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Villa |4 bedrooms |Sleeps 8

Lierna in Lombardy

From £1267 per week

3 nights minimum stay

Changeover Saturday

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Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

The dazzling views of Lake Como, the jutting promontory of Bellagio, and the not-so-distant Alps are memorable. When this visual bounty is seen at sunset, as you will from Zaffiro, the effect is magical and transfixing. Located in a neighborhood of equally impressive lakeside villas, Zaffiro sits within a gated garden (2000 meter) of cypress, cedar, oak, wisteria and jasmine. The villa rests on the outskirts of the refreshingly non-touristy town of Lierna, on Como's eastern shore.

Zaffiro offers a generously open living, dining and kitchen area that expands onto two full furnished terraces, one facing the lake and the other the garden, just beyond the garden lies the town's rocky beach (direct access from the Villa). Parking is free at the property. Zaffiro is located within walking distance of a city or town.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
All bedrooms and full bathrooms are on the ground floor with 16 steps up to the common areas.
Ground level: Main entrance.
1° Bedroom with queen size bed, doors to the garden and en suite bathroom with shower.
2° Bedroom with two single, joinable beds, doors to the garden and en suite bathroom with shower. 3° Bedroom with a queen size bed, doors to the garden and en suite bathroom with shower.
4° Bedroom with two single beds, door to the courtyard.
Laundry room with washing machine and dryer; iron ecc.
Upper level:The living/dining room furnished in a contemporary style is a spacious, bright, open room with floor to ceiling windows; fireplace, TV sat, CD player, ADSL Internet access for laptops, 1 service bathroom and doors to two furnished terraces. Kitchen area with stove top, oven, fridge and dishwasher, coffee machine, microwave ecc.

Further details outdoors:
Zaffiro sits within a gated garden (2000 meter) of cypress, cedar, oak, wisteria and jasmine. Two full furnished terraces, one facing the lake and the other the garden, just beyond the garden lies the town's rocky beach (direct access from the Villa). Parking is free at the property.

Further details

Arrival on Saturday between 16.00/18.00hrs
Departure on Saturday between 8.00/10.00hrs
LATE ARRIVAL EXTRA CHARGES 25 € AFTER 22.30 50 €
EARLY DEPARTURE EXTRA CHARGE 15 € PER HOUR ( before 8.00 a.m)
Rents are from Saturday to Saturday (more flexible during Low Season from November to April)
Payment conditions: 50% at confirmation, balance at the delivery of the keys

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The Lombardy / Lake Como Area region

As with most subalpine lakes of Italy, the geological origin of the Lake of Como is of a glacial sort.During the quaternary era the whole of the basin was covered by a grand glacier which reached as far as Brianza beyond the lake branches of Como and Lecco forming the existing morenic hills.The lake was formed in the cavity dug out by the glacier.

Evidence of its slow passage is shown by the rocks which still bear signs of erosion and by numerous erratic boulders which are present, mainly on the high plains of the Larian Triangle (the centre part of the Lake).The Lake of Como, which has been inhabited since prehistoric times, has always been an important passageway between the northern regions and the Po Valley.

After the Gauls came the Romans who made it their strategic outpost opening the route on the western bank which connected the "Larius" with the Rhaetia region. Later, during the lombard rule, this pathway still named "Regina", was reopened and restored by Queen Teodolinda.

Because of the important and strategic position of the lake which allowed one to reach the mountain passes of Maloja and Stelvio, the area was for centuries subject to invasions and domination. After the Francs, around the year 1000, the city of Como which had become an independant Commune had to continuously fight for its autonomy. It later was subjected to the signory of the Viscontis and of the Sforzas. These Lordships thought of widening the bed of the Adda in order to have a river link with the Duchy of Milan; for this reason they decided firstly to open the Paderno waterway. Then came foreign rule; first the Spanish then the Austrians and for a brief period even the French.

The Lake of Como measures 146 square kms and is the third biggest Italian lake after Lake Garda and Lake Verbano. It has a characteristic upside-down Y shape with Colico to the north Lecco to the south-east and Como to the south-west. Its perimetre measures 170kms.

The maximum length between Como and Gera Lario is 50km; the maximum width between Fiumelatte and Cadenabbia is 4.4km; the minimum width between Careno and Toriggia measures 650mts; its maximum depth of 410 metres between Argegno and Nesso makes it the deepest of all the European lakes; its average above-sea level is 199mts.

The lake is entirely surrounded by mountains, the highest being Monte Legnone (2609mt) above Colico.
There are 37 rivers flowing into the lake the most important being the Adda followed by the Mera.
The Adda is also its only outlet. It flows out through Lecco and after having formed the lakelets of Garlate and Olginate it continues towards the Po river.

The only island of the lake is Isola Comacina, situated in the Como branch of the lake opposite the commune of Sala Comacina.

The Lake of Como is particularly favourable and renowned for its generally mild and humid climate which assists the lushness of nature. All of this is possible due to the Alpine ridge which resists the winds from the north and also because of the great mass of water of the lakes which tend to reduce sudden drops in temperature.

In the sunnier areas, for example around Tremezzo, the winter climate is never very harsh and in the summer the heat is hardly ever stifling as it is mitigated by great vegetation. However, rainfall is heavy in the pre-alpine zone.

Thanks to these unique climatic characteristics, the flora along the lake banks is varied, abundant and of a mediterranean sort: cypress trees, laurel trees, camellias, azaleas. rhododendrons, magnolias, and palm trees. In some more wet and sheltered areas we can even find tropical and sub-tropical vegetation.

In Tremezzo for example Villa Carlotta is famous for its splendid park where the visitor can admire all sorts of flowers and rare plants; during the warmer seasons we can see azaleas, cacti, austral ferns, palm trees citron trees and orange trees.

The growing of grape-vines and of olive trees is not common because of the geological nature of the land and one can find these in certain areas only.

Along the banks of the lake, certain localities recall a tradition of olive growing: along the west bank there is a zone in Tremezzo which in dialect is called "Zoca de L'Oli" while on the east bank we have Oliveto Lario and Olcio.

On the mountain slopes around the lake there are numerous chestnut woods and higher up one finds pasture-land where narcissuses and lilies of the valley grow.

Lake vegetation is sparce and is found only in areas like the Pian di Spagna as there are neither pools nor areas of still water along the lake banks.

The Lierna area

Lierna is situated on the Eastern Coast of the Lecco Branch of Como. This Beautiful lakeside town which gets plenty of sunshine is full of beautiful villas, many of which are dating from the 18thand 19thcenturies are primarily second homes for the Italian Nobility and residents of nearby Milan. Lierna has a great position ÌJ1that
within 20 mins you can be in the heart of Lecco and just 10 mins drive from Lierna you can enter the superstrada (dual carriageway) for easy access to many other towns and the Rhaetian Alps, S1.Moritz etc.,

For an attractive and pleasant view of a typical Larian town, a visit to Lierna is a must where, taking a little boat, you can go about a 100 metres out into the lake. You will be amazed by the imposing backdrop of the mountains and the delicate lacy border of the town in the foreground, stretching along the lakeside. You can see the proud aristocratic villas forming a natural contrast to the austere church of S. Ambrogio, the small peninsula where you can make out the ruined tower of the Castle, the town walls along the lakeside, the steep stairway climbing up to Bancola.

For a different viewpoint, now take one of the paths leading up to the upper villages and enjoy the relaxing sight of vineyards and olives groves, but try to resist the temptation to turn round until you reach the crest of the Lierna Alps. Now you can turn round and take in what is one of the most beautiful and evocative panoramas in the central area of the lake and along the whole eastern

PLACES OF INTEREST ON LAKE COMO:
CITY OF LECCO
VARENNA: VILLA MONASTERO,VILLA CIPRESSI, VEZIO CASTLE,ST. GIORGIO CHURCH, THE SOURCE OF FIUMELATTE
BELLAGIO:VILLA MELZI, VILLA SERBELLONI
BELLANO: THE GORGE “ORRIDO”
TREMEZZO/CADENABBIA: VILLA CARLOTTA
CADENABBIA: SAN MARTINO SANCTUARY
LENNO: VILLA BALBIANELLO
ISLE COMACINA
PIONA ABBEY
MENAGGIO - VILLA MYLIUS VlGONl
CADENABBIA - THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION
THE CITY OF COMO

How to get there

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Fly to Milano airports (Malpensa, Linate or Bergamo Orio al Serio: Rayanair is the lowest cost company)
61 km to Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport.
100 km to Milano Malpensa Airport.
70 km to Milano Linate Airport.
Hire a car is recommended: Europcar or Herzt company
Lierna is 6 km from Varenna, 15 km Lecco.

Lierna is located along the main road 72 between Lecco and Colico. The complex is close to the road that gives access to other lake towns, and boats and ferry boats that run from Lecco and Bellagio/Varenna(www.navigazionelaghi.it for prices and timetables) , allowing easy access to other areas of the lake. Also from Milan catching the train and avoiding traffic (www.trenitalia.com for prices and timetables).
From Milan or Como follow the road direction Lecco ("s.s.36"). After Lecco, exit Abbadia Lariana (road "s.p.72")
The 3rd town is Lierna

Activities near Lierna

Rental prices

Prices for group size 8
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	27 Aug 11	24 Sep 11	2460€ 2460	0-	0-	1 Week
	24 Sep 11	22 Oct 11	1840€ 1840	0-	0-	1 Week
	22 Oct 11	24 Dec 11	1520€ 1520	0-	0-	1 Week
	24 Dec 11	7 Jan 12	2360€ 2360	0-	0-	1 Week
	7 Jan 12	31 Mar 12	1520€ 1520	0-	0-	1 Week
	31 Mar 12	5 May 12	1940€ 1940	0-	0-	3 Nights
	5 May 12	16 Jun 12	2460€ 2460	0-	0-	1 Week
	16 Jun 12	1 Sep 12	3320€ 3320	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Sep 12	22 Sep 12	2460€ 2460	0-	0-	1 Week
	22 Sep 12	20 Oct 12	1940€ 1940	0-	0-	3 Nights
	20 Oct 12	22 Dec 12	1520€ 1520	0-	0-	3 Nights
	22 Dec 12	5 Jan 13	2360€ 2360	0-	0-	1 Week
	5 Jan 13	23 Mar 13	1520€ 1520	0-	0-	3 Nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Electricity: 0.40 Euro Kw/h

Gas: 1.20 Euro/m3

Final Cleaning: 100.00 Euro

Security Deposit: 500.00 Euro

High Chair: 20.00 Euro

Baby Cot: 30.00 Euro

Maid service available 15.00 Euro per hour

ADSL Internet access 20 € weekly

Availability

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4 years listed You are contacting Stefania Cattaneo Landline +39 (0)341 742060 Mobile +39 348 7409893 Languages spoken The owner is based in Italy and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2007. This villa has so far received 0 reviews.

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