Charming and Characteristic Attic Apartment in the town center of Sarnico, Lake Iseo

Fantastic attic apartment in the town center of Sarnico, full of character and charm and disposed on 2 floors with spacious garage.

The apartment is around 215mq in size and comes partially furnished. It is situated in a very comfortable position in the town center of Sarnico and the lake, very close to all services on foot and to the bus stop. It is on 2 levels and is presented as follows:-

Top floor entrance into large living area of around 50mq with a functioning open fire place and high ceilings and marble floors. There is a sliding glass door with coloured glass that separates the kitchen from the living room, the kitchen is very well equipped and is around 28mq in size. It has beautiful arched windows the length of the kitchen, that originate from the early 1900’s which look over the town of Sarnico. On this floor there is a bedroom which is currently used as a studio which has a small balcony to the rear which overlooks the mountains A comfortable bathroom with shower and marble vanity.

The upper floor has a great modern steel staircase leading to this floor which is where the tower lies of this building, this floor hosts 2 very spacious bedrooms and a master bathroom with jacuzzi tub, all in marble. There are fantastic coloured glass windows everywhere and a terrace leading off the second bedroom. The bedroom sizes are 22mq the master and 21mq the other.

The windows have been recently replaced and updated where possible to triple glazed, it is complete independent with gas central heating and there is air conditioning machines in both the day and night areas.

It comes complete with a convenient storage area just outside the entrance door and a spacious garage of over 26mq in size.

The property is being sold partially furnished. An incredible property!

LOCATION

Sarnico is now one of the most attractive tourist resorts on Lake Iseo,The town still retains a medieval structure in a semi-circle to the layout of the ancient city walls.

The historical center of Sarnico offers a setting of great shopping in a very characteristic narrow streets, passing under arches, old houses with solid stone walls.

Sarnico is not just shopping and history but also culture, right here in fact, in one of these streets, Via San Paolo, is the Art Gallery “John Bellini.” The Museum was founded by a donation of 150 works, most Party cadres, the period between 1500 and 1700, a great admirer and lover of art has collected in her life to donate to the Community of Sarnico, to which it belongs.

They are among 128 paintings and boards including outstanding works by Palma il Giovane, Alessandro Magnasco, Cifrondi Antonio, Carlo Ceresa, Nicolas Regnier, Francesco Cairo.

Besides the paintings are part of the donation valuable antique furniture, marble statues and some important four crucifixes “professional”, a wood and three silver plated copper.

The gallery is located in the oldest part of the “Palace Gervasoni, a building of the fifteenth-century at the highest point of the Old Town.

Furthermore it hosts one of the worlds most famous boat builders Riva famous for its luxury boats and yachts made for the jet setters and rich and famous. On the shores of Franciacorta you will also find the famous vineyards home to some of northern italy’s finest wines, why not try one of the famous Franciacorta tours which takes you on a ramble to some of the regions most finest artisans of food and wine or you could relax with a game of golf at the top Franciacorta Golf Club why the ladies enjoy a classic Italian meal and a glass of wine.

For those ski lovers Bergamo offers a wide variety of ski resorts in one of its 3 valley’s you could go snow boarding in Lizzola or Foppola or even Montecampione which is only a 45 minute drive from Lake Iseo.

Motorways are just 10kms from this location facilitating the easy reach to both Bergamo, Milan, Venice and Lake Garda. The airport is 30 minutes away from this location, ski resorts are less than hour away and the golf course is a 10 minute drive in the Franciacorta region –  Franciacorta Golf.

Sarnico is renowned for its lively streets especially at the weekend when all the local inhabitants frequent its many bars, restaurants, shops and ice cream parlours. Each Thursday there is the colourful and bustling market in the main square and most weekends it is the heart of many event or festival in this area.

Towns close by include: Paratico, Predore, Tavernola Bergamasca.

Skiing is around 60 mins away in Montecampione

Lake Garda 40 minute drive

Verona 60 minute drive

Venice 2 hours drive

Bergamo 30 minute drive

The airport in Orio al Serio in Bergamo offering numerous European flights and destinations is about 30 mins from this location.  Airports, including Linate, Malpensa and Verona is around one hour and forty minutes.

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