Exclusive Lakeview Villa with three independent staff apartments, perfectly maintained garden, private beach, boat, pier and Rolls Royce Phantom for sale.
● GEOGRAPHIC POSITION In Switzerland, not far from the border with Italy, this exclusive property is set in a stunning position between the Alps and the Lake Maggiore, within the municipality of Locarno, elegant town with amenities and facilities, placed on the northern part ofLake Maggiore. This beautiful villa enjoys wonderful lake views and is conveniently located just a 40-minute drive away from Lugano. The nearest airport is the Local Airport of Locarno, just 8 km away, while the International Airport of Milan can be reached in one hour and twenty minutes by car.
● DESCRIPTION OF BUILDINGS This enchanting villa boasts a total surface area of approximately 800 square meters and it is arranged over three floors, linked each other through a staircase and an elevator.
The basement floor hosts a garage for three cars, a laundry room, a storage and utility rooms. One story above street level, the main floor boasts a spacious foyer with marble fountain, a cloak room, a 70-square meter lounge with amazing lake view and direct access to the perfectly maintained garden. On the right hand side of the entrance hall, there is a large designer kitchen with dining area and access to the garden, and a modern studio with covered patio. Still on this floor, there are two fully equipped apartments, each with its own entrance and garden; an indoor swimming pool, currently used as a gym; a bathroom; a pantry for the kitchen; and a wellness room with sauna and professional solarium.
At the top of the staircase there is a cinema room, on the right there are a master suite and a bedroom with en suite bathroom. The Master suite comprises a bathroom, a walk-in closet and a make-up room.
On the left side of the cinema room, there is another master suite with bathroom and walk-in closet. This bedroom enjoys breathtaking lake views. In a separate wing of the villa, but still on the second floor, there is an independent studio-apartment with kitchenette, bathroom and walk-in closet.
● STATE AND FINISHING Completely renovated between 2009 and 2014, this amazing villa boasts bright and airy interiors, featuring high-quality Italian furniture and marble floors. The kitchen, as well as the studio, has been designed by a renowned Swiss-Italian architect.
● EXTERNAL AREAS The property is surrounded by a perfectly maintained fenced garden, with hedges, palm trees and flowers, and it is completed by a private dock and a sandy beach. In addition to the 3-car garage on the basement floor, there are four parking spaces outside the villa.
The word Villa refers to an architectural typology whose meaning has evolved over the centuries. In the Roman Age, the villa was a house built for the upper classes. In the Post Roman Age, villa referred to a sort of village, similar to a fortified and self-sufficient farm whose inhabitants were called "villani" or "villici". It is with the architect and philosopher Leon Battista Alberti and his masterpieces Villa and De re edificatoria that the Villa starts to be considered as a place of pleasure and leisure. In the Renaissance villas, the first example of which is considered Villa Medici in Fiesole, the typically military and defensive features of rustic medieval castles are, for the first time, abandoned. This new conception of villa starts, therefore in Tuscany and, then, spreads to other courts of Italy and Europe. The Palladian villas, built in the sixteenth century in the area of Vicenza and along the Riviera del Brenta, represent examples that remained very influential for over four centuries.
It is very interesting to note how the term "villa" is commonly used in the English language. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, in fact, even in England this new architectural style became fashion and the word "villa" was so officially adopted also by the into English language. In the nineteenth century people began to talk about Villas simply referring to isolated buildings in the countryside, to emphasize the contrast with the houses joined together. This is a brief history of the architectural style protagonist of this portal, the Villa, whether we are talking about a farmhouse converted into a prestigious dwelling, a modern villa, a castle, a Medicean villa or a villa abroad.