Luxury villa rentals in Northern Lakes

Two lakes and three houses with the water before them. On the west bank of Lake Como, above the village of Argegno, Villa Concetta, built in 1911, and Villa Peduzzi, a restored Liberty villa of 1909, look across the lake to the mountains beyond. On Lake Garda, Palazzo Martinengo in Salò has frescoed rooms, cedar ceilings up to nine metres high, a loggia and gardens facing the lake, with housekeepers and an Italian cook.

Ariella's Villas offers 3 private residences in Northern Lakes, sleeping from 11 to 16 guests, from €15,600 per week. Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.