Bond...James Bond Secret Villa

We made a wonderful tour of the Lake Como Villa del Balbianello. It was in a Casino Royale and Star Wars movie as well. It's had many owners. The first was a rich Cardinal in the late 1700s. The last, an accomplished expeditioner, died at age 60 in 1988. And nothing has been touched since. Wine in decanters and pack of cigarettes on his desk. The tour was very interesting and found doors and tunnels for Bond to make his great escape. There was turmoil in Italy and quick escapes were necessary apparently.The villa has multiple levels and is like everything off the charts gorgeous! I pulled a grandpa Phil Black Hills vacation move and snapped at least 500 photos. Enjoy! The English hutch is worth 800k. The mechanism was for automating the bell tower bell pictured as well and still in operation. Ciao! Prego!Read more