Description

Gardone Riviera, a villa renovated in 2014 with breathtaking 270° panoramic lake views of Monte Baldo, the Verona coast, and all the islands and peninsulas of Garda.
In an excellent location, the villa is surrounded by greenery, including 850 square meters of garden and approximately 3,000 square meters of olive grove with 100 olive trees.

An elegantly finished swimming pool and barbecue area offer a complete lake view.
The villa is arranged over two levels. The first and main floor features a 40 square meter living room with a large window opening that offers panoramic lake views and plenty of natural light, as well as access to a 35 square meter terrace. There is also a semi-diner kitchen, two double bedrooms, one with a master bathroom with a whirlpool tub and another bathroom with a shower and sauna, and ancillary rooms.

The basement level, very bright thanks to large glass windows, comprises a double bedroom, bathroom, basement with fireplace and separate kitchen, utility room, storage room, and garage for four cars.
The property enjoys a green and panoramic setting, very quiet, making it ideal for a holiday or as a primary residence.

Monuments and places of interest:
Vittoriale degli Italiani, a monumental citadel built on the shores of Lake Garda as the home of the poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, who lived there from 1921 to 1938. Designed by architect Giancarlo Maroni, it has been a national monument since 1925, a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. The Vittoriale extends over approximately nine hectares on the hills of Gardone Riviera in a panoramic position overlooking the lake. Visitors are welcomed by a monumental entrance consisting of a pair of arches, at the center of which is a fountain bearing in bronze letters a passage from the Libro segreto, Gabriele d’Annunzio’s last work: “Within this triple circle of walls, where that religious book which I thought was dedicated to the rites of the homeland and of the Latin victors, called Il Vittoriale, has already been translated into living stone.” Topping the fountain are a pair of cornucopias and a tympanum with D’Annunzio’s famous motto, “I have what I have donated.”

From the entrance arches, a dual route unfolds: the first, a slight incline, leads to the priory, Gabriele d’Annunzio’s house-museum, and further up to the warship Puglia and the heroes’ mausoleum with the poet’s tomb; the second leads to the gardens, the arengo, and, through a series of terraces sloping down towards the lake, reaches the lemon house and the orchard. After passing the entrance and taking the road toward the priory, you come across the Pilo del Piave with the sculpture of Chained Victory by sculptor Arrigo Minerbi, the Pilo del Dare in brocca (literally, “hitting the mark,” “winning”), meaning “to hit the mark.” On the left is the Parlaggio, the amphitheater designed by Maroni between 1931 and 1938. Construction on the amphitheater was not completed until 1953, but it remained unfinished.

Inspired by classical theaters, particularly the one in Pompeii, where Maroni was sent on a mission with the sculptor Renato Brozzi, the client’s instructions indicated that slabs of red Verona marble were to be used to cover the rough, “modern” materials, such as reinforced concrete, used for the stalls and tiers. The structure remained in this poor state due to lack of funding until its completion in March 2020 and inauguration in July.

The amphitheater enjoys a panoramic view of the lake, with Mount Baldo, Garda Island, the Rocca di Manerba—in which the German poet Goethe thought he saw the profile of Dante—as its natural backdrop, and the Sirmione peninsula. Each summer, it hosts a season of performances that over the years has brought the greatest Italian actors to its stage, ballet stars such as Carla Fracci and Eleonora Abbagnato, and international music stars such as Lou Reed, Michael Bolton, Patti Smith, and Ben Harper. Further up, you reach the Piazzetta Dalmata, named after the pillar surmounted by the Virgin of Dalmatia. Overlooking this space are the priory, Gabriele d’Annunzio’s house-museum, the Schifamondo, the archive towers, and the Tempietto della Vittoria, featuring a bronze copy of the famous classical-era Winged Victory of Brescia. On the right side are two of the last cars d’Annunzio owned during his life: the Fiat Tipo 4 and the Isotta Fraschini.

The top of the Vittoriale is occupied by the mausoleum, a funerary monument built after d’Annunzio’s death. The monument is inspired by the burial mounds of Etruscan-Roman tradition and consists of three circles of Botticino marble representing the victories of the humble, the artisans, and the heroes. At the center of the upper esplanade is d’Annunzio’s tomb, surrounded by the tombs of ten heroes and legionaries from Fiume, dear to the poet Guido Keller: Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna, Mario Asso, Italo Conci, Adriano Bacula, Antonio Locatelli, Luigi Siviero, Antonio Gottardo, and Riccardo Gigante.