For Sale: A Lake Como Apartment on the James Bond Villa Estate from Casino Royale
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Interior: 121 m² / 1,302 ft²
Amenities: Lake-view terrace, designated boat mooring, residents’ jetty, marina basin access, private beach access, shared swimming pool, landscaped parkland, two parking spaces, two marina-level storage cellars, study or dressing room, renovated in 2023.
This listing is from Sotheby’s Realty Italy, for pricing and details contact them. One of the most iconic scenes in 007’s Casino Royale comes in the final moments of the film, when James Bond tracks Mr. White to the edge of Lake Como, where a turreted villa rises above the water like something between a castle and a stage set. The setting is Villa La Gaeta, one of Lake Como’s most recognizable villas.
Built in 1921 to designs by the brothers Gino and Adolfo Coppedè, Florentine architect-designers from a family of decorators and woodcarvers, Villa La Gaeta reflects their love of dramatic, highly detailed buildings, with towers, arches, carved stonework, and historic references brought together in a style that feels closer to a storybook castle than a conventional lakeside villa.
The 2-bedroom apartment now for sale is not inside the main turreted villa itself, but within the private Villa La Gaeta estate, in the south-facing dépendance by the marina basin, described as the original 19th-century villa.
One of five apartments in the building, the residence measures 121 m² / 1,302 ft² and was renovated in 2023.
The 2-bedroom apartment now for sale is not inside the main turreted villa itself, but within the private Villa La Gaeta estate, in the south-facing dépendance by the marina basin, described as the original 19th-century villa.
The apartment is arranged over two levels, with the living spaces oriented toward the lake. The main level includes a living area opening onto a panoramic terrace, a fully fitted kitchen, a double bedroom, and a bathroom.
Below, the lower floor opens directly toward the marina basin through two French doors and includes a second large bedroom, an en-suite bathroom, and an additional room that could be used as a study or dressing room.
The residence also comes with two storage cellars on the marina level, two parking spaces in the shared condominium parking area, and a dedicated space to park your boat in the marina basin.
Residents have access to the estate’s jetty, parkland, private gated beach, and shared swimming pool, offering a rare way to live out the waterfront Lake Como fantasy without buying a whole villa.
Villa La Gaeta stands on Lake Como’s western shore in San Siro, just north of Menaggio and close to the lakeside villages of Acquaseria and Santa Maria Rezzonico. The setting is quieter and more residential than the better-known stretch around Tremezzo, Lenno, and Bellagio, yet the apartment’s designated boat mooring makes the lake itself the natural route in: Menaggio is only minutes away by water, while Bellagio, Varenna, Tremezzo, and Lenno are all within a short private-boat ride.
For a buyer, the opportunity is not simply to acquire a renovated two-bedroom apartment on Lake Como, but to own a residence on the estate of one of the lake’s most recognizable landmarks, set within one of northern Italy’s most iconic landscapes.
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