One of the most extravagant hotels in Europe, Adam Hay Nicholls stays at the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni on the fringes of Lake Como in best possible season: autumn One of three ‘grande dame’ hotels ...

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The western branch of this northern Italian lake is its highlight, home to romantic villas and revamped waterfront promenades in pretty Como city. Lake Como is best known for its views and romantic ...

One of three ‘grande dame’ hotels on northern Italy’s perennially glamorous Lake Como, the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni lives up to its Belle Époque billing in many ways, not least by serving me ...