Villa d’Este, on the shores of Lake Como in Italy, is a magical place in which to celebrate the festive season ...

Around aperitivo hour at Villa D'Este, the grand dame hotel on Lake Como in northern Italy, well-dressed guests gather under chestnut trees on the marble terrace overlooking the lake, listening to a ...

Like a fairy tale scene, the legendary Villa d’Este in Cernobbio, Italy, has commanded attention since it was transformed into a hotel in 1873 along the shores of Lake Como. It has hosted celebrities ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From the mysticism of Sicily to the romance of Lake Como, Assouline’s Travel Series collection of coffee table books takes readers around the world, capturing the essence of some of the world’s most ...