Prime historic estates for sale: Lombardy

An apartment on the first floor of Villa Cantaluppi, a lakefront villa between Como and Cernobbio. Designed by architect Luigi Tatti and built around 1851 for Pietro Gonzales from Verona, the villa was acquired in 1872 by the Pasha of Constantinople and later belonged to Ferdinando Bocconi, founder of Bocconi University in Milan. The villa is now divided into four residential units.

This elegant apartment is part of the condominium of the magnificent Villa Taverna in Torno, one of the most beautiful and renowned historical villas on the southern shore of Lake Como. Villa Taverna is situated directly on the eastern shore and enjoys stunning sunsets over Lake Como towards the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este. A panoramic path from the villa leads to the town of Torno.