The 14,000-square-foot mansion near Tremezzo was most recently updated in 2019 and featured in the docuseries “The Ferragnez” ...

Lake Como has long been an epicenter of villeggiatura—the centuries-old Italian tradition of decamping from the city for extended stays by the water or countryside—drawing Milanese high society and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lysanne covers luxury properties, focusing on European markets. Dreams of Como come with sunshine, lake views and cypress trees as ...

The glittering celebrity pedigree, ornate architectural opulence, and general grandeur of Lake Como may make it seem like it’s a destination best-suited to a grand dame hotel that can handle the ...

If you dream of relaxing in a Mediterranean retreat surrounded by vineyards and olive trees while overlooking sparkling lake waters, you don’t have to fly to Lake Como, Italy — just hold that plane ...

This isn’t just any hotel; it’s a beautifully preserved ancient villa with a story. Built in the second half of the nineteenth century as a summer holiday resort for a noble Milanese family, the ...

From the moment you step foot into the ornate lobby of Villa d’Este, you feel as though you’ve been transported to a bygone era. Crystal chandeliers dangle from intricate domed ceilings. Rows of ...

Villeggiatura is Italian for something that takes non–Italian speakers much longer to say—“a summer holiday in a residence in the country”—and for centuries no Italian villa hotel has attracted more ...

An 18th-century villa on the shores of Italy’s Lake Como that has been restored to its former glory and turned into a 24-suite hotel, Passalacqua is in the sleepy town of Moltrasio. The villa counts ...

For two thousand years, Lake Como, located in Northern Italy, has attracted the most artistic people in the world inviting them to relax, to be inspired and to make contact with the beauty of nature ...