A guide to discover the wonderful botanical gardens and parks - open to the public - located in the provinces of Como and Lecco. “There is nothing in the world that can compare with the charm of these blazing hot days on the Milanese lakes”. That is how Stendhal, back in 1817, expressed the emotions he felt on his return from a visit to the Villa Melzi gardens in Bellagio. The Department of Tourism for the Province of Como, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce of Como and Grandi Giar