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    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
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      Lake Como’s latest hotel is an 18th-century gem

      An exclusive look at Villa Passalacqua

    • Wednesday, 28 September, 2016
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      Lake expectations: the five-star hotel causing ripples in Como

      Patricia Urquiola’s creation is piquing the interest of design aficionados and longstanding Como visitors

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      Milan warns on tents for migrants sent back by French and Swiss

      Increase in arrivals as neighbouring countries take more aggressive attitude towards asylum seekers

    • Monday, 14 September, 2015
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      Italian PM’s homes policy is less a stimulus and more a bid to attract centrist voters

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      ‘Being at 1,800 metres in the Alps helps give me a broader view of what’s going on in the world’

    • Friday, 4 April, 2014
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      Price of waterfront homes on Italy’s Lake Como remain buoyant

      Scarcity of large lakeside properties in perfect condition has kept values high

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      The Swiss and Japanese are annoyingly similar in their obsession with constant renovation

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