The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is one of the most significant events celebrating historic and classic cars. It is the most traditional event and was held for the first time in the heyday of aristocratic cars in 1929. Since its revival in the 1990s the Concorso has improved year by year in every one of the benchmarks for these wonderful vehicles. The Concorso is known for the great hospitality, at the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este, the enthusiastic audience, the public awareness in the international press and TV, and above all the elegance, originality and the state of preservation of the valuable automobiles participating at the Concorso d’Eleganza.