One part of the villa was a chapel. Among the shrines was that of a boy who had died before his time. The inscription said he had a precocious intelligence, something to do with a spirit and, hmm, why don't I just use the translation app on my phone? This I did, and was told that the young man had "glue man awareness". Maybe I shouldn't do that in future; it's apparently bad form to laugh out loud in chapels.
In the afternoon, we walked up a hill and down again to reach a small hamlet called Pecadillo or Pescallo or something, which our guidebook told use had a "suggestive square". It was more like a "suggestion of a square". Still, it was quite pretty (and free), so we sat there awhile before walking back up the hill and down again.
Here's a picture of the pond in the garden of the Villa Melzi.
It has fish and everything.