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 Port Valtravaglia. This precious medieval village is located thirty- ve kilometres away from the south bank of Arona and Locarno, the Swiss side at the northern part of Lake Maggiore.
A COLOURED ELEGANCE
VILLA RIVAZZOLA
VILLA RIVAZZOLA
A COLOURED ELEGANCE
STAIRS TO HEAVEN
Is one of the few exquisite samples of an eclectic Art Nouveau style present on the lake and dating back to the turn of the XXth century
The villa
This Lady of more than one hundred years old and having seen much water run under the bridges, could tell you a number of stories
If asked
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 wind rose
Over the years, he has become rather familiar with the in nite 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 lled with mountain walks, owers and mushroom searches soothened by the freshness nature gently o ers to mankind time after time and the sound of music from people living and equally enjoying the gift of mother nature.
