{"id":33678,"date":"2026-10-28T08:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T08:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/?p=33678"},"modified":"2026-11-01T14:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T14:32:06","slug":"lake-como-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/lake-como-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Como real estate: an architect&#8217;s guide to choosing and buying a villa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33678\" class=\"elementor elementor-33678\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a88cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3a88cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:33708,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/lake-como-real-estate-lake-como-seen-from-above-towards-bellagio-between-the-mou.webp&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:33710,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/panorama-of-lake-como-and-the-bellagio-promontory-3.webp&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:33712,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/the-lake-and-the-city-of-como-seen-from-brunate-with-cernobbio-on-the-shore-3.webp&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b10d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05b10d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ELRE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00d799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c00d799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lake Como real estate: an architect's guide to choosing and buying a villa<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5cfdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f5cfdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lake Como real estate: areas, asking prices, landscape rules and the 12 checks an architect makes before choosing a villa, with official sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9323dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a9323dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#guida\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the guide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f78d72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f78d72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17bf4ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17bf4ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184b0af elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"184b0af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"guida\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lake Como real estate: how to choose well<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d28ef0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d28ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anyone looking at <strong>Lake Como real estate<\/strong> finds mostly listings: useful to see what is on the market, but they do not tell you whether a villa suits you, or what it may hide. This guide does something else. It explains the areas of the lake, how to read the prices, which landscape rules apply and the 12 checks an architect makes before saying whether a villa on the lake deserves an offer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c0609 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66c0609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A note on method: we have no villas for sale on Lake Como in our catalogue and we do not broker in this area. What follows is a technical reading, with public sources cited, to use alongside the work of your agent and your notary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a59f9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33a59f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lake Como real estate at a glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90389ab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90389ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Five areas<\/strong> that are very different: Como and Cernobbio, the western shore with Tremezzina and Menaggio, Bellagio and the Larian Triangle, the Lecco shore, the upper lake.<\/li><li><strong>Asking prices<\/strong> run from about 2,400 to over 5,400 euros per square metre in the towns the portals measure, but they are advertised prices for apartments, not for villas.<\/li><li><strong>A belt of 300 metres from the shore<\/strong> is under landscape protection, including land rising above the lake.<\/li><li><strong>The landscape authorisation<\/strong> is a separate act from the building permit and lasts five years.<\/li><li><strong>Twelve checks<\/strong> before an offer, from the slope to the jetty, from winter shade to the drains.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d8ffa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31d8ffa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55f6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b55f6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Preliminary reading<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Understand a villa before you buy it<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Luxury villas in Tuscany<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">An architect's guide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/investing-in-jesolo-luxury-real-estate\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Investing in Italy<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Jesolo and other destinations<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">The method<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Three checks, declared sources<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Signature Architecture<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Design or renovate a villa<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Luxury villas for sale<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">International selection<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">The Villa Edit<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Materials and systems of the villa<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/dominican-republic-real-estate-faqs\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Real estate FAQ<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Frequently asked questions with sources<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Contact<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Write to us<\/span>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc83fc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cc83fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#1a1a1a; padding:25px; border-radius:4px; margin-top:20px;\">\n\n<p style=\"font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#999; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Service<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:16px; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Consultation<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#aaaaaa; font-size:13px; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:20px;\">Have you already found a villa on Lake Como?<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center; border:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:12px 20px; text-decoration:none; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase;\">Contact us<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff07e95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff07e95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38d9b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d38d9b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee6bed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dee6bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The five areas of Lake Como real estate and what changes between them<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764c13b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"764c13b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lake Como is shaped like an upside-down \u00abY\u00bb: two branches in the south, Como to the west and Lecco to the east, which meet in front of Bellagio, and a single branch running north to Colico. Villas change a great deal from one stretch to another in landscape, hours of sun, access and rules. The table is a map to find your way, not a ranking.<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;max-width:100%\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Area<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Character<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Typical homes<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Check first<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Como and Cernobbio<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">The first basin, close to Milan and Switzerland; the city and the earliest villas on the lake<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Historic villas with parks, 20th-century villas, contemporary villas on the hills<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">The 300-metre belt, access and parking, winter shade from the mountains<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Tremezzina, Menaggio and the western shore<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">The middle of the lake: sun, villages, ferry piers and period villas<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Period villas, village houses, villas on the slope with a view<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Restrictions on historic buildings, embankments and retaining walls, access from the main road<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Bellagio and the Larian Triangle<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">The promontory between the two branches of the lake, views in every direction<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Villas on the slope, houses with terraced gardens<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Terracing, water and drainage, narrow roads and seasonality<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>The Lecco shore: Lecco, Varenna, Bellano<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">The eastern branch, with steep slopes; asking prices lower than on the western branch<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Villas on the slope, fishermen&#8217;s houses, buildings to recover<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Landslides and slope stability, winter sun hours, state of the buildings<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>The upper lake: Colico and around<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">The northern stretch towards the Colico plain; among the lowest asking prices on the lake<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Houses and villas of different kinds<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Exposure and wind, distance from services, state of the buildings<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a650b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a650b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=772442111  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-villa-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-seen-through-the-vegetat.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33716\" alt=\"Lake Como real estate: a villa on the shore of Lake Como seen through the vegetation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-villa-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-seen-through-the-vegetat.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-villa-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-seen-through-the-vegetat.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-villa-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-seen-through-the-vegetat.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-villa-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-seen-through-the-vegetat.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571df68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"571df68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7325321 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7325321\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e992d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05e992d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9f71f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a9f71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">The ELRE Method in 3 Checks: Architectural Assessment of a Luxury Villa<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5069f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5069f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architectural assessment of a villa before buying: three checks, declared sources, what is observed\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f2dc7 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"10f2dc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49769a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49769a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14f8f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f14f8f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eedb7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0eedb7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">Luxury Villas for Sale \u2014 An International UHNW Selection<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d315934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d315934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury villas for sale in Italy, the Dominican Republic and Dubai, read with an architect&#8217;s method\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335cc82 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"335cc82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f2c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65f2c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1341168334  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bellagio-seen-from-a-ferry-on-lake-como-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33741\" alt=\"Bellagio seen from a ferry on Lake Como\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bellagio-seen-from-a-ferry-on-lake-como-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bellagio-seen-from-a-ferry-on-lake-como-2.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bellagio-seen-from-a-ferry-on-lake-como-2.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bellagio-seen-from-a-ferry-on-lake-como-2.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf0b7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bf0b7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4ae47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc4ae47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a0eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93a0eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/partner-network-uhnw\/\">Luxury Real Estate Partner Network: Agencies and Local Professionals<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241d15d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"241d15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elite Luxury Real Estate partner network: luxury real estate agencies, developers and local\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a4857 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e8a4857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/partner-network-uhnw\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2fbb50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2fbb50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74ae3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e74ae3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b103b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6b103b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lake Como real estate prices: how to read them<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c13ad9b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c13ad9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No portal publishes an average price for lake villas alone. The most recent public figures are the <em>asking<\/em> prices for apartments of one to five rooms, collected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casa.it\/casait\/press-room\/comunicati-stampa\/CS_Casa.it_PrezziCaseAlLago_21maggio2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casa.it in May 2026<\/a> (in Italian):<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;max-width:100%\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Town<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Average asking price, \u20ac\/m\u00b2<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Source and date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Menaggio (CO)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">5,461<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Casa.it, May 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Tremezzina (CO)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">4,435<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Casa.it, May 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Cernobbio (CO)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">4,264 (Casa.it) \u00b7 4,736 (Immobiliare.it)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">May 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Lake Como average<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">3,765<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Casa.it, May 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Bellano (LC)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">3,075<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Casa.it, May 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Perledo (LC)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">2,916<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Casa.it, May 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Colico (LC)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">2,405<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Casa.it, May 2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>For Cernobbio another portal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.immobiliare.it\/mercato-immobiliare\/lombardia\/cernobbio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Immobiliare.it<\/a>, gives 4,736 euros per square metre in May 2026: the gap with Casa.it comes from each portal&#8217;s method. The figures are only indicative, for three reasons: they refer to apartments, not villas with a park and a shoreline; they are sellers&#8217; asking prices, not sale prices; and a lakefront villa normally sits above the town average, because its value depends on shore, view, park and condition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a279f0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a279f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For an official reference use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/schede\/fabbricatiterreni\/omi\/banche-dati\/quotazioni-immobiliari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Revenue Agency&#8217;s property market observatory (OMI)<\/a>, which publishes ranges by zone and condition, and have the villa you like valued by a surveyor: the price of a villa is built case by case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbb8c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bbb8c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81098c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81098c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1840327321  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-lake-seen-from-a-garden-in-bellagio-with-pollarded-plane-trees-2.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33735\" alt=\"The lake seen from a garden in Bellagio, with pollarded plane trees\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-lake-seen-from-a-garden-in-bellagio-with-pollarded-plane-trees-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-lake-seen-from-a-garden-in-bellagio-with-pollarded-plane-trees-2.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-lake-seen-from-a-garden-in-bellagio-with-pollarded-plane-trees-2.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-lake-seen-from-a-garden-in-bellagio-with-pollarded-plane-trees-2.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a1321 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61a1321\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f940ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f940ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b346db9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b346db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/hotels-for-sale-in-italy\/\">Hotels for Sale in Italy: Exclusive Investment (2026)<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470db7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"470db7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hotels for sale in Italy: Milan, Sardinia, Cortina d&#8217;Ampezzo and Venice. Teaser data, ELRE\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a14c22 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2a14c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/hotels-for-sale-in-italy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-052002c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"052002c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8669e9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8669e9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20eb11e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20eb11e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Five kinds of luxury villas on Lake Como and what an architect looks at in each<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9397b7c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9397b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The historic villa with a park<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e903599 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e903599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Villas from the late 19th and early 20th century, with Italian gardens, staircases, glasshouses and sometimes a private jetty. The charm is in the details and the risk in upkeep: decorations, the park, systems layered over time. The architect first reads the restrictions on the building and the garden.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5393539 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5393539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 20th-century villa to renovate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e5ca1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2e5ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Built between the 1920s and the 1970s, often with terraces and verandas added later. It is the chance to redo systems and envelope, but it needs a rigorous check of building conformity and structure before you imagine the project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be0d79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7be0d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=325886386  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-bellagio-and-the-lake-seen-from-loveno-di-menaggio-with-cy.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33718\" alt=\"Lake Como real estate: bellagio and the lake seen from Loveno di Menaggio, with cypress trees\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-bellagio-and-the-lake-seen-from-loveno-di-menaggio-with-cy.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-bellagio-and-the-lake-seen-from-loveno-di-menaggio-with-cy.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-bellagio-and-the-lake-seen-from-loveno-di-menaggio-with-cy.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-bellagio-and-the-lake-seen-from-loveno-di-menaggio-with-cy.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c61c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2c61c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71371a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71371a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1125642656  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-house-with-a-bell-tower-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-at-san.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33733\" alt=\"Lake Como real estate: a house with a bell tower on the shore of Lake Como at San Giovanni di Bellagio\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-house-with-a-bell-tower-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-at-san.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-house-with-a-bell-tower-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-at-san.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-house-with-a-bell-tower-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-at-san.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-house-with-a-bell-tower-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-at-san.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f23e95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f23e95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb32f42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb32f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffe76c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ffe76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/investing-in-jesolo-luxury-real-estate\/\">Investing in Jesolo: The New Venetian Luxury Hub<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dfe873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dfe873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why invest in Jesolo in 2026: Richard Meier architectural brand, growing demand and rental yields\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e45990b elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e45990b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/investing-in-jesolo-luxury-real-estate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a615e70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a615e70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0d903 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd0d903\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8a87f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e8a87f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The contemporary villa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4fa9b0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4fa9b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recent or recently renovated houses, with large glazing, a pool and home automation. Here you check construction details: waterproofing, drainage, quality of windows, because a view of the lake also means exposure to sun, wind and damp.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7952e81 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7952e81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The villa on the slope with a view<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21394aa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21394aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spread over several levels, with terraces and retaining walls. The view is often excellent and so is the maintenance cost of the slope: the surveyor studies walls, drainage, embankments and access.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc0120 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdc0120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The village house and the fisherman's house<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec5fe5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cec5fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compact houses on the waterfront of the villages, with a narrow shore and little garden. They are the most tied to the rules of historic centres and to concessions on the lake&#8217;s public domain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f921e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23f921e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c69d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c69d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1224392832  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-historic-houses-and-ferry-piers-of-the-bellagio-waterfront-2.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33739\" alt=\"The historic houses and ferry piers of the Bellagio waterfront\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-historic-houses-and-ferry-piers-of-the-bellagio-waterfront-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-historic-houses-and-ferry-piers-of-the-bellagio-waterfront-2.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-historic-houses-and-ferry-piers-of-the-bellagio-waterfront-2.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-historic-houses-and-ferry-piers-of-the-bellagio-waterfront-2.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06aac3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b06aac3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf6abe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bf6abe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed0c050 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed0c050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 300-metre belt and the landscape authorisation: the rules on the lake<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bcc7f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2bcc7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Italian Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape places under landscape protection the land adjoining lakes within a belt 300 metres deep from the shoreline, and the text adds \u00abalso for land rising above the lakes\u00bb (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-terza\/titolo-i\/capo-ii\/art142.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art. 142, paragraph 1, letter b<\/a>, in Italian). The restriction does not apply to areas that on 6 September 1985 lay in homogeneous zones A and B of the planning instruments, and to some other zones only under certain conditions (paragraph 2 of the same article): the municipality tells you which case your house falls into.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28616e6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28616e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where the restriction exists, works that change the external appearance of a building (an extension, a pool, a change of windows or colours) need the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-terza\/titolo-i\/capo-iv\/art146.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">landscape authorisation of art. 146<\/a>, except for the exclusions and simplified procedures set by law. The authorisation is a separate act from the building permit, must be obtained first and lasts five years. In practice, if you are looking at Lake Como real estate: ask the municipality in writing, before buying, whether the house is restricted and whether the work you have in mind is allowed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e83cd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33e83cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The text of the Code is on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.normattiva.it\/uri-res\/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2004-01-22;42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Normattiva<\/a>. In Lombardy the Regional Landscape Plan (DCR VIII\/951 of 19 January 2010) devotes art. 19 of its rules and maps D1a\u2013D1d to the Insubrian lakes (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regione.lombardia.it\/ambiente-e-territorio\/paesaggio\/piano-paesaggistico-regionale-ppr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regione Lombardia<\/a>, in Italian); the competent Superintendency for the provinces of Como and Lecco is the <a href=\"https:\/\/sabapcolc.cultura.gov.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SABAP for Como, Lecco, Sondrio and Varese<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66aac08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66aac08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed68a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ed68a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=749965926  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-ferry-at-the-bellagio-pier-on-lake-como-3.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33724\" alt=\"A ferry at the Bellagio pier on Lake Como\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-ferry-at-the-bellagio-pier-on-lake-como-3.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-ferry-at-the-bellagio-pier-on-lake-como-3.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-ferry-at-the-bellagio-pier-on-lake-como-3.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-ferry-at-the-bellagio-pier-on-lake-como-3.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a62211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a62211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1720391957  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-coloured-houses-of-the-bellagio-waterfront-below-the-promontory-2.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33745\" alt=\"The coloured houses of the Bellagio waterfront below the promontory\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-coloured-houses-of-the-bellagio-waterfront-below-the-promontory-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-coloured-houses-of-the-bellagio-waterfront-below-the-promontory-2.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-coloured-houses-of-the-bellagio-waterfront-below-the-promontory-2.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503df79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"503df79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30da9b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30da9b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9fe841 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9fe841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lake Como real estate: the 12 checks of an architect before an offer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df093f6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df093f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They are the same checks we use for every villa, adapted for Lake Como real estate. Do them with a surveyor, in two seasons if possible:<\/p><ol><li><strong>The 300-metre belt and the landscape restriction.<\/strong> Ask the municipality whether the house falls within 300 metres of the shoreline, or on land rising above the lake: it changes what you may alter. It applies to the villa on the water and to the one on the slope facing it.<\/li><li><strong>Building and cadastral conformity.<\/strong> Compare the approved project, the actual state and the cadastral plan. Lake Como villas often have extensions, verandas and terraces built at different times: irregularities are regularised before the purchase, not after.<\/li><li><strong>Slope and retaining walls.<\/strong> A villa on a slope lives on terraces and walls. A surveyor must read the state of the walls, the drainage of rainwater and, on the steepest shores, the history of landslides or slips in the area. The national landslide inventory (IFFI) of ISPRA can be consulted online on the IdroGEO platform (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isprambiente.gov.it\/it\/attivita\/suolo-e-territorio\/dissesto-idrogeologico\/le-frane-1\/iffi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISPRA<\/a>).<\/li><li><strong>Lake level and water.<\/strong> For houses on the water, ask for the history of the lake&#8217;s rises and the flood-hazard maps that the municipality and the river basin authority make available: a photograph does not tell you. The lake level is regulated by the Olginate dam, run by the Adda Consortium, which keeps it between \u22120.50 and +1.20 metres relative to the zero of the Fortilizio gauge and publishes hydrological data (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.addaconsorzio.it\/dati-idrologici\/il-bacino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consorzio dell&#8217;Adda<\/a>, in Italian).<\/li><li><strong>Jetty, boathouse and access to the water.<\/strong> A jetty or a boathouse is not an accessory of the house: it needs a concession on the lake&#8217;s public domain, which in Lombardy is granted by the competent lake basin authority under regional regulation 9\/2015 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoritabacinolario.it\/index.php\/it\/page\/82755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autorit\u00e0 di bacino del Lario<\/a>, in Italian). Ask for the document, the expiry and the conditions, and check that it matches what you see.<\/li><li><strong>Access, parking and the road.<\/strong> Many lake villas are reached by narrow, one-way or waterside roads. Try the access by car, the guests&#8217; parking and whether an emergency vehicle can get through. On the western shore the road is the state road 340 \u00abRegina\u00bb, for which ANAS has announced temporary closures for landslides on some stretches (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stradeanas.it\/it\/lombardia-anas-frana-chiusa-temporaneamente-la-ss-340-%25E2%2580%259Cregina%25E2%2580%259D-da-laglio-como-sala-comacina-como\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ANAS notice<\/a>, in Italian).<\/li><li><strong>Sun and shade in winter.<\/strong> The mountains take away hours of light, above all in the narrower branches and on north-facing shores. Visit in winter, or ask for a shade study: it changes comfort and heating costs.<\/li><li><strong>Damp and materials.<\/strong> Near the water, damp attacks plaster, windows and timber or iron structures. Ask for the maintenance history of facades and roofs and measure the humidity in basement rooms.<\/li><li><strong>Drainage and sewage.<\/strong> Check where the waste water goes: sewer, treatment plant or tank. Near a lake the rules on discharges are strict, and a non-compliant system can become an unexpected cost.<\/li><li><strong>Systems and safety.<\/strong> Boiler or heat pump, electrics, home automation, fire safety: often added in phases. Ask for diagrams, declarations of conformity and the energy performance certificate.<\/li><li><strong>Garden, trees and historic park.<\/strong> Historic parks and gardens may carry restrictions on felling, pruning and works. Ask what can be changed and what it costs to maintain: in a period villa the garden weighs as much as the house.<\/li><li><strong>The view, privacy and what may change.<\/strong> The view is the main value and the first thing that can change: check the land-use plan for the plots in front and beside, the distance from neighbours and what can be built.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7284e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7284e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1243595541  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-panorama-of-the-tremezzina-and-the-lake-from-pian-delle-al.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33720\" alt=\"Lake Como real estate: panorama of the Tremezzina and the lake from Pian delle Alpi\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-panorama-of-the-tremezzina-and-the-lake-from-pian-delle-al.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-panorama-of-the-tremezzina-and-the-lake-from-pian-delle-al.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-panorama-of-the-tremezzina-and-the-lake-from-pian-delle-al.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-panorama-of-the-tremezzina-and-the-lake-from-pian-delle-al.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3245829 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3245829\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f1708 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09f1708\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb42ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb42ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2205c7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2205c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">Buying a Luxury Villa: the Preliminary Reading in 5 Points Before You Sign<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde4c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cde4c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before buying a luxury villa in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar or Dubai: send us the\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04eb59f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"04eb59f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4616859 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4616859\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a2bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45a2bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fd9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16fd9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany\/\">Luxury Villas in Tuscany: 12 Checks Before You Choose<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c2d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6c2d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury villas in Tuscany: types, six areas compared, landscape rules, taxes and the 12 checks an\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c004f4 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8c004f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62215bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62215bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668087b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"668087b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d78f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5d78f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">UHNW Luxury Villa Architecture: Bespoke Villas by Studio Cappellina<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6fa55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c6fa55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UHNW luxury villa architecture designed and supervised by Federico Cappellina&#8217;s studio since 2002\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908c7e6 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"908c7e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e4ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46e4ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=436860285  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-tree-lined-waterfront-of-bellagio-with-the-mountains-behind-2.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33737\" alt=\"The tree-lined waterfront of Bellagio with the mountains behind\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-tree-lined-waterfront-of-bellagio-with-the-mountains-behind-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-tree-lined-waterfront-of-bellagio-with-the-mountains-behind-2.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-tree-lined-waterfront-of-bellagio-with-the-mountains-behind-2.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-tree-lined-waterfront-of-bellagio-with-the-mountains-behind-2.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b4131 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4b4131\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd91e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd91e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a255f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a255f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/new-luxury-developments\/\">Luxury Off-Plan Property: 6 Checks Before Buying a New Development<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a38789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a38789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury off-plan property in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar and Dubai: risks\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67cd1a elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f67cd1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/new-luxury-developments\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124de51 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"124de51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d477cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d477cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34e1d2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a34e1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buying Lake Como real estate if you are not Italian<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4ad30 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b4ad30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Citizens of the European Union face no limitations; for citizens of non-EU countries the condition of reciprocity of art. 16 of the preliminary provisions to the Civil Code applies, and the notary checks it (with exceptions for countries tied to Italy by bilateral investment treaties: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/temi\/diplomazia_giuridica\/condizreciprocita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5047573 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5047573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the purchase taxes, which are the same across Italy, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/acquisto-di-una-casa-le-imposte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Revenue Agency<\/a> page and the summary in our guide <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany\/\">Luxury villas in Tuscany<\/a>: villas registered as A\/1, A\/8 and A\/9 do not get the \u00abfirst home\u00bb relief. Rates and rules change: have the notary confirm the calculations on your case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521c272 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"521c272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Living in the villa or renting it out: seasons, costs and short lets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e60a4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36e60a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A lake villa is lived in differently in the four seasons, and the choice between a holiday home and a house to live in all year changes the criteria: in summer the garden, shore and access to the water count; in winter, sun, heating, roads and distance from services. Those who buy thinking only of July and August often find that for the rest of the year the house weighs more than expected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc3995 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfc3995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The running costs of a lake villa are those of a large house and garden, plus some particular items: maintenance of facades and windows exposed to damp, care of the jetty and boathouse if there are any, the park and retaining walls, heating of large volumes. Ask the seller for the last three years&#8217; expenses, not an estimate: the difference between the two figures is information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ad314 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55ad314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you plan to rent the villa out when you are not using it, short lets need the CIN, the national identification code mandatory since 1 January 2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ministeroturismo.gov.it\/cin-termine-per-lacquisizione-spostato-al-1-gennaio-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Tourism<\/a>, in Italian), as well as the municipality&#8217;s rules and the tax treatment: talk to your accountant before buying, not after.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50029b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50029b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088ab70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"088ab70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18d208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d18d208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee7188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ee7188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dominican-republic-real-estate-faqs\/\">Dominican Republic Real Estate FAQ: 16 Answers with Sources<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d9b9f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d9b9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dominican Republic real estate FAQ: buying as a foreigner, title, taxes, CONFOTUR, sourced yields\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94d75c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a94d75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dominican-republic-real-estate-faqs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de2ac2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de2ac2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e4992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41e4992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96bc35d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96bc35d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/hospitality-gastronomic-assets\/\">Hospitality &amp; Gastronomic Assets: Hotels for Sale for Investors<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad8c2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad8c2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hospitality &#038; Gastronomic Assets: hotels and resorts for sale and restaurant assets for qualified\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef6c83 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aef6c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/hospitality-gastronomic-assets\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5195f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5195f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1894524780  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-seen-from-the-garden-of-villa-del-balbianello-between-palms-and-statue.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33732\" alt=\"Lake Como seen from the garden of Villa del Balbianello, between palms and statues\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-seen-from-the-garden-of-villa-del-balbianello-between-palms-and-statue.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-seen-from-the-garden-of-villa-del-balbianello-between-palms-and-statue.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-seen-from-the-garden-of-villa-del-balbianello-between-palms-and-statue.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-seen-from-the-garden-of-villa-del-balbianello-between-palms-and-statue.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e5ca0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6e5ca0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ead5df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ead5df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5964eab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5964eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Renovating, extending or building on the lake: what an architect can do<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d282e46 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d282e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many buyers are not looking for a finished villa but for a house to transform. On the lake the transformation has three constraints that must be read together: the municipality&#8217;s land-use plan, which says what can be built; the landscape restriction, which says how; and the conditions of the place, meaning slope, water, sun and access, which say what makes sense. An architect who knows all three can tell you, before the offer, whether the project you have in mind is feasible, how long it takes and with what margin of risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58d430 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f58d430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For houses to renovate the right question is not \u00abhow much does it cost to redo?\u00bb but \u00abwhat may I redo, and with which permit?\u00bb. A veranda closed without a title, an extension half-regularised or a change of use never declared can change the value of a villa and the time needed to put it in order. If you have a villa in mind, the <a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">preliminary reading<\/a> starts exactly here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0bcc09 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0bcc09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we read Lake Como real estate: the ELRE method<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f06909 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f06909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every assessment of a lake villa goes through three checks, always in the same order: the architectural reading of the project, the check on the ground by someone who lives or works in that market, the comparison with declared sources. The real estate work is done by the Real Estate team; the founder, architect Federico Cappellina, guarantees the method.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02e082 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b02e082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The architecture studio is a separate activity, with its own client commissions: if you want to design or renovate a villa, the way is <a href=\"\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">Signature Architecture<\/a>, and on the lake the studio has also written the guide <a href=\"https:\/\/federicocappellina.com\/build-a-house-in-lake-como\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">build a house in Lake Como<\/a>. The full method is on the <a href=\"\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">method page<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1704ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1704ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7daa662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7daa662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1475570132  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-promontory-seen-from-above-with-the-houses-on-the-slope-and-the-lak-2.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33731\" alt=\"The Bellagio promontory seen from above, with the houses on the slope and the lake\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-promontory-seen-from-above-with-the-houses-on-the-slope-and-the-lak-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-promontory-seen-from-above-with-the-houses-on-the-slope-and-the-lak-2.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-promontory-seen-from-above-with-the-houses-on-the-slope-and-the-lak-2.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-promontory-seen-from-above-with-the-houses-on-the-slope-and-the-lak-2.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3f214 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e3f214\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d3b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91d3b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e330628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e330628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\">Luxury Interiors for Villas 2026: The Complete Guide to The Villa Edit<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf381d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdf381d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury interiors for villas: the 12 systems of The Villa Edit, from passive house to furniture\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e70573 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4e70573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b35ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b35ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1403356984  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-branch-of-the-lake-seen-from-a-flowering-terrace-in-bellagio-2.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33747\" alt=\"A branch of the lake seen from a flowering terrace in Bellagio\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-branch-of-the-lake-seen-from-a-flowering-terrace-in-bellagio-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-branch-of-the-lake-seen-from-a-flowering-terrace-in-bellagio-2.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-branch-of-the-lake-seen-from-a-flowering-terrace-in-bellagio-2.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-branch-of-the-lake-seen-from-a-flowering-terrace-in-bellagio-2.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d6c42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66d6c42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a84c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27a84c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6170b0b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6170b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions about Lake Como real estate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d64ea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"d9d64ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2280\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2280\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much does Lake Como real estate cost? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2280\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c69126 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c69126\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c036415 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c036415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no single price: it depends on town, shore, view, park, condition and restrictions. As a starting point use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/schede\/fabbricatiterreni\/omi\/banche-dati\/quotazioni-immobiliari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMI quotations<\/a> for the zone and have a surveyor read the villa. The average prices published by portals concern apartments and are asking prices: in May 2026 Casa.it gave 3,765 euros per square metre for the lake as a whole.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2281\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2281\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much do luxury villas on Lake Como cost? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2281\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d6ae5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1d6ae5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b73c6f2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b73c6f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no reliable public price series for luxury villas on the lake: portals publish asking prices for apartments, and a lakefront villa is priced on shore, view, park, condition and restrictions. Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/schede\/fabbricatiterreni\/omi\/banche-dati\/quotazioni-immobiliari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMI quotations<\/a> as a floor for the zone, compare with the asking prices in the table above, and have a surveyor value the villa you are considering before you make an offer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2282\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2282\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is Lake Como an expensive place to buy a home? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2282\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e43d13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e43d13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9a002 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a9a002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Casa.it survey the lake average is 3,765 euros per square metre, with some towns far above it (Menaggio at 5,461) and the upper Lecco shore far below (Colico at 2,405). Those are asking prices for apartments: villas on the shore normally sit above these averages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2283\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2283\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Which is the best area for Lake Como real estate? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2283\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca25409 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca25409\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-422a110 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"422a110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It depends on what you look for: the western shore (Tremezzina, Menaggio) for sun and villages, Bellagio for its central position, Como and Cernobbio for the proximity to Milan and Switzerland, the Lecco shore for lower asking prices. The table of the five areas summarises what to check in each.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2284\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2284\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Where is Lake Como? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2284\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd626b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd626b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646f1d6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"646f1d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Lombardy, in northern Italy, in the provinces of Como and Lecco. It has the shape of an upside-down \u00abY\u00bb, with the cities of Como and Lecco at the ends of its two southern branches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2285\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2285\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can a foreigner buy a villa on Lake Como? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2285\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08ae57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e08ae57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a6fdc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8a6fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EU citizens without limitations; non-EU citizens subject to the condition of reciprocity checked by the notary, with exceptions for countries with bilateral investment treaties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2286\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2286\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What does it mean that a villa is in a restricted area? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2286\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b6a5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75b6a5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1168e4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1168e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That works changing the external appearance need the landscape authorisation (art. 146 of Legislative Decree 42\/2004), besides the building permit. Within 300 metres of the shore and on land rising above the lake the restriction comes from art. 142.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2287\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2287\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I build a pool or extend a villa on the lake? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2287\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f5b7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20f5b7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4909a2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4909a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It depends on the municipality, the land-use plan and the restriction: in protected areas a landscape authorisation is needed. Ask for the written opinion before buying, not after.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2288\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"9\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2288\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Are the jetty and boathouse included in the sale? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2288\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8510e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d8510e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed71b15 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed71b15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not automatically: they need a concession on the lake&#8217;s public domain. 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With the preliminary reading we tell you in writing what the project shows, what is missing and what to check.\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8431e33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8431e33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e1276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4e1276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1283093351  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-mountains-above-lake-como-with-bellagio-on-the-shore-3.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-waterfront-with-a-boat-and-the-mountains-2.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33743\" alt=\"The Bellagio waterfront with a boat and the mountains\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-waterfront-with-a-boat-and-the-mountains-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-waterfront-with-a-boat-and-the-mountains-2.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-waterfront-with-a-boat-and-the-mountains-2.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-waterfront-with-a-boat-and-the-mountains-2.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c22e97 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c22e97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c98c4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c98c4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815e188 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"815e188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have you already found the Lake Como real estate you are looking for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6093e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df6093e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Send us the listing or the dossier: with the <a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">preliminary reading<\/a> we tell you what the house shows, what is missing and what to check with a surveyor and the notary before you decide. If you would rather look at other villas in Italy or abroad, the <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">selection of villas for sale<\/a> and the <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\">contact page<\/a> are the place to start.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287f375 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"287f375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><small>Sources: asking prices, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casa.it\/casait\/press-room\/comunicati-stampa\/CS_Casa.it_PrezziCaseAlLago_21maggio2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casa.it<\/a> (press release of 21 May 2026, apartments of 1 to 5 rooms, in Italian) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.immobiliare.it\/mercato-immobiliare\/lombardia\/cernobbio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Immobiliare.it<\/a>; quotations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/schede\/fabbricatiterreni\/omi\/banche-dati\/quotazioni-immobiliari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMI<\/a>; landscape restriction, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-terza\/titolo-i\/capo-ii\/art142.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art. 142<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-terza\/titolo-i\/capo-iv\/art146.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art. 146<\/a> of Legislative Decree 42\/2004 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.normattiva.it\/uri-res\/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2004-01-22;42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">text on Normattiva<\/a>); taxes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/acquisto-di-una-casa-le-imposte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Revenue Agency<\/a>; reciprocity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/temi\/diplomazia_giuridica\/condizreciprocita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a>. Data consulted on 28 October 2026. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, cropped. Authors and licences: <\/small><\/p><p><small>Luca Trombetta \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Maurizio Moro5153 \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Zairon \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0.<\/small><\/p><p><small>Daderot \u00b7 Public domain; Graziano Cannoletta \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Ottantafame \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0.<\/small><\/p><p><small>Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan \u00b7 CC BY-SA 2.0; Pierre Andr\u00e9 \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Ysogo \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0.<\/small><\/p><p><small>Phyrexian \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France \u00b7 CC BY 2.0; Lorenzo Gaudenzi \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0.<\/small><\/p><p><small>Claloca \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0.<\/small><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c14ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b5c14ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request a preliminary reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2055f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2055f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21d03d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d21d03d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Would you like a reading of the house?<\/p>\n<p>Send the listing or the dossier: we reply with the points to check.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7eb69 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7e7eb69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058c23c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"058c23c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-720e7c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"720e7c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the UHNW Lifestyle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9fd91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d9fd91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Real Estate articles: markets read with their sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df7301 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4df7301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Preliminary 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