There are properties you find - and those you search for years. This villa in Castelveccana, in the village of Pianeggi, belongs to the second category. Whoever has seen it once rarely needs a long time to make a decision.
The location is Lake Maggiore in its most original form: no mass tourism, no visible neighbors, no distractions. Only a flat garden - a rarity on these hills - which opens completely to the lake, and a panorama of water and Alps that changes in light and color over the course of the day. Privacy is not a feature of the property - it is the basic condition of the place.
On the ground floor, a spacious, open living room with a fireplace unfolds, which is connected to the outdoor space by a floor-to-ceiling glass front - the landscape becomes a permanent piece of furniture. The kitchen was custom-made and fully executed in local Luserna stone: a handmade piece of quiet elegance that gives the entire house its character. A guest toilet and a first bedroom - equally usable as a study - complete the ground floor.
The Luserna-clad staircase leads to the upper floor, where the architecture reaches its climax. The master suite is designed as a separate retreat: open bathroom with freestanding whirlpool tub and rain shower, panoramic glazing, and a private terrace with a 180-degree lake view. On clear mornings - when the Borromean Islands are visible on the water and the Alps are sharply defined against the horizon - the value of this terrace explains itself. A second double bedroom with its own bathroom completes the floor with the same attention to detail.
The beaches of Caldé and the center of Porto Valtravaglia are ten minutes away. Milan in less than an hour. Switzerland closer than expected.
For all those who have stopped making compromises.