Villa La Tortuga | TI
The inviting charm of the South radiates from this elegant object in prime location. In the dreamy garden with its old stock of palm trees and flowering shrubs, the villa rises as a two-storey edifice and unfolds an appealing interplay of material, form, and composition. The white walls, the roofs covered with Coppi tiles and the round arch with the wrought-iron access gate outline a dignified atmosphere, which is completely aimed at placid staying. This is typically meridional: the exterior only suggests, while the special virtues of the villa remain shielded from prying eyes. Life takes place inside the property, in the generous spaces and in the extensive garden.
What the outside promises, the inside redeems at its best: The light-flooded spaces captivate through clear arrangement, agreeable ceiling height and spaciousness. All areas are amply dimensioned, the entrance hall as well as the bedrooms and bathrooms or the two wardrobe chambers. A rare exception from the regional standard is the complete basement of the villa, which extends its use by quite a few possibilities. The interior fittings are limited to a few tasteful style elements. A magnificent continuous travertine flooring, round arches, some niches, and the stately fireplace in the living room set homely accents and yet leave every option for furnishing open, from classic to avant-garde.
Even though the Villa is impeccably suited for laid-back lingering without fence guests, it is anything but a world-enraptured refuge. The stunning scenery of the Ascona Golf Club borders directly on the garden, not even a hundred metres to the south, the Lido invites to a plunge into the lake and the Beach Lounge for a drink with distant view, and the marina lies less than five walking minutes nearby. To the most beautiful piazza under the sun it only takes a short stroll and from there into the Borgo brimming over with fashionable and culinary seductions it is a mere puddle jump. Intimacy in the domestic realms and enticements right outside the door belong to the meridional draft of life, and Villa Tortuga is the perfect framework to indulge in this way of being.
