The 3rd Pagani Gathering in Italy

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The Gala Dinner itself was most enjoyable, with Mr Pagani being presented with many gifts from his customers, amongst them a special Pagani watch pictured below. Several versions of the watch are available for sale (Gold, Titanium, Platinum) and the prices are along the lines…”If you have to ask…”

The relationship between Mr Pagani and his customers is unique. It goes without saying that Pagani customers are very wealthy people, generally they own several (up to hundreds) of exotic cars and they all revere Mr Pagani and his family for bringing them their Zonda’s.

It’s interesting talking to them, whilst different cars in their collections mean special things to them for a host of reasons, none of their other cars bring them the driving pleasure and ease of use that the Pagani does. Consequently they use their Zonda’s the most and are genuinely grateful to Mr Pagani for creating the car, thus allowing them to enjoy it. So it’s not unusual for the customers to shower Mr Pagani and his family with gifts…now if only I could get my customers to do that…hint hint!!

Day 2 was pretty leisurely and started with a late morning drive to Bellagio and the beautiful Villa Serbelloni (pictured below), via Lecco. The rest of the afternoon, after Bellagio recovered from the traffic jam created by 15 supercars trying to get into the Hotel parking lot, was split between shopping and enjoying the view from the poolside bar.

No points for guessing that my wife and I decided to split the duties on this one. Bellagio, in fact the whole of Lake Como, is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen, well worth a visit next time you’re in the area if you haven’t done so already.

Day 3 started with a boat cruise on the lake and a visit to the fantastic Villa Balbaniello, (pictured below). The scale and grandeur of these private Villa’s is simply breathtaking, with absolutely beautiful gardens and in this case even secret passages leading to a concealed boat pen under the Villa in case a quick getaway is required from invaders (or abductors).

This Villa was used for some of the filming of the new James Bond film, Casino Royale…for anyone that remembers, it’s the scene where Bond is recovering in a wheelchair in the garden. Whilst I wouldn’t wish the car crash and subsequent “activities” that resulted in him being in a wheelchair on anyone, he couldn’t have picked a more serene place to recover. Again, well worth a visit if you’re in the area.