Palazzo Torri East Wing Apartment

Palazzo Torri is an exclusive 17th Century Historical Mansion in the heart of Franciacorta, a few Km away from Iseo lake. We offer an elegant 3 bedrooms (180 sq m) apartment featuring antique furniture and decorations, located in the Eastern Wing of the Palazzo. In 2016 Palazzo Torri hosted CHRISTO and his staff during the work of Floating Piers on Lake Iseo! The beautiful Palazzo Torri stands between the hills and the vineyards of Franciacorta, not far from the Iseo Lake. A magnificent 17th century villa, renovated in the18th century and embellished with baroque furniture and frescoes to become a “villa of delights”. Palazzo Torri became an important landmark in the 19th century Italian cultural landscape, when it was regularly visited by illustrious intellectuals. It has been recently restored and equipped with all modern amenities, by preserving its historic atmosphere and charm. Our guests are welcome to the beautiful and comfortable apartments, decorated with antique furniture, wooden ceilings and colourful frescoes, where they will enjoy a quiet and relaxing stay in the enchantment of the history, the beautiful landscapes and vineyards of Franciacorta. This light-filled apartment is located in the East Wing of Palazzo Torri and features original furniture and decorations and many windows overlooking the courtyard and the garden. The main stairway of the villa provides independent access from the main courtyard. The apartment has a large living room, two double bedrooms (one with a large king-size bed and the other one with two single beds that can be joined), one single (queen-size) bedroom, a fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher and washing machine, a bathroom with bathtub. An additional double bedroom with en-suite bathroom can be added (extra charges apply). Our guests can use the patio, courtyards, gardens and lawns. The prices include: wireless internet connection, towels, sheets. Baby chair and bed available on demand. Franca, Antonio and Elsa welcome the guests when they arrive. They introduce them to their room and are happy to offer them a guided tour of the rest of the Palace by highlighting the most important episodes of its history; they can also provide information and suggestions about the surroundings. The owners live in an independent wing of the Palace and are available in case of need. A housekeeper also lives on the property. Palazzo Torri is set in a secluded and calm area. It enjoys a superbe view of delightful varied Italian landscapes. On one side you can see distant mountains, luxurious lakes, colour-changing vineyards, little villages and high end villas, ending in the astonishing Torbiere Natural Park and the Iseo Lake, which hosts Monteisola - Europe’s largest lake island. The Palace is surrounded by a four hectares' vineyard, from which the famous Franciacorta wine is produced by Cà del Bosco. Dozens of wine producers open their doors to guests for a visit of their cellars and wine tasting. Spas, swimming pools, parks, a golf course and horse riding facilities and charming lakeside villages are a few minutes away. A small grocery shop is at 5 minutes walking distance from the Palace, several malls and supermarkets are at 10 minutes away by car. A short walk from Palazzo Torri is the church of St. Eufemia, where one can admire frescoes datable to the 1500s attributable to the painter Floriano Ferramola. A few kilometres from here there are many important monuments of Franciacorta, such as the Monastery of San Pietro in Lamosa in Provaglio d’Iseo, a Romanesque building built by Clunic monks in the XI century from where there is a beautiful view over the Natural Reserve of Sebino Peat Moss, or the Abbey of San Nicola in Rodengo Saiano, founded in the XI century by Clunic monks and enriched in the XV by Olivetani monks with frescoes, decorations and paintings or even the Castle of Bornato, with medieval walls that surround Villa Orlando, built in the 1600s. Going towards the lake, a short rest in the historic centre of Iseo is recommended. From here one can have a boat-trip on the lake and stop in Montisola, the biggest lake island in Europe, to discover the local traditions and handcrafts. Following the side of the lake, one can take the street to Zone to see its unusual pyramids capped by a rock which protect the soil below it while the rest is washed away by erosion, or arrive in Pisogne to visit the Church of Santa Maria della Neve, defined “the Sistine Chapel of the poor” by G. Testori, with frescoes that represented Scenes of Christ Passion, painted by the Brescian painter Gerolamo Romanino in the 1530s. Palazzo Torri can be reached in 30 minutes from the Bergamo – Orio al Serio international airport, and in about one hour form Milano Linate an Verona international airports. Milano Malpensa international airport can be reached in about one hour and 30 minutes. The closest train station is Rovato, on the Milano-Brescia railway (about 10 minutes bu car). From there, Milano can be reached in one hour and Brescia in 20 minutes. The Brescia train station is about 30 minutes away, a main hub from which it is possible to reach Venice and Florence in about two hours, and Rome in three and a half hours. Palazzo Torri is 20 minutes away from the center of Brescia, about one hour away from Milan and Verona. Heating fee to be paid separately in winter season.