Between hospitality and Haute Cuisine

"It is one of the enchanted palces of the Riviera of the Azaleas. Tremezzo, or middel lands, has been inserted in the list of the most beautiful villages in Italy. The first traces date back to Roman times when in 59 B. Julius Caesar founded the colony of Novum Comm, known today as Como", by Grand Hotel Tremezzo book, A journey.
Here two families meeting: the De Santis family (hoteliers for generations offering the most authentic Italian hospitality) and the third generation of the culinary dynasty behind the Giacomo Group, reflecting quality of the Milanese restaurant scene. The Giacomo Group continue to focus on what founder Giacomo Bulleri called "food that feels like family". Simple, yet sophisticated dishes, that honour Italian culinary tradition and the freshest of ingredients which will be continued at the brand-new, Giacomo al Lago.
"New restaurant is open for lunch and dinner on Grand Hotel Tremezzo’s newly opened T Beach, Lake Como’s first waterside beach club combining a chic, vintage Italian lido concept with a burst of contemporary glamour, comprising an elegant sandy beach lined with stylish sun loungers and shades, all framing the hotel’s famous floating swimming pool", company says.
This season’s launch comes with a menu celebrating the freshest fish and seafood, from the red prawns of Mazara del Vallo, a selection of fresh oysters, King Crab, lobster, sea bream and snapper. Dinners can look forward to enjoying a selection of creative dishes including red prawn tartare with mandarin sorbet, salmon sashimi with spicy mango, Gnocchi Giacomo al Lago style with langoustines, shrimps and squid and Spaghetti alle Vongole. The delectable menu paired with a carefully curated wine list offers the perfect waterside lunch in the sun or a romantic dinner under the stars. Try Tortelli filled with cheese and black pepper, raw red prawns, lime and bottarga too. Try again Blu lobster, King shrimps, carabineiros prawns.
With over 100 years of history as the first hotel on Lake Como, the iconic Grand Hotel Tremezzo is set in an elegant Art Nouveau palace surrounded by a private park and offering views over the lake and Grigne Mountains from its 90 rooms.
The Grand Hotel Tremezzo, "neighbor" of other exclusive locations such as Villa Carlotta and Villa Sola Cabiati, also announces the launch of Sense of Lake, the online Boutique dedicated to the excellence of Made in Italy and Como Lake. A selection of clothes, bags, shoes and books conceived and designed for the Grand Hotel Tremezzo. Stories of talents who transform ideas into unique pieces.
Rooms available from EUR 700/approx. £600 per night + VAT; free cancellation up to eight days prior to arrival.
www.grandhoteltremezzo.com
www.senseoflake.com