Villa Sant'Erasmo — 1646 — Lake Canterno, Italy
Outdoor lounge in the garden of Villa Sant'Erasmo, with parasol, seating areas and ivy-clad facade

The outdoor spaces

The Garden

Courtyards, trees and intimate corners overlooking Lake Canterno.

A garden to be savoured slowly

The garden extends the villa's living spaces outdoors. Gravel courtyards, greenery wrapping the stone and its most intimate corners follow the daylight, through to sunset over the lake.

It's a space to move through unhurriedly: for breakfast among the cypress trees, an aperitivo, a dinner, or simply to pause and take in the view.

Stone courtyard at Villa Sant'Erasmo among hedges, parasols and outdoor seating areas

Between the house and the green

The courtyards

Stone, gravel and shade shape intimate passages around the house.

Stone facade of Villa Sant'Erasmo covered in ivy, with a garden seating area
Cosy seating area in the garden, facing the ivy-covered wall of the villa

Outdoor hospitality

Tables among the trees

Every corner changes with the occasion: a table set on the gravel, a pause beneath a tree, with flowers and landscape as the only backdrop.

Table set in the garden among the cypress trees of Villa Sant'Erasmo
Table for two with a pink mise en place beneath a large tree in the garden
Terracotta urns filled with flowers in the garden of Villa Sant'Erasmo

The measure of detail

Stone, terracotta, flowers

The simplest elements hold the character of the place: time-worn materials, Mediterranean plants and small gestures of care.

Green cart with travel bags beside a small stone building
Lamppost and jasmine on the terrace overlooking Lake Canterno
Brazier in the garden among gravel and evergreen hedges

Living the garden

A place for days worth remembering

The garden welcomes receptions, dinners and private moments with the natural ease of a space that has always belonged to the Villa.