Live like an Italian on the shore..

Traditional Italian lake house located 50 meters away from the lake shore. Ideal for a family vacation or for a romantic gateway. Fully furnished, hosts up to 9 people, ideal if you want to relax with long walks or enjoy the lake, the restaurants and cafes nearby. Note that the 4th room is available only in summer (15 Jun-15 Sep) Pets are allowed, but an extra 25 Euros per pet will be charged for extra cleaning. If you are coming with a pet, please inform me in advance. 3 floors traditional lake house fully renovated with two flights of stairs. 1 double bedroom with a queen size bed (160 cms, 2 people) 1 room with a double bed (160 cms) or 2 single beds (80cms each) with an extra couch that can turn into a smaller bed (3 people). 1 bedroom with two single beds (80cms each, 2 people) 1 sofa bed in the common space on the ground floor (1 person) OPTIONAL: 1 room with sofa bed available upon request only at reservation, only from 15 June to 15 September. If not requested at reservation, only 3 rooms will be made available. 2.5 bathrooms Balcony and sunny terrace with outdoor furniture. Fully equipped kitchen (dishwasher and washing machine), Nespresso coffee making machine, drip coffee machine, and Italian moka available. No private parking space, but you can safely park 50 to 200 meters away from the house in free of charge street parking. Great cappuccino at a local cafe one minute walking (Bar Lago). The house is in the town centre, almost facing the lake, one minute walk to the lake shore, restaurants and cafes. If you walk ten minutes more you can reach a public beach, a swimming pool on the shore with a private beach and a tennis club, literally on the lake. Guest will have access to everything listed above except for the fourth room (unless requested at booking). The fourth room is only available from 15th of June to 15th of September. Please note that check in time is at 5 PM and check out time is at 10 am. These times can be more flexible if there are no other bookings confirmed before or after your own. Check in is independent with self-check in. Check in will be independent (self check-in). One person of trust lives nearby in case of need. You can communicate with me any time for issues that can be dealt with remotely. Happy to share reccomendations about restaurants I like or reccomend you activities to do in the surroundings. Please also have a look at the guidebook on Airbnb and do not hesitate to ask me for tailored suggestions. If you are up for tourism, visit the islands Borromeo, especially Isola dei Pescatori if you like little islands with charm and good restaurants in the sun, walk in nature in Valgrande national park, cycle around the lake or slowly walk to Villa Taranto to enjoy amazing lotus flowers, water lilies and the tropical queen: the stately Victoria cruziana. Lake Maggiore is surrounded by mountains offering a variety of landscapes which has few equals in the world. Within a radius of 50 km the green hills around the lake give way to glaciers and peaks of over 4,000 metres. Soaring above the other mountains is the massif of Monte Rosa, the second highest in the Alps at an altitude of 4,633 metres. 30 minutes drive from the house is one of the entrances to the Val Grande National Park, the most extensive wild area in the Alps. The park offers a wealth of trails for hikes of one or more days in a setting of unspoiled nature. Winter sports come into their own in the snowy season. The Lake Maggiore tourist area includes several ski resorts - Macugnaga, San Domenico, Domobianca, Val Formazza, Alpe Devero, Valle Vigezzo – which are a paradise for lovers of Alpine and Nordic skiing, ski mountaineering, snowboarding and snowshoeing. With snow lying late into the spring, the plateau of Riale in the upper Formazza valley is a centre of Nordic ski training for national teams from many parts of the world. And if you would like to ski with a view of the lake, don’t miss an excursion to the top of Mottarone, the mountain above Stresa (cable car service from Stresa). From a travelling website: "The elegant town of Pallanza looks out over Lake Maggiore from its privileged situation on the Borromean Gulf. Pallanza and Intra are the two main centres of the municipality of Verbania. The historic centre is criss-crossed by ancient streets and squares lined with fine, substantial period buildings with ornamental doorways, porticoes, and capitals. Pallanza’s lakefront is one of the finest on Lake Maggiore; a walk along its promenade with the lake and the Borromean Islands on one side and colourful facades, porticoes, flowered balconies, terraces and cafés on the other is a highly agreeable experience. Bustling with visitors through the day and well into the evening, this is the main meeting place of the town. Towards the end of Viale Azari away from the lake stands the beautiful Church of Madonna di Campagna (Our Lady of the Countryside), a Romanesque basilica with 16th century features. In the past the town was divided into the two medieval nuclei of “ Villa” and “Piazza”. Villa, on the slopes of the lovely Castagnola Hill, from which there are superb views of the lake, is graced by the Villa and the Church of San Remigio. Piazza includes the lower part of the town near the lake. Here the most characteristic buildings are the Church of San Leonardo with its fine, broad flight of shallow steps, the 19th century Town Hall, whose portico is made of 32 pillars in pink Baveno granite, and Villa Giulia, a superb 19th century mansion built in 1847 by Bernardino Branca (the creator of the amaro Fernet-Branca), and used all year for exhibitions and other events. Other buildings gracing the town have become important art centres, such as Palazzo Viani-Dugnani, built between the 17th and 18th centuries and which has housed the Museo del Paesaggio (Landscape Museum) since 1909. Palazzo Biumi-Innocenti, a building of medieval origin, today houses the folk piety section of the Museo del Paesaggio. A bus called "Alibus" connects the town of Pallanza with Milano Malpensa Airport ( phone booking needed). The bus stop is located ten minutes walking from the house. The easiest way to enjoy the lake surroundings is to rent a car at the airport and park nearby the house in free street car parking spots.From a travelling website: "The elegant town of Pallanza looks out over Lake Maggiore from its privileged situation on the Borromean Gulf. Pallanza and Intra are the two main centres of the municipality of Verbania. The historic centre is criss-crossed by ancient streets and squares lined with fine, substantial period buildings with ornamental doorways, porticoes, and capitals. Pallanza’s lakefront is one of the finest on Lake Maggiore; a walk along its promenade with the lake and the Borromean Islands on one side and colourful facades, porticoes, flowered balconies, terraces and cafés on the other is a highly agreeable experience. Bustling with visitors through the day and well into the evening, this is the main meeting place of the town. Towards the end of Viale Azari away from the lake stands the beautiful Church of Madonna di Campagna (Our Lady of the Countryside), a Romanesque basilica with 16th century features. In the past the town was divided into the two medieval nuclei of “ Villa” and “Piazza”. Villa, on the slopes of the lovely Castagnola Hill, from which there are superb views of the lake, is graced by the Villa and the Church of San Remigio. Piazza includes the lower part of the town near the lake. Here the most characteristic buildings are the Church of San Leonardo with its fine, broad flight of shallow steps, the 19th century Town Hall, whose portico is made of 32 pillars in pink Baveno granite, and Villa Giulia, a superb 19th century mansion built in 1847 by Bernardino Branca (the creator of the amaro Fernet-Branca), and used all year for exhibitions and other events. Other buildings gracing the town have become important art centres, such as Palazzo Viani-Dugnani, built between the 17th and 18th centuries and which has housed the Museo del Paesaggio (Landscape Museum) since 1909. Palazzo Biumi-Innocenti, a building of medieval origin, today houses the folk piety section of the Museo del Paesaggio. A bus called "Alibus" connects the town of Pallanza with Milano Malpensa Airport ( phone booking needed). The bus stop is located ten minutes walking from the house. The easiest way to enjoy the lake surroundings is to rent a car at the airport and park nearby the house in free street car parking spots. Strong fiber Wifi-Internet connection, ideal for remote working. Two hair-dryers provided, one in each of the main bathroom closets. Pets are allowed, but an extra 20 Euros per pet per reservation will be charged for extra cleaning, to be paid at the house. If you are coming with a pet, please inform me in advance.