Hints and tips:
...Swim in the lake in summer, snow-shoe over it in winter, put a tune on the jukebox or play pool in the pub. The whole thing is a Bruce Weber meets Ralph Lauren fantasia of luxury Americana....
...Sara Zanotta of Lakeside Real Estate, a local agent, says an equivalent home above Lake Como would cost double what Cenci paid....
...Lake-rich Scandinavia is another hot spot, while Italy’s Lake Como is repeatedly named as the best destination, whether self-flying or renting Aero Club Como’s fleet....
..., but it may not be for long), the forthcoming Four Seasons has been created from a cluster of historic buildings, among them a 16th-century cloister, a Beaux Arts-style members’ club and four theatres....
...Property From a solar-powered villa on the edge of Lake Como to a Nassau beach house with its own rainwater treatment system, here are five exclusive homes for sale with sustainable features....
...K&L Gates has recruited Richard Hayes as a partner in its Sydney office. He joins from Hogan Lovells....
...Rothschild & Co has appointed Charles Martin, a veteran lawyer at the UK law firm Macfarlanes, as a senior adviser in London....
...Brexit faces grave difficulties of substance, but it also has a brand problem. This struck me last weekend at the Villa d’Este, a 16th-century luxury hotel by the shore of Lake Como....
...A recent “find” is the Chess Club in Mayfair. It seems quite hidden away and I love the playful, eclectic interiors by Fran Hickman, which make it feel like a home away from home....
...Above all, he needed a great driver. “The first great pilote I talked to about joining Ferrari was [Ayrton] Senna, in September 1993, in my hotel room at Villa d’Este on Lake Como....
...Mr Navalny also named Vladimir Soloviev, a prominent television and radio host, who is renowned for slamming the west on his shows during the week and then flying out to his residence on Lake Como on Friday...
...There are two other Cliffs communities around the lake, with facilities including a marina and beach club with jet skis, boats and kayaks for rent....
...What A late 19th-century villa overlooking Lake Como with 450 sq m of living space. Set in 2.5 acres, the eight-bedroom property includes a two-bedroom guest house and a three-bedroom gatehouse....
...Paul Belcher of Ultissimo, a buying agent for Lake Como, says the Italian market can be a complex one for non-residents....
...A vocational school in Corleone, a senior citizens’ drop-in centre overlooking Lake Como, a jazz club in a Roman villa, a biological farm co-operative in Calabria: none looks like the hot new weapon in Italy...
...Gary Pennington and his partner Nicola are equally pleased with the £700 per week they’re getting for letting their house in Lake Como, Italy during the summer months....
...Yet his colleagues Neelie Kroes, competition commissioner, and Joaquín Almunia, economic affairs commissioner, were spared such attention at the annual Ambrosetti forum on the shores of Lake Como....
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