Apartment In Period Villa, Lanzo Intelvi, Alta Valle Intelvi, Lake Como, Italy

Elegant apartment in historic villa in the lush Lanzo Intelvi, above Lake Como

The apartment occupies half of the raised ground floor of an outstanding period villa in Lanzo d'Intelvi.

The internal lay out features a large drawing room with a fireplace, a further sitting area, a fitted kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The original lay out featured a third bedroom which is currently the second sitting room.

The large panoramic terrace opens on to the communal, well planted, garden offering areas to relax in the shade surrounded by ancient trees and colourful hydrangeas.

This property includes two parking spaces, a tool shed and a cellar.

The grocery shops are at walking distance, same for the local coffee bars and restaurants.

Location

Lanzo d'Intelvi has been very much of a sought after destination with grand vacation villas since 1900 with fabulous liberty villas built by affluent families from Milan and Como. In 1900, a funicular connected Lanzo Intelvi with the Swiss lake Lugano.

There are plans for a new funicular to connect Lanzo Intelvi with the Swiss lake Lugano.

The town offers several amenities.

Lanzo d'Intelvi is is about 20 minutes drive down to Argegno, on the west shore of Lake Como (Como - Menaggio side) and 20 minutes drive down the other side of the mountain to the Swiss Lake Lugano.

Lanzo offers a number of activities for the winter ( skiing and cross country), golf, riding as well as the local very popular trekking and cycling routes.