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 ...

A grand villa on Italy’s celebrity-favored Lake Como delivers old-world stature with modern polish. Built in the early 1900s, the Liberty-style home—an Italian iteration of the Art Nouveau ...

Villa d’Este La Collezione, the legendary hotel’s new hospitality group, debuts Palazzo Venezia in Como and luxury apartments in Cernobbio with full access to the resort’s amenities. ByCatherine ...

Built for a cardinal 400 years ago. Owned by a Princess of Wales. Catnip to Hollywood and catwalk to Chanel. When it comes to a glamorous backstory, Villa d’Este doesn’t disappoint. Factor in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you dream of relaxing in a Mediterranean retreat surrounded by vineyards and olive trees while overlooking sparkling lake ...

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 ...

George Clooney’s stunning Lake Como villa in northern Italy may have netted a buyer. “An agency in Milan is following the sale, I can’t reveal which one. Since we have a certain type of clientele, ...

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 ...

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 ...