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 ...

Built in the mid-1500s as a cardinal’s summer retreat, then transformed into a luxury hotel in the late-1800s, the lush Villa d’Este estate on the shores of Lake Como has over the years provided ...

Nothing says Christmas like a panoply of lights, a mug of hot cocoa and festive decorations, as I discovered last December when I stayed at Villa d’Este on Lake Como in Italy. The hotel, located in ...

It’s a fittingly grand roster of tributes to a hotel that has inspired such lasting devotion over 15 decades. There have been the VIP fans, of course, from royals, heads of state and world-class ...

Cernobbio, Italy — Lake Como is filled with aristocratic villas and hotels that have enchanted the world’s greatest thought leaders and celebrities for centuries. On Wednesday, the owners of the ...

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 ...

Thoughts on excessive wealth put in a locker, respect is due to pretty much all who decided to show off their cars at Villa d’Este, as well as at Villa Erba on the public day. Extremely rare and ...

Generations of Italians have vacationed in Lake Como, home to a bevy of charming towns that overlook a sapphire blue sea. These days, however, the whole world flocks to its shores. The best hotels in ...