4 bedrooms villa, 285 m²

Carate Urio, Como (province)

Lake Como

Villa with garden and lake view
In Carate Urio, we offer for sale a beautiful property built in the 30s surrounded by greenery and in the complete privacy of its garden of about 840 square meters. The villa is on three levels and divided into two apartments connected via the external staircase, in addition to the attic and the cellar: - The ground floor has about 100 square meters and consists of an apartment with an entrance, living room, kitchen, dining area, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms, one with a tub and one with a shower. - The first floor, also about 100 square meters, is characterized by a large living room with a balcony with a stunning view, kitchen, bedroom, dressing room with laundry area, and bathroom with tub. - The internal staircase leads to the attic floor of about 82 square meters, with exposed wooden beams. This area is an extensive open space with a bathroom with Jacuzzi, a closet, and a balcony with loggia with a magnificent lake view. With a few modifications, it can be an additional apartment. The villa was completely renovated in 2005, and as flooring, we have ceramic for the first floors and parquet in the attic, the windows are wood with double glazing, and the color palette is warm, welcoming, and relaxing. The garden has several spaces to be enjoyed, with corners of lush fruit trees and flowers in abundance, two artificial ponds for goldfish, and an outdoor barbecue area. This property is ideal as a second home or for who wants to start a B&B on Lake Como. Carate Urio is a splendid village on the western shore of Lake Como, adjacent to Laglio, the village where George Clooney's villa is located, and to Cernobbio, home of the prestigious Grand Hotel Villa d'Este. Carate Urio is about a ten-minute drive from the Como Lake motorway exit, on the Milan - Lugano route. From here, both cities can be reached in about thirty minutes by car. The international airport of Milan Malpensa is about a thirty- minute drive while the city of Como is about ten minutes. The public bus service is very convenient with a stop next to the house for sale; thanks to the bus service the towns of Argegno, Menaggio and Como are easily reachable as well as the Como San Giovanni international railway station. Carate Urio is also well connected by ferryboat to Cernobbio, Como, Bellagio and Menaggio, thanks to the Navigazione Laghi transportation service.