Largo Luchino Visconti, 4, 22012 Cernobbio CO, Italy
VILLA
erba
Villa Erba is a lakefront property in Cernobbio ensconced in an immense botanical park.
OWNERS, HISTORY, EXTERIOR & INTERIOR DESIGN
Originally a monastery, Villa Erba was bought by the Peluso family, who already owned the neighboring Villa d’Este. The ownership then passed to Luigi Erba, Carlo Erba’s brother and heir, one of the major pharmaceutical manufacturers of that period, who had a villa built to represent his family’s status and prestige. The project was entrusted to the two most popular architects of the moment: Angelo Savoldi and Giambattista Borsani. In those years, the Erba family hosted great artists, and in life the villa was culturally and socially intense. Inherited by her daughter Carla, who married in Cernobbio the Duke Giuseppe Visconti di Modrone, the Villa the summer holiday’s home of their son, the film director Luchino Visconti.
Today the villa, with its ancient frescoes, precious inlaid ceilings, and its mannerist-inspired rooms, is considered a jewel of late nineteenth-century architecture. Channeling ancient prestige and worldliness the ground level of Villa Erba is made up of a foyer and three separate adjacent rooms, usually used for pre-wedding lunches, wedding welcome dinners, and wedding receptions. Each room carries a distinctive atmosphere and can be customized with ad hoc settings. The first floor which was home to the
Erba family’s bedrooms can host a bride’s preparations on a special request, while the Villa has a wardrobe and
functional kitchens
Wedding ceremonies and wedding reception festivities, as well as some of the most glamorous parties, can be held alfresco. Villa Erba’s ivy-covered castle-like structure offers privacy, and music is guaranteed until late as neighboring properties stand far. The large terraces surrounding the villa come with truly stunning views, and the grounds offering multiple gardens and lawns for couples to utilize on the big day.
CEREMONIES & PARTIES
Villa Erba can host both civil and symbolic ceremonies, large parties and intimate events. The entire ground floor, with its entrance hall and 5 rooms, can accommodate up to 450 seated people. The rooms are the perfect space to host various types of events: in the old ballroom, up to 500 people can dance, while the reading room can host 80-people dinners.
accomodation
NO
rental period
April 1st to late October
Boat access: Yes
Pool: No
SERVICES
ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC
The wedding party can continue until 4:00 a.m. at the gentleman-style disco
Celebrity weddings, old & new Hollywood at Villa Erba
Director Luchino Visconti spent many summers in Villa Erba. In fact, the rooms of the villa inspired the set and interiors in some of his famous masterpieces.
Villa Erba served as the home setting of the notorious robber performed by Vincent Cassel on the 2004 Hollywood production “Ocean’s Twelve”. Vincent Cassel, George Clooney, and Brad Pitt have visited the famed villa many times since.
Famous interior designer Irina Pogonaru & entrepreneur Tudor Georgescu tied the knot in Villa Erba, you can see their wedding featured on Harper’s Bazaar.
Villa Erba has a private dock for mooring motorboats, yachts and boats for up to 600 spaces.
GETTING TO VILLA ERBA
