Description:
An apartment in a classic 18th century villa on the shores of Lake Como at Torno. The apartment has a double sitting room, kitchen, three bedrooms, bathroom and laundry room. In addition there is a separate boathouse with direct access to the lake, boat mooring and a one-bedroom apartment with lakeside terrace.
The villa is surrounded by 40,000 square metres of its own mature grounds and there is parking for two cars included with the apartment.
This pretty lakeside resort is situated on a height and has a view of Moltrasio and, behind it, of Monte Boletto. Of ancient origins, from the 13th to the 16th centuries the village was famous for its thriving textile trade of wool and tapestries.
In 1522, however, it was almost destroyed by the Spanish. Of the numerous medieval fortifications that existed, the ruins of the wall of the Castello are still visible, on the shore of the lake, and the Porta Travaina can be seen on the road to Piazzaga. It is possible to climb Monte Piatto from Torno and you find a beautiful view from its peak. Not far among the erratic masses of rocks, one can make out the pietra pendula (hanging stone) balancing on a rock. (www.lagodicomo.com)
