Prestigious historic villa on the Piedmont shore of Lake Maggiore, perfectly renovated, with park and swimming pool in the center of Belgirate. THE LOCATION The property for sale in Piedmont, overlooks Lake Maggiore in front of the port of Belgirate, it is one of the most important villas of the city's historical heritage. THE VILLA AND THE PARK The monumental villa is located within an English park, consisting of centuries-old plants of great value THE HISTORY The prestigious villa was built in 1780 by the Beretta family who subsequently sold it to Domenico Pino, an Italian general, under the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte, as a division general. There were various passages, first from the Fontana counts of Milan then to the Biscaretti di Ruffia, finally to Emilio Treves publisher of Milan, whose name it still bears today. Thanks to the interest in culture, the villa became a meeting place for intellectuals of the time. In fact, it was frequented by Gabriele D'Annunzio, Edmondo De Amicis, Giovanni Verga and many others. THE GROUND FLOOR The ground floor of the period villa is divided into two main areas: the representative area and the informal area. The representative area has a large hall overlooking the lake, a living room and a large dining room. The area reserved for the family consists of the living room, the dining room, the kitchen, a bathroom for the disabled and another bathroom. This area accesses the garden with the swimming pool. The elevator serves the first three floors. THE FIRST FLOOR The first floor is dedicated to the sleeping area, it has a suite with a large living room, kitchen, bedroom, walk-in closet and bathroom. Continuing 4 bedrooms, three of which with en suite bathroom and walk-in closet In the back part another bathroom. THE SECOND FLOOR On the second floor, there are 6 bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, one of which is for the disabled. THIRD FLOOR The third floor is dedicated to the technical rooms as well as storage rooms and three bathrooms and a large open space and an adjacent bedroom. CONDITIONS The villa is in perfect maintenance conditions, the total renovation dates back to 2013.