Stone and the Lake, Carcente, Lake Como, Italy

Stone and the Lake, Carcente

San Siro — Carcente, Lake Como, Italy

Stone HouseLake ViewsFireplace

€140,000

2 bedrooms · 1 bathrooms · 80 m² interior

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Why We Selected It

Stone and the Lake, Carcente, context detail

Carcente is one of the quiet stone hamlets of San Siro, set about 4 km above the lake on the western shore. This is a genuine period house, not a pastiche: the ground floor keeps its natural-stone paving, its original wood-fired oven and its working fireplace, and the top floor opens under exposed beams to a balcony with a wide view over the water and the mountains. At €140,000 it is one of the lowest entry points into a real Lake Como stone village we have seen.

The Home

Stone and the Lake, Carcente, interior detail

Portion of a late-1800s stone house on three levels, with original fireplace and wood-burning oven · Restored and furnished; sold furnished apart from a few personal items the owner will remove

A restored stone house of about 80 m² in the old village of Carcente, 4 km above Lake Como — three levels with a rustic kitchen and original fireplace, a double bedroom, and a beam-ceilinged living room with a sleeping loft and balcony lake view.

  • About 80 m² over three levels in the old stone core of Carcente, a hamlet of San Siro roughly 4 km up from the lake and the main services.
  • Ground floor: a rustic kitchen with a natural-stone floor, an original wood-burning oven and a working fireplace — the room that anchors the house.
  • First floor: a large double bedroom with wood flooring and a bathroom.
  • Attic floor: a generous living room with exposed wood beams and a characteristic sleeping mezzanine — ideal as a reading nook, a relaxation space or an extra bedroom — opening onto a balcony with a panoramic lake view.
  • A neighbouring woodstore (legnaia) completes the property. Sold furnished, apart from a few personal items the owner will take.

Life Here

The village

Carcente is a stone hamlet of San Siro, set back from the lake about 4 km — quiet, pedestrian in feel, and held in its nineteenth-century fabric.

The lake

Lake Como's western shore at San Siro and the neighbouring villages are a short drive down the hill — boat hire, lakeside walks and the ferries linking Menaggio, Bellagio and Varenna.

Getting there

Milan Malpensa and Linate are the closest airports; Como is under an hour from Milan by rail, and the lake towns are reached by car or bus from San Siro.

All year

The fireplace and wood oven give the house a genuine four-season character — a winter retreat as much as a summer escape.

Our Perspective

Why it works

A real period stone house at a price that is increasingly hard to find on Lake Como — restored, furnished, and with a balcony lake view from the top floor.

Ownership case

Personal use is the natural fit here: a romantic retreat or a charme property immersed in nature. The low price and the furnished condition keep holding costs modest, and the village position above the lake offers quiet without isolation.

What makes it special

The original fireplace and wood-burning oven on the ground floor, and the exposed-beam attic living room opening onto a balcony over the lake — the two rooms that give the house its character.

Best suited for

A couple or a buyer looking for an affordable, authentic Lake Como stone house — either as a personal retreat or a characterful second home within easy reach of Milan.

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