From Claridge's in London to the Villa d'Este on Lake Como, there is no shortage of elegant places to stay the world over.

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Born near Milan to a socialist truck driver and a devout housewife mother, he grew up in a small apartment in the town of Malgrate on Lake Como.

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And if you want to really take it to a luxury level fitting the Bond motif, consider renting out one of the rooms in the lakeside Villa La Gaeta, a stunning castellated private home with its own beach near Menaggio on Lake Como.

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