museums Torino VDA, Trentino Card, Musei Lombardia): €6.00
People with disabilities: €6.00
Family (2 adults and children 6-18 years old): €47.00
SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2024
The tour will start at Villa Della Porta Bozzolo, exploring the frescoed rooms and the park. The eighteenth-century villa features halls, lounges, galleries, and bedrooms with Rococo frescoes depicting illusionistic architectures, myths, allegories, and floral triumphs.
The tour will continue to Arcumeggia, a mountain village known as the first "painted village" in Italy, with frescoes on the facades of houses created by nationally and internationally renowned artists. Art, peasant tradition, rural culture, and daily life meet in this unique place.
TIMETABLE
Special guided tour at 3:00 PM
TICKETS
FAI Members: € 6.00
Full price: € 18.00
Reduced for Residents (City of...): € 6.00
Reduced for 0-5 years old: Free
Reduced for 6-18 years old: € 11.00
Students 19-25 years old: € 12.00 N
ational Trust Convention: € 6.00
Convention (FAI's 200, FAI Donor Card, other agreements): € 6.00
Sponsor Convention (Corporate Golden Donor, Sponsor): € 6.00
Louvre Convention: € 6.00
Subscription Agreement (Museums Torino VDA, Trentino Card, Musei Lombardia): € 6.00
People with disabilities: € 6.00
Family (2 adults and children 6-18 years old): € 47.00
SATURDAY, JUNE 29; JULY 06-13-27; AUGUST 03-17-24-31; AND SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
For the occasion, the monumental Italian garden, characterized by scenic terraces carved in stone, flower beds, and a panoramic belvedere, will become an ideal place for picnics at sunset.
TIMETABLE
Villa + park + guided tour: at 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM Park entrance only: at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
TICKETS
Villa and park entrance with guided tour:
FAI Members: €6.00
Full price: €18.00
Residents of the Municipality of Casalzuigno: €6.00
Reduced (0-5 years old): Free
Reduced (6-18 years old): €11.00
Students (19-25 years old): €11.00
Convention (National Trust, FAI Donor Card, etc.): €6.00
Sponsor (Corporate Golden Donor, Sponsor), Louvre Convention: €6.00
Subscription Agreement (Museums Torino VDA, Trentino Card, Musei Lombardia): €6.00
People with disabilities: €6.00
Family (2 adults and children 6-18 years old): €47.00
Park entrance only: FAI Members: Free
Full price: €5.00
Residents of the Municipality of Casalzuigno: Free
Reduced (0-5 years old): Free
Reduced (6-18 years old): €3.00
Students (19-25 years old): €3.00
Convention (National Trust, FAI Donor Card, etc.): €6.00
Sponsor (Corporate Golden Donor, Sponsor), Louvre Convention: €6.00
Subscription Agreement (Museums Torino VDA, Trentino Card, Musei Lombardia): Free
People with disabilities: Free
Family (2 adults and children 6-18 years old): €13.00
AUGUST 10-11 AND SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
From 9:30 PM, guided sky observations will take place in the park of Villa Della Porta Bozzolo, with real-time views of the moon and planets projected on a large screen. On Friday, September 13, in addition to the guided observation, there will be a lecture by experts from the G.V. Schiaparelli Astronomical Observatory at 8:30 PM, featuring a comparative astronomy lesson between the skies of the two hemispheres.
The villa will open from 6:00 PM, and it will be possible to reserve a picnic basket at the onsite restaurant "I Rustici," to be enjoyed while waiting for the sunset. Reservation highly recommended.
TIMETABLE
Villa and park with observation: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Park entrance + observation: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
TICKETS
Villa and park entrance with guided tour:
FAI Members: €6.00
Full price: €18.00
Residents of the Municipality of Casalzuigno: €6.00
Reduced (0-5 years old): Free
Reduced (6-18 years old): €11.00
Students (19-25 years old): €11.00
Convention (National Trust, FAI Donor Card, etc.): €6.00
Sponsor (Corporate Golden Donor, Sponsor), Louvre Convention: €6.00
Subscription Agreement (Museums Torino VDA, Trentino Card, Musei Lombardia): €6.00
People with disabilities: €6.00
Family (2 adults and children 6-18 years old): €47.00
Park entrance only with observation:
FAI Members: €6.00
Full price: €11.00
Residents (Municipality of Casalzuigno): €6.00
Reduced (0-5 years old): Free
Reduced (6-18 years old): €9.00
Students (19-25 years old): €9.00
Convention (National Trust, 200 del FAI, FAI Donor Card, etc.): €6.00
Sponsor (Corporate Golden Donor, Sponsor), Louvre Convention, Subscription Agreement (Museums Torino VDA, Trentino Card, Musei Lombardia): €6.00
People with disabilities: €6.00
Family (2 adults and children 6-18 years old): €31.00
FOR INFORMATION: Tel 0332 624136 Mail faibozzolo@fondoambiente.it