Villa Mettel

Villa from 1960 built on the hill overlooking the historic centre of Mendrisio. The property is divided into three buildings, which are accessed via a beautiful pink porphyry driveway: the main villa, the annexe, and the guardian's house. The latter was there before 1960, and appears as a guesthouse in some old photos (as on the same fresco that can be seen on the street side on the wall of the guesthouse).

The villa is surrounded by a beautiful park, with centuries-old trees, from maritime pines to Lebanon cedars and beech trees. The view over the plain is breathtaking, and on clear days you can see as far as Monte Rosa.

The main building is on 3 levels (plus a basement), with a living area of around 950sq.m. 5 main bedrooms, plus 3 further service rooms, and a total of 7 bathrooms. Party room of 60sq.m. with retractable glass windows onto a covered terrace of a further 40sq.m., connected to the dining room, with a further balcony. Spacious kitchen and office, accessed through an additional door. The floors are all marble, except for parquet in the dining room and carpet in the bedrooms.

The upper floor is accessed via a scenic French red marble staircase, where a very spacious hallway is located before the bedrooms. A further scenic white marble staircase gives access to the mansard, another 140sqm space finely decorated in wood (created as a library and ‘entertainment’ room for listening to music at its best).

The park behind the villa includes a white marble table under other ancient trees, a large barbecue, and a swimming pool. Underneath is the other part of the land, which was already being used as a vegetable garden in 1960.