Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Vanity Fair's Lake Como

I'm still recovering from 10 day away - and frankly there are something like 700 pictures to go through in my camera so I'm not yet ready to share my pictures of my trip just yet. I found out yesterday, that George Clooney was in fact in Lake Como while I was there. How we missed each other I'm not sure, but since Lake Como is one of my favorite places on earth (even before George resided there) - I thought I would share with you an old Vanity Fair September, 2007 article featuring some amazing images of Lake Como, their residents, and their estates - including the most famous, George Clooney.

 Enjoy the pics!
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Crazy for Lake Como


Lake Como was the province of a few noble families, visited by artists, royalty, world leaders, and the cream of Old Hollywood. Then, in 2002, George Clooney put the tranquil Italian retreat squarely in the spotlight, and now reports have everyone from Bill Gates to Rupert Murdoch to Tom Cruise vacationing among its few magnificent Gold Coast villas. As BlackBerry-wielding Russian tycoons wave untold sums at the lake’s aristocratic homeowners, Janine Di Giovanni asks if Como’s days are numbered.
 Janine Di Giovanni Giacomo Bretzel and Annie Leibovitz

Villa del Balbianello, on Lake Como. Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones and Casino Royale were both shot here.

Jean-Marc Droulers, C.E.O. and president of Villa d’Este, Lake Como’s most celebrated hotel, in his office.
Villa Pliniana.
Villa La Cassinella, rumored home of Richard Branson.
Michele Canepa with his dogs at Villa Il Balbiano.
Prince Gallarati Scotti at Villa Melzi d’Eril.
Aerial view of Como.
The gardens at Villa d’Este.
Real-estate agent Francesco Ugoni and American villa owner Robert Eves.
Giacomo Mantegazza at his home in Como.
Call buttons for waiters at Villa Erba.
A bathtub at Villa Erba, where Luchino Visconti once lived.
View of the city of Como from Villa Il Dosso Pisani.
George Clooney’s home Villa Oleandra.
Maximilian Canepa, son of Michele Canepa, and cousin Carlotta Saibene at Villa Il Balbiano.
Villa la Quiete.
The gardens at Villa del Balbianello.
Athena Besana Ciani at Villa Besana.
George Clooney visiting Villa Allamel, on Lake Como. His own home, Villa Oleandra, has a screening room, a gym, and a pool.
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 Dreamy, right? I know.

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