Villa lake maggiore La Foleia Villa Ottagonale

Once an oak forest, it became a property with a 4000m2 circle of water filled with a private, natural spring from the Ticino river.
On the lake’s two opposite shores are two mirrored houses: Villa Ottagonale and Villa Padiglione.

One has an octagonal plan, with French windows that frame the water and the statues that adorn its edges from the living room.
The other is a neoclassical pavilion, with large windows that open onto a stairway that accompany you into the lake.

Around it, like curtains adorning the edges of your home, an unmissable variety of trees, plants and flowers, a secret, unimaginable garden, that can't even be fathomed from the gate outside.
In the spring, frogs come to mate in the lake’s waters and the sound of them mating inhabits the enchanted nights.
As the days progress, the water lilies bloom exposing their pink flowers and the lake’s mirror becomes surprising, with "big-mouthed" fish jumping to eat mosquitoes, dragonflies filling the air and the mallards forming families, with ducklings swimming among the plants. In the evening, from time to time, you can even see herons resting on the lake to fish and rest.
A magical place where nature makes us feel part of a whole and the houses, with their elegant furnishings, are precious stones set in the landscape.

Along the garden’s highest path, in a clearing overlooking the lake and, further on, the gallery of wisteria along the other shore, are our two pools carved out of the rocks overlooking the lake, completely immersed in greenery. Wellness treatments and massages can be organised in our premises upon request. 

And where, outside, not far away, the worldly life of Lake Maggiore is still alive.

Dressed in pale pink with a neoclassical structure, Villa Ottagonale is one of two souls that looks out onto the lake filled with lotuses and water lilies.
Large french windows open onto the flower-covered patio illuminated by iron lamps on reserved and somewhat secret tables. Furnished with grace and romanticism, it alternates between muted colours and the stronger tones of natural greens.

La Foleia is in a strategic point of the famous Piedmont region.

We're 5 minutes from the famous Lake Maggiore where you can take boat tours around the lake, visit the stunning UNESCO Borromeo Islands. Or visit the picturesque town of Stresa or the many historical villas open to the public, like Parco Pallavicino (20 min) and Villa Taranto (30 min), with their incredible world-renowned botanical gardens.
We’re also near Lago d’Orta (20 min), another gorgeous lake with the charming town of Orta San Giulio with its UNESCO world heritage site of Sacro Monte. And then there are treks and off-road trails in the mountainous Val Sesia (30 min) area, wine tastings in the nearby vineyards of Gattinara and Ghemme (15 min). There are tons of local experiences we can help our guests discover, and of course, we handle any bookings too.

How to get here:
From Milan by car - 45 min
From the closest airport Milan Malpensa (MXP) - 25 min
From the closest train station Dormelletto - 5 min
*We offer private airport pick-ups on request

Parking: Free parking on premises inside the property.
Each villa has an independent entrance that leads to an (uncovered) area clients can park their car in.

Around La Foleia:
La Foleia is in the middle of an oak forest. Main attractions are between 5-30 minutes away by car. However, without a car you can:
- Visit the small village of Revislate (bar, bread shop, pizzeria and restaurant) - 5 minutes away on foot.
- Go for a walk in the nearby forest (in autumn one can forage mushrooms and chestnuts).

An octagonal plan, with French windows that frame the water and the statues that adorn its edges.

The villa has two bedrooms, one in a Prussian green and one pink, with two grand, momentous bathrooms. The one in mottled black marble even contains a small sky of stars. The living room, surrounded by niches and neoclassical vases, overlooks the patio and the lake shore, and is perfect for summer evenings, winter mornings, aperitifs and dinners. The large veranda, surrounded by flowers and plants, is a wonderful dining room from which to admire nature, birds feeding in the surrounding trees and ducks swimming across the lake.

Villa Ottagonale
180 smq
Front lake octagonal living room with private outdoor spaces:
2 double bedrooms (can be King / Twin) with en-suite bathrooms
Equipped kitchen
Orangerie/Veranda: Winter dining room
Complimentary Netflix & Prime channels installed on tv
Free breakfast (freshly baked bread, croissants, freshly made cold pressed juices, tea or coffee, fruit, homemade jams, local honey)
Daily house up-do if wanted included

BEDROOMS - PINK ROOM
King / twin bed set up, en-suite black marble bathroom (with small sky of stars above the shower).
Patio outside bathroom
Lake view
Walk-in wardrobe

BEDROOMS - PETROL GREEN ROOM
King / twin bed set up, en-suite pink marble bathroom
Lake view

ORANGERIE
The large veranda, covered by American Ivy, is a wonderful dining room from which to admire nature, birds feeding in the surrounding trees and ducks swimming across the lake. We have a small honesty bar here too.

2 private front-lake covered patios finish-off the front of Villa Ottagonale.
One patio is just outside the kitchen: breakfast is served here in spring & summer.
The other is outside the black marble bathroom and is used to relax after a long shower or to enjoy an aperitivo