Overlooking the tranquil waters of Lake Maggiore and nestled in the botanical gardens of the Brissago Islands, Villa Emden is a suspended place where history and nature converse naturally. Bright interiors, light marbles, natural fabrics and fragrant plants define a collected and essential atmosphere.
Here we find the natural time of things. Whether it is for a dinner, a night or a moment to share, our focus is entirely on you.
A cuisine that follows the seasons and is born from careful listening to its surroundings. Rooted in our region, its producers and growers, it expresses itself through carefully chosen ingredients, contemporary gestures and a tradition reread with naturalness.
It moves with the time of day: it welcomes the morning with delicacy, accompanies the day with balance, and deepens in the evening. Under the leadership of Chef João Antunes and his team, the cuisine lives between thought and taste, respecting nature, health, and an honest idea of cooking.
Villa Emden welcomes your wedding as one welcomes an important story. Nature becomes the setting, period architecture adds depth, and spaces accompany the day with continuity and naturalness.
Experience comes from listening and caring. A caring team follows each stage with presence and sensitivity, leaving room for emotions and shared time.
Villa Emden is a ten-room hotel on the islands of Brissago. An intimate hotel designed for rest and slow time.
The rooms are basic, overlooking the lake and mountains. Light, silence and scenery accompany the natural rhythm of the day.
More than two thousand plant species from all over the world coexist in a park of more than 2.5 hectares. Different continents and landscapes are told through scents, textures and colors.
The Brissago Islands Botanical Garden invites you to stroll among bamboo, ginkgo, subtropical palms, magnolias, and sage; a sensory experience that celebrates the biodiversity and history of the islands.
A gift that is not consumed, it is lived. A Villa Emden gift certificate is an invitation to experience the island.
A living room, a table, a moment to share or to keep for oneself. An open invitation, to be used with freedom, to take time, to eat well, to stop for a while.
A simple gesture that leaves room for the pleasure of choice.
Approfittate della Sala Camino o della Veranda Ascona per il primo ballo. Per la parte danzante della vostra festa possiamo accogliere band, musicisti o DJ.
Entertain your guests on the Veranda Ascona and in the Sala Camino, amidst Classical features, carved marble fireplaces and polished marble floors. From our spot at the top of the island, the views over the lake are mesmerising.
Con il lago come scenario, fate in modo che il nostro idilliaco giardino di eucalipti, ancora con gli alberi originali piantati dalla baronessa Antoinette, o il nostro giardino del Bagno Romano murato con la sua elegante piscina, facciano da cornice al vostro matrimonio. Consigliamo il Giardino del Bagno Romano per gruppi più piccoli, mentre il Giardino degli Eucalipti offre spazio a più invitati. Oppure, dividete la vostra giornata tra i due giardini per un cambio di scenario.