ADDRESS
Via Cesare Battisti, 9
21010 Porto Valtravaglia VA | ITALIA |
www.villarivazzola.com
PHONE
+39 3454018840
Villa Rivazzola
A COLOURED ELEGANCE
While sailing in Verbano or taking a walk along the bank of the lake, it is hard to miss the Art Nouveau Villa standing out in the middle of Lombardian side of the great Lake Maggiore in Porto Valtravaglia. This precious medieval village is located thirty-five kilometres away from the south bank of Arona and Locarno, the Swiss side at the northern part of Lake Maggiore. The current owner grew up spending his summer holidays with his grandparents in the late sixties in this breathtaking place.
Over the years, he has become rather familiar with the infinite shades of green from the surrounding mountains and forests. He has witnessed the orange ochre color of sunsets and sunrises that are very rare to grasp in the big cities people often dwell. His memories are filled with mountain walks, flowers and mushroom searches soothened by the freshness nature gently offers to mankind time after time and the sound of music from people living and equally enjoying the gift of mother nature.
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WELCOMES ITS GUEST
The wind rose of gneiss stone, from the Val d’Ossola quarries on the other side of the lake, welcomes guests reminding them that Verbano is home to winds and sailors
The Villa is both part of the history of a century and the scenario for many stories and adventures.
It witnessed both World War I and II, when the lake area was land of partisans, battles and refugees exiled from the neighbouring country of Switzerland.
In the entrance hall, one can find prints illustrating the house in 1915 when the coastal road had not yet been built.
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THE SWIMMING POOL
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THE BLUE SOUND OF MUSIC
The living room on the ground floor plunges into the lake stealing its blue shades.
The piano and the lovely lyre back chairs recall ancient melodies played in this room over the years.
The chandelier goes hand in hand with the whole, evoking water drips and their countless reflections
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Stairs to heaven
The elegant, wrought ironed, original stairway others a gentle warm embrace, a touch of gold gives lightness to the handrail, the meter base frames the wall with a symmetrical beige green conversation and presents the lovely frescoed ceiling
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The living rooms
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The kitchens
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The bedrooms
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The tower of the Lady
An exquisite 360° view offers breath-taking views of the lake, the medieval bell tower of Santa Maria church and the Swiss Alps. A play room filled with the natural splendour of light to cheer one’s soul!
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The garden
The garden with its lights and colours talks by itself…
A variety of plants, secular azaleas and camellias with extraordinary colours all the year round together with a superb view on the precious little harbour are the perfect frame for Villa Rivazzola
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THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE DWELLING
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THE HISTORY
During his studies in Milan, the hectic start-up of his law firm and family, the owner, Cesare, missed this place for over 20 years with just a few nostalgic visits. Walking along the lake banks opposite the harbour, he used to notice a neglected house, shrouded in an aura of mystery, a place left abandoned to playful raids of local children.
Eventually in 2008, after years of daydreams, Cesare decided to buy it and bring it back to its origins hoping the four floors, the tower and the twenty beds would become a cosy home for family and friends.
The big question was how to return this dwelling its former splendour and colours?
The answer came by chance after meeting two old friends, Daniele, a local contractor and Erasmo, an interior designer and co-founder of Cometa Association in Como, who accepted the challenge of a major conservative restoration.
What lies behind Erasmo and “Cometa” is an unpredictable life challenge that started with a child in custody. Erasmo, his brother and sister in the past twenty years have experienced how love and beauty can be means for growth and rebirth.
Nowadays “Cometa” is a story of families engaged in welcoming, educating and training children and teenagers. This has led to the foundation of a vocational school – “Oliver Twist School” and a woodworking lab – “The Artisans’ Contrada” where actual master
craftsmen teach and guide the youth in the production of exquisite furnishing and interior decoration.
Moreover, Erasmo is a “lake man” as well as Cesare. His experience and creative talent were able not only to bring the Villa back to its past beauty but also to reproduce the traditional Lombardy-lake colour combination and furniture style of the early 1900s.
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