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Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2023
The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este held uniquely as an autumn event

These very unusual times require special responses. This also affects us because the current situation continues to be encumbered by many restrictions due to the pandemic, and this precludes our carrying out reliable planning and preparation for an event of this kind. After holding many intensive discussions, the BMW Group and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este have therefore jointly decided to select a new date for the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2021 later in the year.

We therefore already have pleasure today in inviting you to enter the weekend

from 19 to 21 May2023

as a diary date for the upcoming Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. We are already working with great commitment on implementing the necessary preparations. As soon as we have further details, we will provide you with information about it without delay.

We will all be regularly enjoying fabulous images of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in our mind’s eye, and reminiscing about the fantastic experiences it has given us over the years. This sense of an event beyond compare is our benchmark and that’s how it will remain. It is therefore important to us that you, your family and your friends will once again experience a Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in 2021 that lives up to your expectations and our high aspirations.

We hope you can understand this decision. Our very best thanks go to you for bearing with us, and we hope you will start spring in good health and full of optimism.

Your Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Team

The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este owes its privileged status among the world’s most prestigious heritage events for historic vehicles to a number of unique attributes. These include the elegance of the event, its long and illustrious tradition, the unrivalled flair experienced at the majestic Grand Hotel Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Como and the small, select groups of participants.

The Grand Hotel Villa d’Este is one of the world’s most iconic hotels. The grounds and parkland offer guests and visitors an opportunity to admire around 50 remarkable historic automobiles every year. The various classes are organised in different categories and judged by a world-famous jury headed by Jury President, Lorenzo Ramaciotti.

End of May 2021, Cernobbio will become the go-to destination for automobile aficionados from all all over the world. A select elite from the international collector scene will come together there once again. The official opening of the Concorso d’EIeganza Villa d’Este will take place on Friday 20th May 2022.

The excitement will start to mount on Saturday when all the vehicles take up their positions in the morning. On 29th May 2021, the carefully selected classic cars will be appraised in the exclusive gardens of Villa d’Este. The traditional apogee of this lavish presentation comes when each of the vehicles parades on the terrace of the Grand Hotel directly overlooking the banks of Lake Como.

On Sunday, a procession will be staged in the park of the nearby Villa Erba. These grounds also occupy a majestic position directly on the edge of the lake and their expansive green swards offer the public audience the opportunity to take a closer look at these exceptional automobiles. This frequently also enables visitors to engage in discussion with the custodians and owners of the vehicles as well as talking to celebrities from the automobile world — the Concorso Villa d’Este is recognised particularly by designers as a superlative travel destination. You are unlikely to find a comparable selection at legendary automobile jewels anywhere else in the world.