Villa Paradiso

The name alone sets expectations — and at Villa Paradiso, the setting makes a reasonable case for it. Cornate d'Adda sits in the Brianza district of Lombardy, the stretch of gentle hills and river valleys that runs between Milan and the foothills of the Alps. The Adda River gives the area its name and its character: wooded banks, morning mist off the water, a landscape that feels distinctly removed from the industrial suburbs that press in from the south. Golf courses in this part of northern Italy tend to be laid into terrain that does most of the design work for them.