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Estate, Brescia, €10.5mn
What A wine estate with 11 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms set across 1,530 sq metres of interior space, which includes two separate apartments for guests or staff within the main building. There is also a large wine production cellar, gym, sauna and billiards room.
Where In the Franciacorta region, known for its sparkling wine. The cities of Bergamo and Brescia are both around 30 minutes away by car, while Milan is just over an hour away. The southern shore of Lake Iseo is a short drive from the property.
Why From its hillside position, the property has wide views across the 15 acres of land including vineyards and olive groves, and also out to Lake Iseo and the surrounding mountains.
Who Italy Sotheby’s International Realty
Estate, Bellagio, €4.25mn
What An estate comprising a villa built at the end of the 19th century, a caretaker’s house and two additional buildings. There are eight bedrooms and five bathrooms across the 500 sq m of interior space. The main villa has been divided into two apartments.
Where Just north of the town of Bellagio, which sits on a peninsula jutting into Lake Como. The property is a short walk from the lakeshore, where there is also a ferry terminal. Journeys to Como city take 40 minutes. Milan is about 90 minutes away by car, depending on traffic.
Why Outdoor space includes a large garden and pergola with outdoor dining area, which both look out to the lake and to Tremezzo, a town on the opposite shore.
Who Engel & Völkers
Villa, Como, €5.5mn
What A 120 sq m villa with three bedrooms and three bathrooms. First built in the early 19th century, the property has exposed stone walls and wooden ceiling beams. There is also a library, with chestnut shelves set into the stone.
Where Towards the southern tip of Lake Como in Faggeto Lario, which is between an hour and 90 minutes away from Milan by car. The house sits directly on the lakeshore and is only accessible by a private boat.
Why The open-plan living area has large floor-to-ceiling windows looking out to the garden and outdoor dining areas, which have direct access to the lake.
Who Forbes Global Properties
House, Bergamo, €6.9mn
What An 18th-century farmhouse, currently split into four separate suites for commercial accommodation. The property has 10 bedrooms and eight bathrooms in total, across 1,000 sq m of interior space. There is a restaurant kitchen as well as a large outdoor glass-covered dining space.
Where North of Bergamo city, in the countryside. The Orobie Bergamo Regional Park, a mountainous area with hiking trails, can be reached in around an hour by car. The property is also a 20-minute drive from the nearest airport, which is located in the south-east of Bergamo.
Why Surrounded by greenery and mountain views, the property has its own vegetable garden, Finnish sauna and outdoor bathing pond.
Who Christie’s International Real Estate
Apartment, Milan, €3mn
What A three-bedroom, three-bathroom penthouse apartment in a period building. The property, which has 295 sq m of interior space, has been completely renovated in recent years. Its main living room has wooden beams and sloped ceilings that frame large dormer-style windows.
Where In the north-east of the city, close to the border between Central Zone 1 and Zone 3. The apartment is within walking distance of the Natural History Museum and the surrounding Indro Montanelli Gardens, while the cathedral in the city centre is a five-minute metro ride from the local Porta Venezia station.
Why Its central Milan location. It also has 30 sq m of private outdoor space, including two terraces surrounded by greenery.
Who Lionard Luxury Real Estate
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