▁the ▁Italian ▁lux ury ▁label ▁Dol ce ▁and ▁G abb ana ▁held ▁a ▁fashion ▁event ▁on ▁Lake ▁Como . ▁ ▁L akes ide ▁vill as ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁attract ive ▁vill as ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁there ▁since ▁Roman ▁times , ▁when ▁Pl iny ▁the ▁Young er ▁built ▁the ▁Com edia ▁and ▁the ▁T rag edia ▁resort s . ▁Many ▁vill as ▁on ▁the ▁lake ▁sh ores ▁have ▁ad mi rable ▁gard ens ▁that ▁benefit ▁from ▁the ▁m ild ▁climate ▁induced ▁by ▁the ▁stabil izing ▁presence ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁lake ▁water ▁and ▁can ▁sust ain ▁many ▁subt rop ical ▁and ▁Mediter rane an ▁plants . ▁ ▁Villa ▁Car lot ta ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁Milan ese ▁Mar quis ▁Giorg io ▁C ler ici ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 0 ▁and ▁occup ies ▁a ▁site ▁of ▁over ▁ ▁at ▁Tre mez zo , ▁facing ▁the ▁Bell ag io ▁pen ins ula . ▁An ▁Italian ▁garden ▁( with ▁steps , ▁f ount ains , ▁and ▁sculpt ures ) ▁was ▁laid ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁The ▁villa ▁was ▁later ▁sold ▁to ▁powerful ▁bank er ▁and ▁Napole onic ▁politician ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁S omm ar iva . ▁St end hal ▁was ▁his ▁guest ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁and ▁his ▁visit ▁is ▁re called ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁La ▁Chart re use ▁de ▁Par me . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁it ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Princess ▁Marian ne ▁of ▁N ass au ▁as ▁a ▁wed ding ▁present