Here on the outskirts of a small historic village, with 1,200 sq. m. living room, ideal as business address or Art Gallery above the border town of Ponte Tresa and with panoramic views of the romantic hill and lake landscape of Lombardy and as far as Lugano/Switzerland is a significant, highly professionally refurbished palazzo for sale, situated in a park of approx. 8,500 sq. m. The stately mansion in the style of a Palazzo d'Epoca is listed in a publication about villas in the area and in the province of Varese and described as a significant building in Liberty style (Italian art-nouveau style).
The small village on the hillside above Ponte Tresa lies about 480 m above sea- level (approx. 200 m above Lake Lugano) and approx. 3 km from the Italian-Swiss border town of Ponte Tresa; it is about 60 km away from Milan and about 50 km from the airport Milan- Malpensa. Lugano in Switzerland lies approx. 18 km away, Lugano airport in Agno 13 km.
The Centre of the small village is made up of its narrow, historic old part with quaint houses in Lombardy style; on the outskirts of the village is a row of large villas in Liberty and art deco style with beautiful sub-tropical gardens. Formerly, due to the mild climate, that is also pleasant in summer, and the easy accessibility, these villas were the summer residences of the nobility and some of the wealthy citizens of Milan.
The period villa lies on the edge of the historic Centre of the village, in a prominent position above the village itself and with distant views of the romantic hill and mountain landscape of Lombardy, as far as the Monte Brè of Lugano in Switzerland and a little of Lake Lugano. It stands in park-like grounds, approx. 8,500 sq. m. in size with centuries-old mature trees such as copper beeches, palms, cypresses, holly, lime trees, magnolias, rhododendrons, camellias, jasmines, hydrangeas, roses etc.; in the park there is a bocchia court and a small romantic pond.
The villa comprises 2 grand storeys with high ceilings with numerous historic frescoes and fireplaces. Above these is a completely extended attic in the high roof. Altogether on these three floors there are approx. 1,200 sq. m. of living area; in addition to this a basement or cellar with a further approx. 400 sq. m. utility space. All 4 levels are connected with one another via a lift and via spacious open staircases and stairs.
Apart from the representative main entrance on the front elevation of the building, there is a second entrance at the rear of the house near to the tower.
The bel étage, ground floor, is divided as follows: entrance area with impressive pillars made of pink porphyry from Cuasso, a spacious reception room, TV room and library with antique fireplace made of high-quality marble and a wide treble-arched window, office, conference room, large room with frescoes, room with bathroom, impressive granite staircase, lift to the upper floors, various side rooms as well as a cloakroom and sanitary facilities. Next to the tower there is a side entrance to the house.
The first floor, with its likewise high ceilings and numerous frescoes, has the following layout: salon with antique marble fireplace, reading room with antique tiled stove, panoramic portico with wall frescoes, dining room, kitchen, larder, 2 rooms with bathroom, guest WC, master bedroom with bathroom boasting top- quality fittings as well as hydro-massage bathtub, shower, sauna and Turkish bath, cloakroom. The sanitary fittings were installed with only products by reputable designers such as Philippe Starck, Teuco e Effegibi etc.
The villa has been refurbished several times during the past decades. The most extensive refurbishment work was carried out between 2004 and 2008 whereby almost all the frescoes on the ceilings and on the approx. 4 m high walls were restored, the bathrooms and the kitchen replaced, the wrought-iron gate and fences abrasive-blasted; with the exception of a pa
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