Golf on Lake Como is a different experience from any other golf destination in Europe. The courses here are not resort layouts designed for casual vacationers. They are historic, demanding, and set against a backdrop — Alpine mountains, deep blue water, ancient villages — that makes it genuinely difficult to concentrate on your swing. There…
If Villa d’Este is the most prestigious hotel on Lake Como, Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni is the most beloved. Located at the very tip of Bellagio’s famous promontory — where the lake splits into three branches and views open in every direction — it occupies what is arguably the finest single position of any hotel…
There are luxury hotels. There are grand hotels. And then there is Villa d’Este on Lake Como — a category entirely its own. Built in 1568 as the summer residence of a cardinal, converted into a hotel in 1873, and consistently ranked among the finest properties in the world for over 150 years, Villa d’Este…
Choosing the right Lake Como luxury hotel is the single most important decision you will make for your trip. Get it right and every morning feels like a painting. Get it wrong and you spend your holiday stuck in traffic, queuing for ferries, or staying in a beautiful place that is completely wrong for what…
Lake Como is not simply a place to visit. For a growing number of buyers from Europe, the United States, and the Middle East, it is a place to own. The appeal is clear: extraordinary natural beauty, a mild alpine climate, world-class restaurants, and a cultural depth that most Mediterranean destinations cannot match. However, the…