Villa, 450 m²

Gignese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (province)

Important property located in the prestigious residential area of the hamlet of Alpino (800 m), in the municipality of Gignese, on the slopes of Monte Mottarone, not far from Stresa, with an extraordinary panorama.
The property consists of an important main house dating back to the end of the 19th century and an outbuilding characterised by stone and wood cladding.
Located halfway between the famous seaside resort of Stresa and the summit of Mottarone (both about 20 minutes away by car), the Alpino has always been a popular holiday and tourist destination for the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie.
Mottarone and the Alpino experienced a significant tourist boom during the Belle Époque, between the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, when numerous villas were built.
The construction of numerous villas began at the end of the 19th century. In those years, many members of the Lombardy-Piedmontese bourgeoisie and aristocracy chose to build villas in Alpino and the surrounding area to spend the summer months, but also to visit the ski resorts of Mottarone in winter. In addition to winter sports and unspoilt nature, in the 1920s Alpino also offered a golf course, which still exists today and is one of the first in Italy.
The property consists of a main house and an outbuilding.
The main house, whose original construction dates back to 1895, has fascinating architectural details both inside and out and is divided into two flats: one on the mezzanine floor and one on the first and second floors. In the basement there are several rooms used as cellars and storage rooms.
On the mezzanine floor there is a 160 m² flat with an entrance hall, eat-in kitchen, guest WC, living room with dining area with fireplace and sitting area, a large hallway, three bedrooms (one of which has a conservatory), bathroom and uncovered terrace; in the basement, this residential unit is complemented by four cellar rooms.
On the first floor, which is also 160 m² and has its own entrance, there is a large hallway, a large kitchen, two bedrooms, a living room, a study, a bathroom and on the second floor, in a characteristic turret, a hallway, a bedroom, a bathroom and an attic/storage room.
The building, especially the mezzanine floor and the turret, is somewhat demolished, the bathroom was renovated in the early 1990s, the exterior doors and windows have been replaced with double-glazed frames, while the interior frames are original. The floors in the rooms are made of larch parquet. All exterior structures and stone decorations are made of pink granite blocks from Baveno.
Heating is by gas central heating with a recently installed boiler and an alarm system is installed.
A water well is located in the immediate vicinity of the villa.