https://www.foundinitaly.com/blogs/travel/isola-di-loreto-a-real-life-fairytale-island

This island is private property.

There is a spectacular little island in the Iseo Lake, in the province of Brescia. The structures on it are built in a neo-Gothic style— meaning the main property is pretty much a fairy tale castle. The island has its own small harbour, two magnificent towers and a park of conifers that introduce the sweet scent of pine into the air.

In the XIX century, the island became a property of Duchess Felicita Bevilacqua La Masa, the nit was purchased by Vincenzo Richeri, a Royal Navy Captain. In 1910, Richeri built a neo-Gothic castle on the island, and around it he created a garden full of conifers, a marina, and two light towers. The latter illuminate a cove with a path leading straight up to the villa.

This abode features a rectangular layout, with two floors. Thanks to its turret, battlements, and light stone walls, the villa appears quite spectacular and evocative. It actually stands on a rock overlooking the lake.

  • Ken Oh@lemm.eeOPMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    That’s the thing, for this particular island, per the link:

    in 2010 George Clooney tried to buy the island for his then-girlfriend Sardinian beauty Elisabetta Canalis. Apparently the owner, who remains anonymous, said he was too attached to the lake and the island to EVER consider ANY offers. If Clooney himself couldn’t hit on the right price, what chance do us mere mortals have?