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Milan and the Lakes : Villa Balbianello, Lake Como

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Department store mogul and explorer Guido Monzino gave this 1784 villa and its gorgeous gardens to FAI (the Italian National Trust) in 1988. A museum inside chronicles his adventures from Mount Everest to the North Pole. The property pole-vaulted to the front of famous Como sights after appearing in Star Wars: Episode II (see Star Wars Episode II and Villa Balbianello, Lenno).

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