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An ochre lakeside villa with cypress trees
THE HOUSE · SINCE 1928

A private summer villa, opened to the water.

Built nearly a century ago on a sheltered bend of the shore, Velmora was restored to preserve the stillness of an old Italian lake house while welcoming a handful of guests each season.

NORTHERN ITALIAN LAKESIDE RETREATA restored lakeside house, since 1928.

ARCHITECTURAL RESTRAINT

Old stone, lime plaster and the sound of oars.

When the villa was first constructed in 1928, its proportions were guided by the summer breeze off the water: tall shuttered windows to catch morning light, deep stone arcades for midday shade, and stepped terraces descending through cypress and olive trees to a private stone jetty.

Our restoration stripped back decades of ornament to let the original Moltrasio stone, hand-trowelled lime walls and chestnut beams speak quietly. Nothing feels hurried or hotel-like; books sit on low tables, linen curtains move with the lake air, and every threshold looks toward water or foliage.

1928
Original Villa Foundation
28
Rooms, Suites & Residences
3.4 ha
Terraced Olive & Cypress Grounds
A sunlit historic stone arcade
The Stone Arcade
A light-filled villa lounge with natural materials
Villa Salon

HOW THE HOUSE LIVES

Designed around the hours of the day.

07:30 — MORNING LIGHT

Shutters open to still water

Coffee and warm brioche are served under the pergola or carried to your private balcony as the first passenger ferries cross the distant mist.

13:00 — GARDEN SHADE

The stone jetty & olive terraces

Spend the warm hours swimming from the private landing, reading beneath ancient cypress trees, or setting out aboard our wooden launch.

19:30 — BLUE HOUR

Lanterns along the loggia

Aperitivi on the limestone terrace give way to a seasonal menu of lake fish, garden greens and northern wines by candlelight.

STAY IN THE VILLA

Selected rooms & suites.

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