In a world where the term “luxury” is bandied about, it’s almost ceased to have any true meaning. I said “almost,” because there are still a handful of hotels where the term is still applicable. Villa ...

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 ...

When it was first constructed in the 1500s, the Villa d'Este on Lake Como served as a resort for ecclesiastical leaders and local politicians. A few renovations and centuries later, the palatial ...

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 ...

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 ...

The hustle and bustle of Italy's greatest cities cannot compare to the meditative, heaven-on-earth atmosphere that Lake Como ...

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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 ...

Ah, the shores of Lake Como, just half an hour away from the fashion capital of the world, the bustling city of Milano! Since 1929, it has played host to the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este—one of ...

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 ...

George Clooney is synonymous with Lake Como. But he's not the only A-lister who vacation on the Italian shore. Emily Blunt and John Krasinski were married in Lake Como before Meryl Streep, Matt Damon ...