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Passalacqua

Italy

Passalacqua

In Moltrasio, the terraces of the Italian garden drop down towards Passalacqua, suspended above Lake Como. The villa, built on lands tied to Innocent XI, holds history to be discovered without fanfare in the softness of this singular house. In the morning, you gather eggs and fruit from the orchard before heading out onto the lake aboard the Giumello, an elegant mahogany launch, or the Didi, wrapped in Loro Piana fabrics. At the pool lounge, La DoubleJ brings a brighter note. Under the damp vaults of the Palazz, treatments unfold in the spirit of slow time. At table, Viviana Varese favours sharing. The morning eggs might show up at lunch; come evening, the cypresses stretch out the lake's silence and Bellini's melancholy.

Accommodations

What we like

The legacy

The legacy

Opera lovers stay in the Bellini Suite, where the composer drew his inspiration in the 19th century.

The moment

The moment

Heading to the other shore of the lake, for lunch right on the boat.

The cocktail

The cocktail

At the bar, choose a reimagined Gimlet, the Amomi, with a distillate of garden herbs.

Location

Address

Via Besana, 59

22010 Italy

Airport

Forty minutes from Milan-Malpensa by private transfer.

Moltrasio, west shore

Above Moltrasio. A quarter of an hour from Como.

At a glance

Public areas: free

In room: free

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