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Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli, Lake Garda, Italy



This frescoed, turreted art nouveau gem in Gargnano, on the western shores of Lake Garda, is very special. Through its various incarnations – it began as the summer villa of the Feltrinelli publishing family, and Mussolini kept a mistress here – it has always had a sanctuary feel. Set in eight acres of private parkland, it has exquisite, eccentrically decorated rooms and a gorgeous pool. Oh, and a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in the covered lakeside pergola.

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