Double Golden Crown
Villa Gaia Gandini
Luxury villa · XV century · Milan
Latest Quality Check: 23 September 2026
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Double Golden Crown
Luxury villa · XV century · Milan
Latest Quality Check: 23 September 2026
Double Golden Crown
Historic hotel · XV century · Mantova
Latest Quality Check: 12 October 2026
Golden Crown
Luxury villa · XVII century · 45 km from Varese
Wirnica harbors an atmosphere that is difficult to describe and impossible to forget. Overlooking the placid waters of Lake Garlate, it lies in a secluded corner that preserves the most…Wirnica harbors an atmosphere that is difficult to describe and impossible to forget. Overlooking the placid waters of Lake Garlate, it lies in a secluded corner that preserves the most authentic poetry of the Larian territory intact. It is a residence that does not impose itself with grandeur, but rather conquers through its intimate…
Latest Quality Check: 2 October 2026
Double Golden Crown
Luxury villa · XV century · 43 km from Varese
Built in the 15th century, it is one of the first buildings in Lombardy made according to the specifications of a villa. Villa Gaia Gandini belonged to the Visconti, Borromeo, Biglia…Built in the 15th century, it is one of the first buildings in Lombardy made according to the specifications of a villa. Villa Gaia Gandini belonged to the Visconti, Borromeo, Biglia, Confalonieri and today to the Gandini family. The interiors are characterized by spacious halls with eighteenth-century ceilings that effectively bear…
Latest Quality Check: 23 September 2026
Golden Crown
Luxury villa · XVI century · 7 km from Varese
A residence that can’t fail to capture the heart of those who are about to experience the most beautiful day of their lives. Immersed in a spectacular English-style park full of luxuriant…A residence that can’t fail to capture the heart of those who are about to experience the most beautiful day of their lives. Immersed in a spectacular English-style park full of luxuriant old trees, Villa Bossi is an elegant historic residence in Bodio Lomnago, in the province of Varese. With its finely frescoed interiors, embellished…
Latest Quality Check: 23 September 2026
Golden Crown
Luxury villa · XIX century · 40 km from Varese
A nineteenth-century villa resembling a Gothic castle suspended between earth and sky. Villa Lattuada dominates the verdant meadowland of the Brianza area in Lombardy. To pass through the…A nineteenth-century villa resembling a Gothic castle suspended between earth and sky. Villa Lattuada dominates the verdant meadowland of the Brianza area in Lombardy. To pass through the gate of Villa Lattuada, is to step into a dreamlike dimension enveloped in a feeling of enchantment and timelessness whose majestic beauty takes one’s…
Latest Quality Check: 18 September 2026
Golden Crown
Luxury villa · XVII century · 45 km from Varese
"That branch of the Lake of Como, which turns toward the south...". It is enough to say that this opening line of "The Betrothed" to materialize in our minds one of the most heartbreaking…"That branch of the Lake of Como, which turns toward the south...". It is enough to say that this opening line of "The Betrothed" to materialize in our minds one of the most heartbreaking and romantic sceneries of our country and perhaps the whole world. After all, it was Manzoni himself who, speaking of Lecco, called it "a town that I…
Latest Quality Check: 2 October 2026
Golden Crown
Luxury villa · XVIII century · 52 km from Varese
In the gentle countryside surrounding Bergamo, an estate of rare harmony. At Villa Acquaroli, 18th-century elegance meets a contemporary sensitivity, capable of transforming every wedding…In the gentle countryside surrounding Bergamo, an estate of rare harmony. At Villa Acquaroli, 18th-century elegance meets a contemporary sensitivity, capable of transforming every wedding into an intimate and unique narrative. Surrounded by a centuries-old park, the villa appears immersed in a suspended landscape where the greenery knows…
Latest Quality Check: 2 October 2026
Golden Crown
Luxury villa · XVII century · 59 km from Varese
A fragment of history that continues to live in the present, keeping its aristocratic identity perfectly intact. On the quiet banks of the Adda, just a short distance from Milan, Villa…A fragment of history that continues to live in the present, keeping its aristocratic identity perfectly intact. On the quiet banks of the Adda, just a short distance from Milan, Villa Cavenago stands with an elegant and measured presence. Built in the 17th century as a stately residence, the villa reflects the taste and vision of an era…
Latest Quality Check: 16 October 2026
Silver Crown
Luxury villa · XVI century · 25 km from Varese
Set in a wonderful park always in bloom, known as the "Garden of Surprises". In Lonate Pozzolo, in the province of Varese, Villa Porro is an old noble residence carefully restored to its…Set in a wonderful park always in bloom, known as the "Garden of Surprises". In Lonate Pozzolo, in the province of Varese, Villa Porro is an old noble residence carefully restored to its former splendour. In this setting, during the summer months, couples can celebrate beautiful open-air wedding receptions. For summer weddings Villa…
Latest Quality Check: 14 January 2026
Silver Crown
Luxury villa · XVIII century · 30 km from Varese
Villa Antona Traversi in Meda, as it appears today, is the result of the transformation of the monastery of San Vittore operated by the architect Leopoldo Pollack in the first years of the…Villa Antona Traversi in Meda, as it appears today, is the result of the transformation of the monastery of San Vittore operated by the architect Leopoldo Pollack in the first years of the nineteenth century. The Pollack wanted to erase all memories of the old monastery and build in its place an imposing neoclassical building, creating a…
Latest Quality Check: 25 September 2026
Double Golden Crown
Luxury villa · XV century · 43 km from Varese
Built in the 15th century, it is one of the first buildings in Lombardy made according to the specifications of a villa. Villa Gaia Gandini belonged to the Visconti, Borromeo, Biglia…Built in the 15th century, it is one of the first buildings in Lombardy made according to the specifications of a villa. Villa Gaia Gandini belonged to the Visconti, Borromeo, Biglia, Confalonieri and today to the Gandini family. The interiors are characterized by spacious halls with eighteenth-century ceilings that effectively bear…
Latest Quality Check: 23 September 2026
Golden Crown
Luxury villa · XVI century · 7 km from Varese
The elegant Villa Bossi stands today, surrounded by ancient trees in parkland, inspired by English gardens. Construction initially took place in the sixteenth century and carried on until…The elegant Villa Bossi stands today, surrounded by ancient trees in parkland, inspired by English gardens. Construction initially took place in the sixteenth century and carried on until the 1700s when its beauty and elegance became the legacy we enjoy today. The frescoed interiors, the coffered ceilings, the enclosed Italian garden…
Latest Quality Check: 23 September 2026
Golden Crown
Luxury villa · XIX century · 40 km from Varese
A villa, a castle, quite a sight. Every guest, through the gate, will have the perception of one world and different, to live in a perhaps forgotten feeling: the charm of the time. The…A villa, a castle, quite a sight. Every guest, through the gate, will have the perception of one world and different, to live in a perhaps forgotten feeling: the charm of the time. The white marble of Villa Lattuada reflected in a thousand shades, the changing sky airy Brianza valley. The park, romantic, secular and huge, great for…
Latest Quality Check: 18 September 2026
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In Varese, Lombardy there are eight certified luxury villas. Among them are Wirnica in Garlate, Villa Gaia Gandini in Robecco sul Naviglio, Villa Bossi in Bodio Lomnago, Villa Lattuada in Casatenovo, Villa Acquaroli in Carvico, Villa Cavenago in Trezzo sull'Adda and others. Villa Gaia Gandini holds the Double Golden Crown. Nine more are under assessment for the Silver Crown.
Guests can stay overnight at Wirnica, in Garlate.
Weddings are hosted at Villa Gaia Gandini in Robecco sul Naviglio, Villa Bossi in Bodio Lomnago, Villa Lattuada in Casatenovo, Wirnica in Garlate, Villa Acquaroli in Carvico, Villa Cavenago in Trezzo sull'Adda and others.
Meetings and corporate events are hosted at Villa Gaia Gandini in Robecco sul Naviglio, Villa Bossi in Bodio Lomnago and Villa Lattuada in Casatenovo.
It is the classification of Residenze d'Epoca. The Golden Crown comes after 50 monthly Quality Checks, the Double after 100 and the Triple after 150, and about one historic house in a hundred obtains it. The Silver Crown requires 20 Quality Checks a year.
A certified luxury villa has passed the Certification Protocol and shows the date of its latest Quality Check. One under assessment is already part of the Registro Italiano delle Dimore Storiche di Eccellenza, but is still completing the process.
The Residenze d'Epoca Certification Protocol provides for up to 150 Quality Controls, 10 verification phases and 3 months of evaluation. As a result of this strictness, so far only about 1% of the historical residences have been awarded the Golden Crown of Residenze d'Epoca, thus becoming part of the collection of the best historic houses in Italy.
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