CERNOBBIO, Presentation

Hi, I am Marcy, your personal guide, and together with MyWoWo I’d like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world: Cernobbio.

The beautiful town of Cernobbio is very famous for two buildings in particular: Villa d'Este, one of the most prestigious hotels in the world, frequented since the end of the 19th century by illustrious personalities, and Villa Erba, which was also inhabited by the famous Italian film director Luchino Visconti, whose rooms can currently only be visited by appointment.

Just imagine, in the area where we find the magnificent Villa Erba, with its elegant neoclassical façade, there was already a monastery in 996, which was suppressed in 1785. Converted into a mansion by successive owners, it attained its current appearance when it was purchased by the family of Carlo Erba, a well-known pharmaceutical entrepreneur.

Villa Erba has been an inspiration not only for the films of Luchino Visconti, but also for more recent films. In fact, in 2003, some scenes of the film Ocean's Twelve were filmed here, namely the encounter between the protagonist, played by George Clooney, and his rival, played by Vincent Cassel....