Description
Representative villa built in the 1700s and renovated first in the 70s and then later in the 90s, easily accessible from the international airport of Milan Malpensa and from Milan city. The property, surrounded by a large park with swimming pool and tennis court, overlooks the Ticino river at the point where the waters of Lake Maggiore flow into it. The large internal spaces of the living areas and the external ones with porches and loggias make it a suitable home to receive many guests. The large park finely planted with both flowering plants typical of Lake Maggiore, such as camellias and azaleas and with centuries-old trees, enrich the property and make it a representative villa. LAKE MAGGIORE - It is the largest lake in Italy, after that of Garda, and is the largest of the neighboring ones in the so-called region of the three lakes, rich in luxury villas, also for sale. Lake Maggiore extends into the Lombard Prealps occupying a large valley, a continuation of the Ticino, along which the great glacier descended. The surface is calculated in sq. Km. 212, the waters are located at an average height of 193 meters. sm; the perimeter is km. 170; the maximum longitudinal length is km. 54. Lake Maggiore contains seven islands, namely the two islands of Brissago; the four Borromean islands (Is. Madre, Isola S. Giovanni, Is. Superiore, Isola Bella) in the gulf of Pallanza the island of Partegora, in the southern extremity between Angera and Arona. Among the islands we can also consider the two islets on which the castles of Cànnero stand. The average depth is mt. 175, while the maximum touches the mt. 375 between Cannero and Ghiffa. The main tributary of Lake Maggiore is the Ticino river, which enters the lake near Magadino, forming a vast alluvial plain, and exits as the only emissary at Sesto Calende. To the south of Punta Castagnola, on the western side, the beautiful Gulf of Pallanza opens up, full of luxurious villas, also for sale, dominated in its background by the dazzling scenery of alpine massifs covered with perennial snow. Here the lake appears very vast. In fact, between Laveno and Feriolo it opens for over 12 km. The west bank continues as far as Arona, unfolding at the foot of the rounded granite massif of Mottarone, and the gardens and luxurious villas follow one another in a marvelous set of aspects and colors. The eastern shore appears lower but also more sunny, and extends south of Laveno, up to Angera; only the steep fortress stands out, on which stands the Sanctuary of S. Caterina del Sasso and the hill of S. Quirico with the Rocca di Angera. South of Arona and Angera, the lake narrows more and more between rather marshy banks, until in Sesto Calende it resumes the appearance of a river. Also on this very sunny shore, there are many luxurious villas, also for sale. The climate of Lake Maggiore is generally very mild; in fact, along the banks it is possible to grow the products of warm countries, especially in some more sheltered locations, such as Meina, Intra, Pallanza, Stresa and Cànnero, which appear almost small climatic islands, where olive trees, cedars, lemons, oranges and many plants from tropical countries. The average winter temperature ranges from 3 ° to 6 °; the summer average ranges from 25 ° to 28 °. As in the other large subalpine basins, periodic winds blow on Lake Maggiore: the cold north wind in the early morning; the so-called inverna, a wind that blows from the south after 10 am. Other characteristic winds of the lake are mergozzo, which blows from the west. on the gulf of Pallanza and the majority, strong and stormy wind. Lake Maggiore is rich in fish that live in its waters: trout, whitefish, char, pike, agon, carp, tench, bleak, barbel, chub, eel, burbot, largemouth bass, and bluegill. Trout from Lake Maggiore are very famous and excellent to eat. Particularly luxuriant vegetation thrives on the shores of Lake Maggiore due to the special climatic conditions that often surround the numerous luxury villas overlooking the lake. Numerous inhabited centers line up along the two banks. The most important, on the western shore, are: Arona, Mèina, Lesa, Belgirate, Stresa (at the foot of the Mottarone), Baveno, Suna, Pallanza, Intra, Ghiffa, Oggebbio, Cànnero, Cannobio, and, in Swiss territory, Brissago, Ascona , Locarno, all delightful and with luxurious hotels, where many tourists and vacationers flock in every season. On the east bank there are: Angera, Laveno, Luino, Maccagno and, in Swiss territory, Magadino. A service of steam and oil boats allows you to cross the lake in any direction; a large part of the tourist movement is also carried out with the railways that run along the Piedmontese shore between Arona and Pallanza, and the whole Lombard shore.
