George Clooney's House in Lake Como, Milan, Italy

Here is my agenda if were to visit Lake Como: Sail on the lake, walk and shop in the neighborhood, go on sight-seeing tours, hang out in the bars and trattorias (they are an Italian-style version of a neighborhood fast-food/bar establishment, great food at a low-cost), and, if I were to run into George, give him a hug and a warm Cincinnati-style welcome.

Sounds like a great agenda. When are you going? Can I come along? I'd gladly split the cost.

We should all go there, get a chartered flight and book a hotel. We should go in the summer when we are most likely to run into George. Then, we can give him a big Clooney-licious welcome and group-hug

Sounds like a plan.

Can I come too ? I mean a know Rome and the South of italy, I'm just waiting for an occasion to visit up north

Just a theory about why G doesn't like to sleep in that big bedroom. Maybe he likes things small and intimate.

I'm small and can be intimate, I'll be the first to volunteer. LOL

MM, I'm onboard! Then we could start our own rumors about him having a new GF with each and every one of us… Wouldn’t that be funny? George getting pictured with 10 different girls at the same party and the internet goes crazy trying to pick the new GF… one of them has to be, right?…

"I'm small and can be intimate, I'll be the first to volunteer. LOL"

Too funny, Cindi!

Sounds like a fun time. Everybody got their passports? Need those.

We can only hope that Stacy hasn't worn him out or beat him up.

Sure Cinderella we can all line up like super models and let him pick which one of us he wants to start with. OK so who's got the smallest bikini? LOL

Won't be me, I guarantee you that. I won't be in that lineup either, wouldn't want to embarass you girls. Too much of me to go around.

patty - I know you have enough kindness and wisdom to go around.
c'mon, join the lineup.

I don't it's a guest room
this is the master bedroom!

pattygirl wrote:Won't be me, I guarantee you that. I won't be in that lineup either, wouldn't want to embarass you girls. Too much of me to go around.

I should talk!! With my plus size, I would give George a reputation for being a "chubby chaser."

LOL !

ciaooooooo
buonanotte

It's not about size, it's not about age, it's about being on the same page and really listening, about understanding where both people want to go, and about giving each other the right to grow. Not sure if George is there yet.

Don't know if he'll ever get there. Not sure if he'll ever understand. Don't know if he's read that book so he could be on "the same page" with another.

Maybe we should buy him that book... I'll pitch in!

And… I didn't mean we all had to sleep with him... just taking a picture with him would be enough to start rumors... So, count me out on lining up and having him pick who goes first... that would insult me!
Since it's only a picture with him, I'll let everyone else go first. I know I'll get my turn! From what I hear he’s very accommodating!

Found by Henway, this is supposedly George's place in Italy.

Don't know if it's true ... but new neighbourg, maybe ?

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Silvio Berlusconi's house hunt is over.

Italy: Berlusconi buys villa on lake where Clooney resides
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After a five-year effort to acquire a villa on Lake Como, Berlusconi bought a mansion from his good friend senator Marcello Dell'Utri, according to a report in the Il Giornale newspaper.
The report in the daily owned by Berlusconi's brother Paolo didn't disclose the price but said the property has about 30 rooms, a tennis court, and a boat dock. He has been looking for a lakefront property since 2007.
The shore of Lake Como, near the border with Switzerland, is lined with mansions, including one belonging to American actor George Clooney.
Dell'Utril met Berlusconi more than 50 years ago and is one of his closest friends and confidants.
Earlier this month, an Italian court scrapped a 7-year sentence for alleged mafia association, ruling the Dell'Urti trial must be redone. It is widely expected that the case will be dropped when the statute of limitations kicks in.
Billionaire Berlusconi has numerous properties including homes near Milan, Sardinia and Antigua.

Oh Dear.......Poor GTC having him as a neighbour
when he's on holiday....ah well....

Time for a move then, across the water ??

I have a house that I'm willing to sell to him.

I wouldn't want to be near that house!

There goes the neighborhood! Damn... keep away from the bunga bunga parties George!

look

investigation about the purchasing...

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Negotiation Mafia-state, the attorney shall investigate the villa sold by Dell'Utri Berlusconi By order of the Prosecutor of Palermo, the Guardia di Finanza acquired the deed that establishes the ownership of the luxury real estate on Lake Como. Suspicion falls on the date of disposal, on the eve of the judgment of Supreme Court on charges of open competition, and the figure, nearly 21 million. The former premier had already paid over ten former right hand man "for help in restructuring" Palermo Prosecutor's Office is investigating the last real estate deal of Silvio Berlusconi, perfected with suspicious timing, the day before the judgment of the Supreme Court concerning the sentence to seven years in prison for complicity with the Mafia against Dell'Utri. I Antonio Ingroia pm, Antonino Di Matteo and Lia Sava, investigating the role that would Marcello Dell'Utri in negotiations with the Mafia in the early nineties, they want to see clearly the passage of the lakeside villa of his friend Silvio Marcello . Long before the newspapers publish the actual sale as if it was just gossip (the journal has distinguished itself with articles in which they revealed an obsession with the Knight for a villa on the lake identified at last, to fortuitous coincidence, the home of his companion Dell'Utri) the prosecutors were interested in real estate transaction from an entirely different perspective.

Yesterday, the men of the core currency of the Finance Police of Palermo, led by Major Peter Vinco, acquired at the Milan office of Notary Arrigo Roveda the act of buying the villa Dell'Utri by Berlusconi. Just two weeks after signing the deed, the magistrates investigating the Mafia-state negotiations have been reading the forty pages of the act. Done The newspaper is in possession of the voluminous document of sale and is able to reveal the details, starting by abnormal price: 20 million 970 thousand euros.

Of course, the villa on Lake Como is a dream home. Four buildings with a total of 40 rooms, tennis court, swimming pool, two docks, a park for three thousand acres. But the check that Berlusconi has removed the 'Senator from March 8 to buy the PDL is still exaggerated. Especially when you consider that the most recent survey (in 2004) had estimated 9, 3 million, which the experts were not prejudiced against because of technical co-operative Credit Florence led the other friend Denis Verdini and, moreover, that the former Prime Minister in 2011 had already made 9, 5 million current accounts Dell'Utri, in part used to renovate his house.

A suspicious judges are a number of circumstances. First, the sums: Berlusconi paid to Senator Dell'Utri, on trial on charges of being the mediator or the ambassador of the mafia in the Fininvest empire, a sum that exceeds 30 million. On May 22, 2008 by Monte Paschi reaches the first million and a half. In 2011, Feb. 25 from the Banca Intesa account raining another million on the senator 's March 11 collects 7 million more. Dell'Utri, interviewed by Corriere della Sera, justifies so much kindness: "I am a fallen prince, renovated it and then sell the villa " . But yesterday investigators found that the act makes no reference to these contributions, then add up to nearly 21 million paid two weeks ago.

The day of the deed from the bank account of People's Bank of Sondrio depart five transfers. Four to heal and settle the debts of Senator mortgages on the house: three million go to the Cooperative Credit Florence and 2, 5 to Abbey National. The fifth bank is on behalf of Miranda Rats Anna, wife of Dell'Utri, who receives the payment more impressive: 15, 7 million. A total of 21. An injection of liquidity by Providence for the finances of Dell'Utri and a sudden and significant outlay for a millionaire in euros as Berlusconi arrives at a very special date: the 'March 8, 2012, exactly one day before the judgment of the Court of Supreme Court on conviction on appeal to seven years in prison for complicity with the Mafia against Dell'Utri (the day after the senator was unavailable for 48 hours, those who say overseas).

The timing is suspicious that the prosecutors in Palermo, owners of the investigation that sees the senator under investigation for threats to the body of the State. The day after the act, March 9, Delll'Utri could be sentenced to seven years in prison with two indifferent consequences: loss of freedom and the risk of opening a real process of preventive measures with the possible seizure real estate, that the villa only good name of the Senator. Things, thanks to the Assistant Attorney General Francesco Iacoviello and the board chaired by Aldo Grassi, took another turn: Dell'Utri has since set aside the sentence with reference to hand and sees the prescription in June 2014, but the 'March 8 that no one could know.

Roveda the notary to sign the act are the wife of Salvatore Sciascia and Dell'Utri, appointed just two days before the special prosecutor of Berlusconi. Sciascia is a man of confidence of the former premier. Senator and former accountant of the PDL of Fininvest, Sciascia was definitely convicted by the Supreme Court to 2 years and 6 months for having made illegal payments to some members of the Guardia di Finanza in order to get tax checks to companies mild Berlusconi. The 'March 8 Sciascia respects the will of the Knight who had the special power of attorney given a mandate to buy at a price "not exceeding 21 million." The friendship.

Marco Lillo and David Old

Done by The Daily of March 24, 2012

I was thinking the same thing Mel. There goes the neighbourhood. I hope George ignores him cause he has already had some bad headlines just by meeting him once!

I agree with you Dexterdidit.

I'm thinking right now about that saying
"Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are"

Berlusconi just doesn't know when to quit, eh? Why is he buying a villa on Lake Como, of all places?

Maggy wrote:I agree with you Dexterdidit.

I'm thinking right now about that saying
"Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are"

Oh... I'll certainly drink to that

Thanks for that article, It's Me. Very interesting.

Just in case no one has seen inside George's villa in Como, there are some
views of it here at the start of his interview.

Thanks, Jo!

sweet memories

Just moving this to the thread about his house in italy.

Villa Margherita
before G bought it

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If this is the same villa, George did an amazing job fixing it up.

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I don't think that is the same building. The pic above is villa Margherita which I think is an editing studio and maybe guest house while the one Maggy posted looks like Villa Oleandra where he lives. George owns both.

You are right Katie.

from that

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to that

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I guess it would have been a great restoring!


it was from that

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to that

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Lots of pictures of both villas here...

WARNING

Includes pictures of girl friend(s) too !!

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WOWZERS!! Thanks Joanna!

so no
thanks

Joanna wrote:Lots of pictures of both villas here...

WARNING

Includes pictures of girl friend(s) too !!

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Jo, what kind of link was that (you funny)

Thanks, Katie and MI for that info.

I didn't realize how much restoration work was done. Thanks for sharing the photos.

my pleasure
Mag

according to these sites, George sold it to Tom Cruise who is doing the restoration:

Tom Cruise and Katie Homes Divorce: The Couple’s Properties


Renovations were taking place at the Villa Margherita on Lake Como, in northern Italy when this photo was taken back in 2006. The property was sold by George Clooney to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes for 5.5 million Euros ($6.9 million).
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Beside the already famous Villa Oleandra is Villa Margherita, smaller for some time that is being renovated. A huge garden joins the two buildings.
Many items overlap on the face that will inhabit the house, once the restructuring. Tom Cruise to the more palatable.

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Villa Margherita
Via Vecchia Regina
22010 Laglio (CO)

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4/10/2006

Clooney, the fourth villa in Laglio

Como, work in progress at Villa Margherita
George Clooney seems determined to colonize the lake of Como and loving touches and four share. A Laglio the actor has in fact initiated the restructuring of Villa Margherita, which is in addition to Villa Oleandra, a few hundred meters, and two other buildings, used as a gym and guest quarters. And so, after Cindy Crawford, the last of celebrities hosted by George, in the area expect a swarm of other celebrities.

Between Clooney and Italy now is love tested. The charm of Laglio led the actor to create a sort of "Clooneylandia": villa after villa, George, as king, is extending its domain and, correspondingly, is transforming the area of ​​Lake Como in a refined branch Hollywood.


Bought two and half years ago from the star, Villa Margherita is a Liberty-style building overlooking the now famous beach. That, to be clear, that the plaintiff intended to buy, but by popular acclaim, the City Council has finally decided not to sell or to contract out.

The project includes the restoration of the villa, which will be converted into two floors, a floor at street level day and night over a plan, and the arrangement of the beach, which will remain public. The restoration is expected by next summer, the house will be connected with an iron bridge to the park of Villa Oleandra, the main villa of the actor.

Good news for fans (perhaps less good for Clooney): Unlike the other buildings, Villa Margherita - to house the friends of the actor - can not be isolated by fencing. The flash of obbigo!

These are the roads that George drives on around lake Como...no wonder he loves it
there so much


From the youtube...."A nice trip along the way to Laglio, passing by Villa Oleandra:
two thiefs trying to entering in George Clooney's villa..." ......Or paps ???

and....[i]"from 3:14 to 3:22 on the right side was Clooney's villa. And on 3:27 on the right side you can see his villa from the side. LOL
Laglio is Beautiful and KUDOS to George for buying villa there, excellent location."[/i]
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Thanks for the vid, Jo.
Those streets are very narrow, scarry.

Love the houses and scenery, just beautiful!

I think that one "thief" looks like Gio!!!!