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Villa with gardenLecco (Italy)

Prestigious villa of delight in the heart of Brianza, born as a country residence, since the early 1900s it has always been lived as the main residence living it in its entirety. With an area of about 1,800 square meters and an elegant Italian garden to which an English landscaped park was attached at the end of the 1800s, for a total of about 12 hectares in which we find a small pond.The first part of the mansion with the typical watchtower dates back to the 1400s and overlooks a delightful Italian garden. The hillside has been terraced and divided in the center by a perspective director with a scenic staircase. The garden is embellished with fine stone sculptures depicting Fauns, mythological gods, and urns with fruit and vegetables.Later the main body of the villa was erected in the 1700s with an adjoining chapel dedicated to Saints Ambrose and Galdino, it overlooks the English garden with a multitude of tree species from different parts of the world. The centuries-old oriental plane tree dominates the English landscaped park with its majestic grandeur along with the beech tree and a few maples from Lebanon and one Japanese . The main villa consists of a central, two-story body; on the ground floor are spacious lounges that enjoy from the large windows the iconic view of both gardens-left the English one, right the Italian one. Throughout the property the fine finishes have been perfectly maintained from the terracotta floors, to the friezes on fixtures and walls as well as the precious embroidered silk in the dining room. Also on the ground floor we find the triumphal gallery that is mirrored by the fountain and the garden staircase; from the theater, on the other hand, there is access to the hedge maze typical of the 1700sFrom the grand staircase, the second floor leads to the elegant library and 7 bedrooms, 3 of which have en suite bathrooms.On the ground floor and in the front part of the mansion there are 6 apartments with careful renovation. Hidden from view at the top of the hill is a dressage field and boxes for 11 horses and a swimming pool next to the lemon house

Le Figaro Properties reference : 66927274