Concorso villa D'Este-2015 - day tour

Beautiful event.

Thanks for sharing.

 

Thanks for posting the link. Looks like a very chic event, albeit a bit small compared to other concourse events. Based on info that I found on their website, ticket prices were incredibly low. As an example, Pebble Beach concourse last year was $275 per ticket but yet for this event, 8 euro on Sat and 15 euros for Sun, did I read this correctly from their website?

 

That's what I'm thinking. Here is where I got the ticket prices:

Tickets | Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

 

Thanks for the clarification.

 

Hi,

I think I paid €14 for an expresso.

But the spumante della casa wasn't too bad and at €75,- per bottle they were nice enough to throw in some olives and almonds as well.

But that was two years ago, prices may have changed. Some years €400,- or €500,- may have given you access and lunch on Saturday, but not always. This year you could get in free to Villa Erba on Sunday if you had registered for Saturday's auction with RM. I'm cheap, I know.

Cheers,

Pekka T.
Fin.

 

how do the two shows compare? same cars at both venues?

 

One is Invitation Only, the Erba show is open to the Public, as I understand it.

 

Nice article!Thanks for posting,

Ciao
Oscar

 

I've been to villa d'este, but not erba. just wondering if the same cars move over there or the owners pack up and go home? do the organizers require that the cars participate in both shows? i plan on attending next year.

 

Thanks for the great photos, and especially your comments!

 

€500 for Saturday without lunch, lunch was a €100 or so option IIRC. Still cheaper than my meal at Louis XV the next day..

Wonderful event however, absolutely loved it. As far as comparisons, for me, it was reminiscent of Quail that ties into Pebble week in the states. Smaller, more exclusive, more expensive, and with an auction tied into it.

 

Great photos, thanks for the link.

 

The highlight for me was seeing the cars move from one to the other on Sunday morning. Between about 8-9am I saw almost all cars on the move and smelled the fumes! Was amazing to see and hear these cars being driven as some gave the cars some gas. Lamborghini Asterion (?) got sideways out the gate of Villa d'Este and SCG, Dino and McLaren were the best for me.

 

Yes that is great!
In the early morning all cars, so also the prototypes etc drive on the open road from Villa d'Este to villa Erba.

The concours at Villa Erba on sunday is almost just as good as Villa d'Este on saturday.
Except some people really like to go to exclusive/expensive events and think they are more fun because of that.
Villa Erba is still only 14/15 euro, so incredible value for money.
If you go early, you can still take pictures of the cars without other people around them.

It is one of the best places in the world and with very high quality cars.

 

you have to get up very early

first car at 7 . 15

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