🔷 Como Suiting Up

🔹 Hello, Lake Como.

Yesterday, I watched the Italian Open (🎾) get paused mid-match because of fireworks smoke from next door - turns out Inter had just beaten Lazio in the Coppa Italia final (⚽).
That's what happens when two big events share a postcode.

Let's hope it goes smoother on the lake this weekend, because all eyes are on Concorso d'Eleganza and the critically important Como-Parma match.

Plus, we have plenty of other local updates.

Let's get into it.
-Simona

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While Italy keeps reporting a stable and growing real estate investment market, the global reality gives a bit more spicy angles.

Just 3 facts for you this week:

If you're buying with a mortgage, you might want to call the bank this week - rates do not seem to be getting friendlier. If you're paying cash, this isn't a bad moment at all: fewer bidders in the room, sellers are in a talking mood. And if you're selling, check your energy class before anything else. It's quietly doing more work than your lake view photos right now.

Are we missing something?

🛎️ Bellagio's Newest. Palazzo Genazzini opens in Bellagio on June 1.

☕ Free Coffee. LOAFT - a new design and lifestyle space in Como - just opened with WOLFOX Coffee on the first floor. Free coffee on opening day.

🎵 Onda's Back. Onda music nights return to Cernobbio.

🍽️ The Lunch. Il Sereno turns 10 with a lunch on May 30: chef Raffaele Lenzi cooks with Enrico Cerea and Roberto Di Pinto. Limited seats - book via the link in their bio.

🚆 Monday's Strike. A general strike on May 18 hits trains, urban transport, schools, and hospitals. Trains stop 21:00 May 17 → 20:59 May 18.

🏝️ €88M for Comacina. The tender is open to restore Lake Como's only island - historic Locanda, the bar La Botte, and archaeological sites.

🗼 Lighthouse Limbo. (Paywall) Parliament cleared the way for a commissario if Como and Brunate can't agree to reopen the Faro Voltiano in time for Volta's 2027 bicentenary.

🎞️ Newton at Olmo. Helmut Newton's "Cars" opens at Villa Olmo May 15. 38 photos spanning 1956–2001. Part of FuoriConcorso this weekend.

⛳ Old-School Golf. Villa d'Este's golf club just hosted the first-ever Hickory Masters: 37 players from 16 countries, all using wooden clubs from before 1935.

📰 Guardian on Como. A deep dive on Cesc Fàbregas, Mirwan Suwarso, and Como 1907's leap from Serie D to Champions League hopes. New week, new angles on our football club.

👗 Como Hits Bazaar. Harpers Bazaar covered the Zimmermann × Mytheresa capsule and its Como prints.

🎽 Como × Rhude. Como 1907 launched Rhude 4 Fans, a luxury fanwear platform that will also dress supporters of Everton and Tottenham.