The island of Loreto is located in the middle of Lake Iseo and it is privately owned. The nuns of Santa Chiara di Brescia purchased the island at the end of the XV century, and had a convent built there: the structure, however, was abandoned in 1580.
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
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.
