31 December 2025 A journey through time: past, present, and future

New Year’s Eve at Villa Principe Leopoldo will envolve the entire residence in celebration: an exciting journey through three eras, marked by scenic changes that will transform the villa overlooking Lake Lugano into a stage of pure elegance and spectacle.

The evening’s artists will include a crossover tenor, a female pop voice, a violinist, and a DJ – each with two outfit changes to adapt their style in harmony with the three-act story.

The journey begins at 7:00 pm with a welcome toast in the Montalbano and Melograno rooms, where ladies and nobles in 18th-century costumes welcome guests to the notes of Mozart.

From 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm, dinner at the La Luce Restaurant and the Principe’s Bar & Bistrot becomes the heart of the story: each course is accompanied by a scenographic change reflecting the passage from one era to another. Nineteenth-century arias give way to the swing of the 1940s, which in turn evolves into 20th-century evergreens, while lighting, atmosphere, and costumes continuously change to make the flow of time visible.

The gastronomic element is conceived as an integral part of the storytelling, interpreting past, present, and future in coherence with the evening’s concept.

At around 11:45 pm, a musical and scenographic crescendo prepares for the highlight: at midnight, time stands still for a collective toast marking the passage into the future. But the journey does not end there: immediately afterward, the Montalbano and Melograno rooms, overlooking Lake Lugano, radically transform into a visionary universe of architectural lights, futuristic projections, luminous dancers, and a DJ set.

At 12:30 am, the journey finds a further symbolic expression through a convivial moment inspired by tradition, welcoming the beginning of the new year.

The night unfolds in a visionary atmosphere of lights, sounds, and sensations, accompanying guests until 3:00 am.

On January 1st, he story continues with a moment dedicated to conviviality: guests can begin the year with a brunch in the Limonaia, conceived as a natural continuation of the previous evening’s atmosphere.

Dress code: jacket and tie for men, long gown for women.

• Deluxe Junior Suite stay package + New Year’s Eve + rich sweet & savory buffet breakfast until noon on January 1st – from CHF 2,400 per couple (minimum stay 2 nights). Includes aperitif with sparkling wine and, after midnight, an open bar with selected cocktails, bubbles, and soft drinks (other beverages during dinner excluded).

• Gala dinner + after party package – CHF 750 p.p. Includes gastronomic and artistic journey with dinner-show at La Luce Restaurant and visionary after party in Montalbano & Melograno Rooms, with open bar (other dinner beverages excluded).

• New Year’s Eve kids’ menu (up to 8 years old) - CHF 150 p.p.

• After party entry – CHF 250 p.p. Exclusive access after midnight to the futuristic party with DJ set, luminous dancers, traditional buffet, and open bar.

• January 1st lunch – CHF 150 p.p. beverages excluded.