A Garden Over Lake Maggiore, Arizzano
Arizzano, Lake Maggiore, Lake Maggiore, Italy
Why We Selected It
Arizzano sits above the western shore of Lake Maggiore, where the mountains fold back and the lake opens into one of its widest, most panoramic stretches. This villa takes full advantage of the position: three levels stepped down the slope, each opening toward the water, and a garden that is genuinely lake-facing rather than merely adjacent. The build is recent and serious — oak floors, white beola stone, a roof redone nine years ago, centralised vacuum, air conditioning, alarm, and a carport wired for electric charging. Few homes on this shore combine a whole detached villa, a usable garden and an uninterrupted view at this price.
The Home
Detached villa on three levels, freehold · Finished, move-in ready
A detached three-storey villa in Arizzano with one of the most captivating views over Lake Maggiore: 170 m² over three levels with a double garage, a gym and sauna, and a lake-facing garden with a granite dining table and a barbeque terrace. €750,000.
- Around 170 m² over three levels, all connected internally by an open stone staircase and a lift.
- Basement level: a double garage, a technical room and laundry, a cellar, plus a dedicated gym and a private sauna.
- Ground floor: entrance into an open-plan living room with oak flooring and white beola stone detailing, an open kitchen, and a service bathroom with shower.
- Mansarded first floor: an office nook, a bathroom with tub, a small bedroom, a master bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe, and a further mezzanine room.
- Outside: a lake-facing garden embracing the house, a barbeque area with a large bush-hammered granite table, rainwater cistern irrigation, and a carport for more than two cars with an EV charging point.
- Systems: alarm, air conditioning, centralised vacuum; wired and ready for photovoltaic and solar thermal; roof redone nine years ago.
Life Here
The view
One of the widest panoramas over Lake Maggiore — the garden faces the water directly, so the view is a constant companion of daily life rather than something reserved for the terrace.
The garden
A lawn and planted garden that runs down toward the lake, with a covered barbeque area and a granite table sized for long summer evenings with friends and family.
Wellness
A private gym and sauna in the basement level make the house self-sufficient for the colder months, when the lake shore is quiet.
The village
Arizzano is a small, calm commune above the western shore — close to the borghi and botanical gardens of Lake Maggiore, yet removed from the summer traffic of the lakefront.
Getting there
Milan Malpensa is roughly an hour by road; the lakefront towns, ferries and the Borromean islands are a short drive down the hill.
Our Perspective
Why it works
A whole detached villa of 170 m² with a lake-facing garden, a double garage, a gym and sauna, and a recently redone roof — at a price where Lake Maggiore more often offers a portion of a period villa or a lakeside apartment.
Ownership case
The western shore above Lake Maggiore is quieter and less developed than Como, and the panoramic villas here are finite. A finished, modern home with this view and a usable garden is the scarce part of this market.
What makes it special
Three levels all opening toward the lake, a garden that is genuinely lake-facing, and a basement given over to wellness — a villa that works equally as a year-round family home and as a base for long lake summers.
Best suited for
A family or couple wanting a complete, turnkey detached villa on Lake Maggiore with a view, a garden and private wellness, for full-time living or for splitting the year between the lake and the city.
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