The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is more than a beauty contest for cars

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It is an annual reminder that the automobile has yet to be eclipsed as the ultimate expression of the human desire for speed, elegance and sheer mind-blowing cool.

Combine the Goodwood Festival of Speed with the Geneva Motor Show, then add the breathtaking scenery of Italy’s Lake District and a little petrolhead aristocracy and you’ve got the Concorso d’Eleganza. It’s held late each spring on the southwest shore of Lake Como on the grounds of a 16th-century villa converted into a high-end hotel.

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