The Villa Erba’s large lakeside park forms an integral part of the conference centre environment. The gardens offer a chance to relax and take a break between one work meeting and the next: take a delightful walk among the impressive century-old trees in the botanic gardens, which feature collections of azaleas and hydrangeas and colourful flowerbeds. There is also a riding track, which offers a broad open space where sizeable cultural or sporting events or other open-air entertainments can be held. The park is further endowed with private moorings and its own helipad.